“Aawaz de kahan
hai” -
The call for Anthtak to awaken
from hibernation was music to the ears of all of us, as ‘Duniya hamari hamesha
jawaan hai’. Feb 9th 2013 evening turned out to be a memorable one
indeed. Ram and Rama along with Ramya and Ramita are known for their ingenious
ideas to create a musical ambience, and it is with much anticipation that we
await the visual treat.
This time, it was down memory lane and the décor had
old collectibles and memorabilia. 36 Coming together of voices again welcomed
the poster with the Anthtak logo proudly displayed on the right corner.
Beautiful quotes on the virtues of music were put up and these thoughts were
those of eminent people from different fields like Nobel Laureate Rabindranath
Tagore and the scientist who gave the world the theory of relativity, Albert
Einstein.
Old records some of them 35 years old like those of Chit Chor and
Kabhie Kabhie were on display. There was a vintage radio set, a His Master’s
Voice (HMV) record player with a 78 rpm record and also a set of classic
collection of records on display.
An antique pocket watch, their prized
possession caught the attention of one and all. Strategically placed above the
poster, it seemed symbolic, as if to say ‘And time stands still’. When Anthtak meets
we enjoy and relive not only the past vast repertoire of songs but also the
treasured moments we have spent in all the previous meets thereby going back
into time, the culmination of the past with the present.
36 programmes
but the fervour and enthusiasm remain. Each one of us revelled in listening and
in singing. The list of songs is proof to the fun we all had. We
had new faces this meet in Anthtak- Keshav and Roopa with their son Abhay,
Bharti with her son Anish, Maria with her daughter Harshita and son Anish and
Deepa with her daughter Asha Praveen’s transfer to Bangalore is Anthtak’s gain,
he once again enthralled one and all with his ‘Ek Chatur Naar’. Praveen’s father Chandrashekar sang Hai Phoolon ki
Raani which was mindboggling. Harsha and Adarsh, the musical duo who have
won many accolades in music competitions sang 'Aanewaala Pal' and 'Radhike ninna sarasavidene' brilliantly. Gopalakrishnan sang 'Uttara Swayamvaram' in Malayalam beautifully. It was Jaina’s first Anthtak meet after her wedding
with Aditya and Mr. Raghuram dedicated a song to them 'Maduveya Ee Bandha'was apt and
displayed the true camaraderie that the group members share.
Special
mention must be made of Nirmala who painstakingly has captured the entire
evening’s proceedings on camera.
We missed Vijay, Poonam , Geethika, Siddharth,
Bharath, Pranitha, Kishore Panwar,
Chitra and Vivek and they on their part missed a fabulous music session indeed.
Food is one of Anthtak’s main point in the agenda. Hot Kachoris, vadas and bondas, biscuits and tea made the first round. The dinner spread
of rotis, capsicum paneer sabji, aloo
gobi, dal, pulao, raita, rice, rasam, curd rice and gulab jamun was delicious.
It was Priya’s birthday on that day and we all sang
‘Happy Birthday’ song for her and she cut the cake thoughtfully ordered by Ram
and Rama. What we forgot though was that Ram and Rama too had celebrated their
anniversary the same week and though we wished them by mail, we lost out on the
opportunity to wish and sing for them in person. Jaina and Aditya too cut a special cake as this was the first Anth Tak they were attending after their marriage.
The session ended with another new find in Anthtak-
Arjun, a young management student of MS Ramaiah College, he was truly amazing.
He sang a carnatic number on Lord Ganesha and mesmerized the audience so much
that we all craved in for more. His amazing renditions which ended with
Jagadhodharana…….. The evening stretched on till 2 am and it was a fitting end to a musical and enjoyable evening. Kudos
to Ram, Rama, Ramya and Ramita for making us feel at home and organizing this
for us after a long break.
Hibernation is over but no aestivation please.
No. 37 beckons……… Who’s calling?????? –
“Tumne pukaara aur hum chale aayenge, geet hoton pe leke aayenge……..”
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