Mysuru: Tamboori Javaraiah was the star attraction of Nirantara Ranga Utsava Day 4,  receiving special attention from the audience for their Janapada songs which explain the philosophy of life. The Janapada Singer Tamboori Javaraiah and his family have dedicated their life to keeping alive century old traditions for which all present were ever grateful. They got an unending applause from the  audience, who even demanded an encore.  

He touched the composition of Santha Shishunala Sharif’s“ Yentha Bhakti “ which spreads the message to the society and life of common man.

Tamburi Javaraiah said ”I have been singing from a very early age and I want to continue till I die”. He shared his personal life and said that the folk music should be preserved.

Felicitating Tamboori Javaraiah,  Pa Mallesh Senior Social reformer said that giving a message in few lines is very difficult and challenging task for anyone but  folk literature and people like Tamboori Javaraiah have made it very easy by their dedication and hard work over the past 50 years.

Giving the example  of  the “Kaithoppu”, folk instrument,  he said many folk artists and instruments are recorded,  and the present young generation is not giving prominence to the folk arts which is unfortunate, and may see the end of folk art.

He also opined that Vachana Sahitya should also be implemented in folk music which has the flavor of Hindustani music, This, he said has to be done  by the  younger generation so as to  preserve folk music for our next generation.

Before the play “Pratima” the Niranthara team welcomed the audience by singing the folk songs. The play “Pratima” is the creation of a situation from Ramayana by the great poet Bhasa and  involves a probe into the underlying relationship of the concept of Pratima. The play was directed by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar from Kerala who has his major successes in the production of traditional Sanskrit plays and has, to his credit, 26 plays.