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"Shesh Barshan" was composed by Rabindranath Tagore in 1925. A
summary of Bodhi's adaptation of this musical drama is as follows.
The King of Bhojpur has heard about the famous Poet-Laureate
(Kabishekhar) of the state of Bolpur and invited him along with his troupe of
performers to the royal court, to perform the musical drama Kabishekhar
had recently written and composed. However, Kabishekhar runs away,
fearing that the King may not like his creation and he may have to face
harsh criticism. So, it is the director (Natraj) of the drama along with his
singers (Natyacharya, Gayak-Gayika) who are presenting the musical drama.
Through all these, the resident poet of the royal court (Rajkabi) is unhappy
because a poet from another state has been given the limelight in his
presence. He continuously tries to cast aspersions on the quality of the
composition until the end. Even at the end, when the King heaves praise, he
quips, "could have been much better".
The plot of the musical drama is a portrayal of the rainy season, the
transition of the rainy season into autumn, and the end of autumn, through
poetry set to appropriate seasonal ragas. Although the musical is performed
during the season of autumn, it starts with songs of the rains. The monsoon
is presented through the pathos of the lovelorn. The poet repeatedly draws
attention to indications of autumn, how these are always present near the
end of monsoon – in fragrant flowers or in swift glances of the morning star.
In the middle, the King likes the monsoon songs so much that he asks the
director to linger awhile on them. Nonetheless, the drama continues in the
path laid out by the poet. The onset of autumn is portrayed by joyous tunes
describing white fleeting clouds in the deep blue sky and the bloom of the
Shiuli (Harshringar) flowers, even though short-lived. The end of autumn is
presented through the appearance of the morning dew, and the fading
away of the Shiuli.
The musical closes with the observation that seasons and life, after all, are
ephemeral. However, one craves -- for more love, more music, more life.
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Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: L 19
Bodhi was formed in 2014, as a group representing IIT Kanpur at the concert Echoes of
Gitanjali, featuring 1000 voices from various parts of the country singing
Rabindrasangeet in unison (Hazaar Kanthe Rabindrasangeet). The concert was held in
2015, at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata, and was telecast live on national television.
Bodhi members have continued to meet since, and more have joined the original group,
there being around 25 members now. A regular weekly 'adda' is held, when the
members do basic vocal riyaaz, learn and practise songs composed by Rabindranath
Tagore. The major goal is to explore the expanse and depth of Tagore's compositions,
and also to familiarize the IITK community with his work.
Raja: Partha Chakroborty Natraj: Jayanta Chatterjee Rajkabi: Animesh Das
Singers Ananya Das, Annwesha Dutta, Arpita Sinha Roy, Chitralekha Bhattacharya, Debjani Das, Debleena Das, Mohua Banerjee, Moitrayee Chatterjee, Paramita Dasgupta, Pradip Sinha, Sahaly Dutta, Santanu De, Sarani Saha, Sharmishtha Mitra, Sudeshna Ghosh, Sumana Biswas, Sumita Ghoshdastidar, Suparna Das
Tabla/Pakhawaj/Khol: Arvind Srivastava Manjira: Sahaly Dutta, Sumana Biswas Comperes: Nandini Nilakantan, Saumyen Guha Preludes : Mohua Banerjee Music direction: Mohua Banerjee, Sumita Ghoshdastidar Slides Composition: Suratna Das Operation: Somenath Biswas English translations: Saumyen Guha, Mohua Banerjee Publicity: Chitralekha Bhattacharya, Suparna Das, Animesh Das, Annwesha Dutta