Dr. Nagaraj Havaldar's ‘Music Beyond the Concert Canvas’

Namaskara to all the connoisseurs of Music.

I have been singing as a professional for the last 50 years. Music is such an art form that gives bliss and joy both to the performer and listener simultaneously. I have sung in Mysore Palace for Dasara, Hampi Utsav, World Kannada Conference USA, World Music Festival Chicago, London, Tansen Festival Gwalior, Sankatmochan Music Festival Benaras, Sawai Gandharva Mahotsav Pune, Kundagol, to name a select few. For a sincere musician, no stage is big, and no event is small. But there will be some concerts that leave an indelible impact on the heart and soul of both performer and listener alike.

On 4/10/26 we sang at my friend and well-wisher Shri Balakrishna Hedge’s house in Bangalore. It was a special occasion to celebrate his mother, Smt. Bhavani ji, a living legend, who completed 108 years this year. The best part was, she too sang and blessed the family members and friends present there.

It was a serene morning, with a lovely backdrop of a fountain, the water too becoming a part of our Tanpura. My friend Hegde, a gifted, self-inspired singer, sang Bhagyada Lakshmi Baaramma. Bhakti and Pooja Hegde, the cousins and the grandchildren of Bhavani ji, who have learnt music from me, sang a Purandaradasa composition - Nillabekayya Krishnayya. We sang Raga Bibhas and a few devotional songs to suit the occasion.

I had penned and composed a song in Kannada in celebration of Smt. Bhavani ji - ‘Nurentu Vaarshagala Mahataayi Neevu’, which was sung in MANGALAKARA RAGA - Madhumad Saarang. The whole atmosphere was charged with emotion and positivity.

The hostess, Sukhada, was silently listening and also taking care of guests and arrangements.

The towering presence of Smt. Bhavani ji, her blessings, the love and affection of all- to sum it up - THIS WAS AND IS ONE OF THE BEST CONCERTS OF OUR LIFE.

Thanks to the Hegde family.

Classical music is not only about riyaz, taalim, expertise, Gharana and big stage. Music is there to celebrate humanity and bring people together in seven notes.

Mile Sur Mera Tumhara.

Dr. Nagaraj Havaldar.🙏

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