Anveshana 2020 - Scene 2

Music Concert at ITC Windsor 

Let us go jagapati said sitting in the back seat. Satya shut the door and sat in the front. The car moved. Giri is behild the wheel.   Satya looked at giri and said " Have you asked for the destination. "No need, I know that Our Boss is going to his friend's house " said Giri. Satya looked back and said " You mean to Mr. Gajapati's House?"

 How do you now aksed Satya with a dazed face. Saptagiri laughed like a philosopher" and said " That is why you work at home and I go with Mr. Jagapati. My grasp is different and my range is different." A few minutes later the car stopped in front of a bungalow. The security saluted and opened the gates.  The car got in. Satya got down and opened the door. Gajapati came out shook jagapati's hand and took him in. Saptagiri and Satya remained at the car.  After a few minutes both Gajapati and jagapati came out.

"ITC windsor"  said Jagapati sitting in the back seat with his friend but instantly got off the car and took the steering wheel and sent Giri back" Gajapati wondered "would you like to drive up to bangalore he questioned with disbelief in his face. I have both energy and enthusiasm. said jagapati witha smile. Gajapati came to the front . 

 "If madam come to know of this I will lose my job. said Giri . You are worried about your job but about our boss? " Gajapati sided with Giri and persuaded his friend but Jagapati was stubborn.  Giri and Saty were sitting in the back seat. The car moved.

Rarely I get the driving seat . While I was in service I occasionally drove. Now I am free. At least now I should enjoy freedom.  The traffic is thin. Jagapati was rather fast. "  

You are crazy about music , you told me about the program at the eleventh hour. said jagapati with Gajapati. " The program is tonight. I thought of going by air. In that case we woill have plenty of time.  I never knew that you would go by road to Bangalore. replied Gajapati. Giri said to Satya in a whispering voice " look jagapati calls Gajapati crazy of music as if he were not crazy enough."

The fusion music concert is organised  by the International Music and Arts Society, to pay tribute to Maharaja  of Mysore late Jaya Chamendra Wadiyar   on the occasion of the birth anniversary.  great musicians from abroad are coming to participate . 

Raja, who took a fellowship from Trinity College, loves classical music. A good vocalist, he loved classical music and encouraged many artists. he also promoted her sister Rani Vijaya Devi  to start the International Music and Arts Society. 

From which countries are the artists coming? asked satya. "Artists are coming from Russia, Germany, Switzerland and many more countries."  Gajapati said.  After driving for four hours, Jagapathi parked his car near a small restaurant on the highway. Anyone who looks at Jagapathi's face will understand how much fun it is for celebrities to live like a commoner and turn into an unknown person. Giri took the steering wheel after the meal and Satya sat beside him Jagapathi and Gajapati fell asleep in the back seat.

When it is six in the evening the car reached ITC Windsor. 

Jagapati and Gajapathi entered the lobby of the ITC Windsor. The lobby lady greeted them, soon a young member of the International Music and Arts Society came to them and took them to the venue. It was a splendid auditorium that can accommodate 500 people. On the dais portraits of Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar of Mysore , Sergei Rachmaninoff,   Nikolai medtner, Venkatagiriyappa and Mysore Vasudevachar were seen. 

The Raja of Mysore  visited Sergei Rachmaninoff, in Switzerland who introduced him to Nikolai medtner, ( Rachmaninov was a romantic Russian composer who was popular for sweeping melodies) Raja Wadiyar became admirer of Nikolai medtner who is a great pianist. 

 When Jagapati and Gajapathi sat in the third row the anchor on the stage was speaking in the mike  "Urmila Devi is the organising secretary of the International Music and Arts Society in Bangalore,India. Her mother,Rani Vijaya Devi founded the society forty years ago on the suggestion of her brother, the former and late Maharaja of Mysore, Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, a great patron of music and the first President of the Philharmonia Concert Society, London in 1948 whose largesse included funding a series of concerts in the late 40s and early 50s called the Mysore Concerts in London.

 Out side the auditorium  Satya and Giri  were busy throwing looks at the banquet lady. we are really lucky said Satya. Luck is not about leering the banquet lady but going into the Spa. Then why don't we go said Satya. "Have you got the slightest idea that how much it costs?" Giri said glaring at Satya. Satya downed his looks.  They just walked towards opened the door of the auditorium and peeped in.

In side the auditorium the voice continues  Brian Kellogg Scottish Jazz pianist,  Urs Bühler swiss bass guitarist, Russian piano legend Lang Lang, Fastest and youngest Indian pianist from Milen Manoj ,  Veena players  Jayanthi and  Jyothi Hegde ,  Brazilian guitarist Lari Basilio ,  Japanese fuision guitarist Matsuoto and Toshiki, great Vocal Legends , Carnatic music legends from India were present here. 

This is not our cup of tea Giri shut the door. They both walked away.  Piano, Veena Vocals have taken the lion share in the concert. with solo and group performances, fusions the concert electrified the audience. The auditorium was filled with claps.  The finale of the event was Padmavibhushan  pandit Ravichandra  from Varanasi's Carnatic music vocal. The fusions of the instruments stirred the passions of the audience and created euphoria But the Carnatic Vocals successfully quelled down all the excitement with soothing Ragas that touched the souls of the audience. They all went into an ecstasy a near trance condition . Jagapati had not the slightest clue that the next few moments were going to change his life. Pandit Ravichandra gave the credit of the ecstasy to Samaveda as that is the origin of the music. This is followed by another an American Vocalist and researcher who opinied that music has its origins in birds cries. 

It all happened in just a minute. This ignited Jagapati mind to open the research on Birds' ragas he had left long ago.  The American professor continued " I am also an ornithologist who involved in the actual study of ragas in birds' cries. When the program ended jagapati shot like an arrow to the dais to meet the American professor who invited Jagapati to his room and shared  his research experience in different parts of India. The discussion was very lively with photos of birds and India map.  while watching the photos jagapati suddenly saw the photo of the girl. His glance stopped there. The American professor said , She is Indian, she is from Hyderabad. She is interested in adventures and bird watching, though she is a computer scientist. He gave Jagapati the Map dotted with red marks and the address and phone number of the girl. He said " Tomorrow I am going to Berlin, I have a program there. Thanks and Bon voyage said Jagapati and exited the room.