A First-ever women’s digital concert in the UK – ‘AnuRagini’ to celebrate the accomplished women in Indian Classical Music to show solidarity for the women victims of violence and to create awareness of the tremendous work done by Swayam- A Kolkata Based organisation working to end violence against women.
The entire programme was curated and ideated by Harmoniverse Music Learning Platform, a start-up venture cofounded by Anannya Sarkar and Joyeta Choudhury, in association with Indian Inspiring Women(IIW)-Global, supported by The High Commission of India- London(HCIL), The Nehru Centre London & The Gandhi Centre – Netherlands(ICCR) and Partnered with Manch UK, Baithak UK & Saudha Arts and supported by The Global Bengali, Indian Bengalis in UK, Sangeet Foundation & Essex Indians.
It was the first time the event was premiered worldwide by The Nehru Centre, London and The Gandhi Centre, Netherlands together with the Harmoniverse Facebook/YouTube Channel and its partners’ channels on 26th July,2020. It was a highly appreciated event by all those who watched it LIVE or watched later.
Anuragini’ featured the author, Amish Tripathi- Director, The Nehru Centre, Dr, Nirmala Sharma, First Secretary and Director of The Gandhi Centre, Netherlands, Vidushi Mita Nag, Sitar Exponent for Bishnupur gharana, Ms Mira Misra Kaushik from MANCH UK, Sangeeta Datta from Baithak UK and finally, Anuradha Kapoor from Swayam.
‘Anuragini’ also featured stellar performances by eminent Indian women Classical artists (Hindustani) from all across the globe.
The Theme of the concert was “A unique juxtaposition Of Classical Music, Mother Nature and Womanhood to show solidarity against women survivors of violence and their children.”
Women are inherent creators- in all aspects of life- energy, life, and love. Womanhood is personified with creation, incarnation, adaptability, and resilience, just like Mother Nature.
Anuragini seeks to draw the beautiful parallelism across attributes of stages of womanhood and the different seasons of Mother Nature which would be manifested through a grand composition of raags by our performers. The summer is associated with Raag Sarang( Vrindavani & Shuddh) signifying warmth & intensity- ‘The summer solstice” , rains is associated with raag Megh signifying fertility, creativity and regeneration-‘The sound of rain’, followed by autumn and winter symbolising maturity(Raag Hemant, Raag Malkauns- ‘The retreat‘; finally ending with Raag Basant, Bahar which denoted the ‘Coming back to life’.
Each season that Mother Nature brings comes with its own ‘personality’, its own well-rehearsed chapters of change, of new beginnings, of captivating scenes. Each with its own palette, shades of every colour known to man. Just like our ragas, which have their own personality and derived from the various facets of Mother Nature.
Each one has its own special place in our lives. Each one brings surprises in its own way, from the new blooms in the spring, to the lazy hazy warmth of summer, the golden palette of autumn and the crisp sharp air of winter.
As an evolving society of the 21st century, women must not forget their inherent nature, which is nothing, but nature’s bounty and stand up against any inhumanity or violence meted out to them. Likewise, it’s our attempt to showcase the importance of a man/family in a woman’s life to prevent such acts of violence and treat them with dignity and respect, which is rightfully hers.
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