India, Jan. 4 -- Vande Mataram

How does a song that has carried the emotions of a nation for 150 years still find a direct path to the heart? At Triveni Kala Sangam in New Delhi, Music for Harmony explored that question with depth and restraint. Now in its 11th year, the concert - presented by the NADD Foundation (Noble Art Documentation & Development), founded in 2007 by Pt Durjay Bhaumik - dedicated this edition to the legacy of Vande Mataram and to the idea of unity through music.

The opening duet brought Dr Shubrodeep Pathak on sitar alongside Ayush Choudhury on violin, supported by Uddyalak Ghosh on tabla. Their performance was disciplined and finely proportioned. The exchange between the two melodic voices suggested thoughtful res...