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Morning Raag with Nishant Panicker
Morning Raag with Nishant Panicker
Ticket Price: | ₹ 300 |
Genre: | Indian Classical Music |
Duration: | 75 mins |
Age: | 8 years and above |
Cast: | Nishant Panicker |
A solemn prayer at the crack of dawn gives way to a blissful morning melody as the sun slowly moves towards its peak. As the day warms up and the brilliant sun shines ever so bright, all things living are left with a feeling of indescribable joy. Nishant will present morning ragas that bring about a variety of moods and feelings, rendered in the Agra-Atrauli style of Hindustani classical music.
About the Performer : Nishant Panicker
Nishant Panicker, 22 years old, was initiated into Hindustani classical music at the age of six.
He received vocal lessons and early inspiration from the sarod maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath. When Taranathji moved to Mysore, he entrusted Nishant to Vidushi Lalith J. Rao, doyenne of the Agra-Atrauli Gharana. With Lalithji’s caring, encouraging and astute guidance over the past twelve years, Nishant has blossomed into a delightful performer with confidence and skill in raga vistaar, layakari and bol banaav, in line with the Agra tradition. At 18, Nishant was among the youngest in the country to have received the prestigious NCPA Hindustani Vocal Scholarship 2016-17. A regular performer in Sunaad, Nishant has sung in many productions and is also an avid Kathak dancer, with over twelve years of training, He graduated with a B.Sc. in Biology from Azim Premji University, Bangalore and is going on to pursue a PhD in Systems Biology from the University of Pittsburgh.