Bharath Sangeeta Sammelan 2021

17 – 18 November 2021

The Bharath Sangeeta Sammelan 2021 presented by the Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence on 17 and 18 November 2021, was aimed to play at the heart strings of one and all through Indian classical music. The sammelan served as a platform to discuss why classical music should be promoted, protected and taught to the next generation.

Objectives

1. Healing effects of Indian classical music, especially in the context of the pandemic when mental and emotional health is paramount to keep the balance within, inspite of the imbalance without.

2. Generating interest and appreciation towards Indian classical music in the hearts of the younger generation to preserve it for posterity. About 16 Speakers and four Session Chairs – a melange of musicians, musicologists, music therapists, instrumentalists, child and adolescent psychologists, ayurvedic and yoga scholars came from all over the Country to participate and share their deep insights about Indian classical music, its connection with the overall well-being of a person, its healing effects and the ways to revive its glory and make it appealing for the younger generation.

The Speakers deliberated on the following topics as four sessions over the two days:

• The Therapy of Music

• The Magic of Music

• Music – An Art Beyond Entertainment

• Revive Indian Classical Music to Restore Indian Culture

The valedictory function of the sammelan witnessed several well-known stalwarts of Indian classical music who were felicitated and honoured with the Sri Sathya Sai Sangeeta Shiromani Award. The legends who were honoured were – MrudangamVidwan and Padma Vibhushan Awardee, Dr Umayalpuram K Sivaraman; Hindustani Vocalist and Padma Vibhushan Awardee, Pandit Chhannulal Mishra; Ghatam Vidwan and Padma Bhushan Awardee, Sri VikkuVinayakram; Carnatic Vocalist, GanakalabhushanaVidwan Dr R K Padmanabha; MrudangamVidwan and Padma Shri Awardee, Dr Yella Venkateshwara Rao and world-renowned flautist Pandit Ronu Majumdar