Courtesy:
Glamsham
Wednesday,
August
01,
2007
Actress
Juhi
Chawla's
classical
side
came
to
the
fore
in
a
serious
classical
music
performance
in
honour
of
her
Guru,
Pandit
Pandharinath
Kolhapure
at
Mumbai
University's
VV
Bhavan,
Churchgate
on
July
30,
at
5pm
on
the
occasion
of
Guru
Purnima.
The
actress
came
an
hour
in
advance
and
did
her
riyaz
like
any
other
pupil
for
her
performance
along
with
other
renowned
musicians
including
Jayashree
Kamabelkar
(Vocals),
Vibhav
Nageshkar
(tabla)
among
others.
Pandit
Pandharinath
Kolhapure,
a
disciple
of
Kumar
Gandharva,
is
a
revered
musician
working
towards
conservation
of
our
heritage.
He
is
also
the
father
of
Padmini,
Shivangi
and
Tejaswini
Kolhapure.
Pandit
Kolhapure,
besides
penning
a
book
on
Kumar
Gandharva
called
Shivputra,
is
also
researching
extensively
on
the
origins
of
Khayal
gayaki
to
be
penned
as
his
next
book.
"Conservation
of
our
heritage
is
a
responsibility
that
we
should
shoulder.
After
Khayal,
I
will
seek
the
origins
of
Dhrupad," says
septuagenarian
Pandit
Pandharinath
Kolhapure
who
seeks
who
is
also
one
of
the
eight
rudra
veena
players
in
the
country.
Former
President
APJ
Abdul
Kalam
is
another
rudra
veena
player.
Says
Juhi,
"Guruji
had
the
faith
in
me
and
felt
that
I
could
perform
in
front
of
such
a
huge
audience
of
renowned
musicians
and
music
lovers.
It
was
a
great
honour
and
it
was
his
strength
of
presence
that
enabled
me
to
perform.
Pandharinath
Kolhapure
took
the
honour
and
the
moment
in
his
stride.
"In
another
two
years,
Juhi
will
be
an
accomplished
singer,"
he
said.
And
the
celebrity
pupil
donning
a
new
role
blushed
and
smiled
her
captivating
smile
at
the
compliment.