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Sacred Sojourns: Songs of Vitthal
A Musical Journey in Faith
Performers
When voices rise in praise of Vitthal, boundaries fade.
This concert celebrates the confluence of traditions, tracing how music holds memory, weaves community, and opens doorways to the divine. As part of Very Vari, it extends the pilgrim’s path into sound, where the sacred is not only seen in image but felt in rhythm and voice.
Maharashtra’s Varkari and Karnataka’s Haridasa traditions become one river of song. Each verse carries centuries of longing, remembrance, and surrender, echoing with the footsteps of pilgrims and the heartbeat of devotion.
Deepti Navaratna and Madhusudhan Bhat, joined by Ashwin MP on tabla, bring these traditions alive in an evening that is at once meditative and deeply moving.
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Performers
Deepti Navaratna
Dr. Deepti Navaratna is a musician and neuroscientist interested in an alchemy of research and performance. After several years of neuroscience research at Harvard Medical School, USA, her current research interests span neuroscience, arts and humanities; exploring new frontiers of interdisciplinary knowledge such as cognitive hermeneutics, neuropsychology and empirical musicology. She is a Chevening Clore Fellow (2021-23), recognized by the UK Government as one of the most creative artists and dynamic leaders across the globe. In 2021, she was invited to perform at the Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, where she premiered her inter-faith music diplomacy project ‘Dialogues With The Divine’. Until 2022, she served as the Regional Director, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Bengaluru, India. At the National Institute of Advanced Studies, she heads the ‘Music, Brain and Creativity Programme’ whose mandate is interdisciplinary research at the intersection of neuroeducation, musicology, culture, neurotheology and creativity: https://musicbrain.in/
Madhusoodan Bhat
Madhusudan Bhat is a prominent harmonium player based in Bangalore. He is a disciple of Dr. Ravindra Katoti. Madhusudan has accompanied many leading vocalists and has also performed as a solo harmonium player at prestigious music festivals.
Ashwin M P
With over 25 years of dedicated experience in the field of Hindustani Classical Music, Ashwin M P stands as a seasoned Tabla artiste, known for his deep-rooted understanding of rhythm, rich accompaniment, and contribution to Indian classical music. Ashwin began his musical journey at the tender age of 9, nurtured under the able guidance of Pandit Vishwanath A. Nakod, a distinguished ‘A’ grade staff artiste of All India Radio, Bangalore. Over the years, Ashwin’s intuitive grasp of rhythm and dedication to the art has earned him recognition at state and national levels. A graded B High artiste of All India Radio, Ashwin is a regular invitee for various prestigious performances aired through AIR, Bangalore.
