Praarthanaa on Shoonya’s 4th Anniversary

April 1st marks Shoonya’s 4 year anniversary, so it would be very special to have you join us for this event. We are honoured to have such a moving performance grace our studio on our birthday. 🙂

We welcome to you a musical dastan that unravels the mystery of death, woven and narrated by Ankit Chadha.

Celebrating ‘Death’ in the life and thought of MK Gandhi, this dastan is based on Ankit Chadha’s years of continuing research on the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi.

‘Praarthanaa’ is a musical dastan that tries to unravel the mystery of death, as seen by Gandhi. The narrative seamlessly connects the history in oral storytelling to the philosophy in the devotional songs sung during the prayers at Gandhi’s ashrams.

The stories range from the tales of personalities whose death influenced Gandhi in South Africa, to Gandhi’s experiences of the death of his dear ones in India. The songs, composed by Vedanth Bharadwaj, include poetry by Tulsidas, Narsinh Mehta and Kabir among others.

This event is free for all, and all are welcome. There will be a hat collection at the end. Just felt right. 🙂

Woven and narrated by Ankit Chadha
Music composed and sung by Vedanth Bharadwaj

Acknowledgment: This piece was conceived during Ankit Chadha’s fellowship at the Sabarmati Ashram