Summary:
Mamatha Rao, secretary of bhajan workshop committee, says the participation of youth in this annual event is an indicator of how the youth are still spiritually inclined. The workshop also doubles up as an individual development programme through the medium of bhajans and also helps build qualities of being a team player, she adds. There is regular exchange of information on bhajan-related topics on WhatsApp groups the participants have formed and also through Yasho Deepika, a newsletter. Experts teach about basics of ‘tala’ and ‘shruthi’. Training on ‘nagara bhajan’ (going round the kshetra singing bhajans) and ‘nrithya bhajan’(dancing while singing bhajans) places special demands on a person physically and yoga helps them here, she says.Average profile of participants indicates that most are self-employed and agriculturists and hail from districts closer home from old Mysuru and Malnad regions to districts from Mumbai-Karnataka region as well..