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| Soothing notes of Santoor bring solace to prisoners SaMaPa Aalap Festival 2010- Day 6 | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 13- Lohri celebrations today had an added attraction for the inmates of the District Central Jail. Apart from traditional festivities, they were treated to a soul stirring and soothing Santoor recital that had a tranquilizing effect on the frayed nerves of even the most hardened criminals lodged in the jail. It was the first ever musical concert held at the District Central Jail, Jammu and the aim of the programme was to provide solace to the prison inmates along with the prison staff who work tirelessly throughout the year.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Ashok Bhan, DG Prisons termed the concert a major breakthrough initiated by Abhay Rustum Sopori. He highlighted Sopori family’s contribution in keeping the J&K culture alive and hailed Abhay’s concert as an ‘icing on the cake’ on the occasion of Lohri. Over the years, Abhay has fought all odds and worked for the cause of music and brought new talent across the country to center stage and is acclaimed for creating a new generation of music connoisseurs across the country, he added.
He further said that the prisoners go through lots of stress and whenever he meets them they he finds them in a sad mood. However, he was delighted today to find that they all were smiling and there was a feeling of happiness within them because of the concert. The concert was attended by more than 600 persons, including prison inmates, staff and a large contingent of media personalities & journalists.
In his Santoor recital the young maestro Abhay Rustum Sopori presented Raga Basant Mukhari with a brief Aalap – Jod and beautiful compositions ‘Parvar Digaar Tu’ and ‘Uthat Jiya Hook’. His recital captivated everyone and received thunderous applause throughout the concert. Abhay also made the prisoners and the staff sing with him. He was accompanied on Tabla by Sarit Das, one of the foremost Tabla exponents of the country.
Addressing the audience Abhay said that the programme was organized with a motive to provide emotional support to the prisoners and in order to help them psychologically with music therapy in an attempt to make them better human beings so that they are able to face the world with confidence when they go out after completing their term.
The speakers hailed the efforts of Abhay Rustum Sopori in moving ahead with his mission to make Jammu and Kashmir a culturally vibrant State under the aegis of his father – the Santoor Legend & Composer Pt. Bhajan Sopori. The 4th Annual SaMaPa Aalap Festival is being presented by ‘Sopori Academy of Music And Performing Arts’ (SaMaPa) in collaboration with the state Tourism department and the Cultural Academy.
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