Fondly reminiscing his innumerable memories, interspersed with the Dhrupad recital, accompanied by Harishchandra Pati, he offered his own composition as the ultimate homage. One came to know during a conversation with Sanyal later that Thakur had listened to Allahbande and Zakiruddin during early 20th century. Thakur loved the Dhrupad alaap that supports the autonomy of swar. The rishabh - pancham sangati of raga Kamod was used most imaginatively in the exclamation of ‘He Ram…’ in the poem ‘Ayodhya-1992’. Each poem, enhanced by the sensitive touches of harmonium by Sudhir Nayak and tabla by Aneesh Pradhan, was a true tribute to the poet.

Source: The Hindu September 26, 2019 13:41 UTC