Young Vidushi Bhargavi Venkatram sang at Bidaram Krishnappa’s Sri Prasanna Seetharama Mandira on Apr. 15 for a packed audience. Bhargavi, a Computer Engineer, has chosen classical music as her profession and has carved a niche for herself. It seems as a very natural choice because music flows in her blood. Late Vid. H.V. Krishnamurthy is her grandfather and Vid. H.K. Venkatram is her father. Her mother, aunt are performing as Saralaya Sisters. Grandmother was a dancer. It is but natural for Bhargavi to opt for music. But she owes the tutelage to Vid. T.M. Krishna, who has shaped her musical talent.
The interesting part of that day’s concert was her father H.K. Venkatram accompanying her on violin. The other accompaniments were Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga and G.S. Ramanujam on ghata. Bhargavi had opted to sing familiar compositions like ‘Jaya jaya Janakikantha’ by Purandaradasa in the raga Nata, ‘Ranga puravihara’ in Brindavanasaranga by Muthuswami Dikshitar, ‘Jyanamosagarada’ in Poorvikalyani by Tyagaraja and so on. The appealing factor in her music is the manodharma Sangeetha that totally matches the composition. This was evident in Poorvikalyani and the Raga-Tana-Pallavi. The compositions too were perfectly presented. A neraval in the Keerthana ‘Jyana mosagarada’ at ‘Paramathmudu jeevathmudu’ was dipped in classicism. A Bhajan by Tulasidas ‘Jaya Jayashree Jaya Raghuvamsha poojana’ carried bhakthi bhava and created a soothing effect.
