Journey into Svara, Raga & Laya - Part 1 : U K Sivaraman (Mridangam) & Kishan Maharaj (Tabla)

Gangā – Kāvéri – The spirit of freedom concerts of Doordarshan of yore are a journey into svara, rāga and rhythm of both north and south Indian music. It is believed that this was conceptualised by Sri. T V K Shastry of Bharat Cultural Integration Committee. In our pursuit for the search for music recordings for posterity, we chanced upon two such episodes recorded from the television on to a VHS tape. Although the quality of both audio and video is wanting, we thought it still would be better to share these for the value of the message of national integration that they offer. Part 1 : This 32 minutes programme features the life in laya (rhythm) of the maestros Sri. Umayalapuram K Sivaraman (Mridangam) and Sri. Kishan Maharaj (Tabla). Taking the analogy of two rivers, we could observe here the flow of each river with all its gait and splendour before it finally culminates in a confluence, merging into as one entity. Come, please partake in the journey of svara, raga and laya of maestros of Indian music.