Hello All,
A musical afternoon
was held yesterday, on 11 March 2023, at the Puttenahalli Lake organized
by SARGAM, a group of singing enthusiasts from South City together with
the PNLIT. The program held at the Gazebo was a live singing of mostly
film songs to Karaoke tracks on the theme of Water bodies and Birds.
With
Bala from South City setting the mood and tone with a flute recital,
the vocalists followed, enthralling the discerning and appreciative
audience which grew bigger as the evening progressed. The 31 singers
presented solos and duets in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and
English. Considering that all were amateurs, there were many young
people who sang really well but the seniors were not outdone either.
As
much as the singers were good and kept the audience interested, the
ambience made it all even more magical. The atmosphere was friendly and
informal and with the beautiful Puttenahalli Lake in the background it
was a very enjoyable afternoon. There was a gentle cool breeze blowing
across from the West to East right across the lake which made for a very
comfortable afternoon indeed. Any apprehension one might have had about
sitting out in the open - the mercury is definitely climbing in
Bangalore as it would in mid March - was quickly dispelled with the
zephyr that very kindly decided to grace the event. SARGAM members and
the singers from the neighbouring Brigade Millennium, Adarsh Rhythm and
Brigade Palm Spring apartments made the most of the occasion.
Addressing
the gathering, PNLIT chairperson Ms. Usha Rajagopalan spoke about
how the lake came to be revived and how it had grown with support from
the community and assistance from BBMP. In order to hold public events,
PNLIT had had the Gazebo modified slightly to open it up as a stage, she
said. She welcomed the idea of using the premises for such community
events and urged the gathering to strengthen PNLIT's efforts with
nurturing the lake.
On
the whole the event turned out to be a very pleasant and enjoyable
afternoon for the audience and participants alike. Thanks to PNLIT the
lake is now a community asset that provides a home for a variety of
flora and fauna along with being a lovely clean lung space for morning
walkers and a great venue for community events.
By
V.Srinivasan
Mr V.Srinivasan is a resident of South City and also a member of SARGAM.
Attached pictures credits - Ramu ,our lake gardener