Raga Alhaiya Bilawal / Shankar

Tejendra Narayan Majumdar presents mesmerizing renditions of ragas Alhaiya Bilawal and Shankara, bearing ample testimony to the workings of a rare musical mind. Raga Alhaiya Bilawal expresses the viraha rasa (erotic desire tinged with the pathos of separation from the beloved) and a longing for reunion, and lends itself to erotic and devotional expressions. Raga Shankara, played with bold, staccato melodic execution, and an extensive use of rhythmic and acoustic devices, is associated with veer rasa (the sentiment of valor and heroism).