Written by Suanshu Khurana |Published: November 25, 2019 6:43:31 am
The journey within
Musician Shabnam Virmani on the relevance of Kabir in today’s times and why singing the 15th-century poet in Banaras is ironical.
Shabnam Virmani turned to Kabir post the Godhra riots in 2002. It was a tipping point to start an investigation that was building up for several years. “Godhra crystallised my lack of understanding of what faith means to people. Faith can put you on the rails and derail you,” says Bengaluru-based Virmani, who was looking for something in the realm of beauty and not just the materialistic understanding of the world. Virmani, along with Swagath Shivakumar, performed at the recently concluded Mahindra Kabira Festival, presented by Teamworks. The festival also had performances by flautist Ajay Prasanna, sarangi exponent Ut Kamal Sabri, a session by Kabir expert Purushottam Aggarwal and Neeraj Arya’s Kabir Cafe, among others. Excerpts from an interview:
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