Seniors enjoy Bengali brigade musical feast

“Wahan kaun hai tera, musafir, jayega kahan…” And with that opening line, Avijit Sarkar had set the mood.

No fewer than 200 senior citizens gathered to enjoy Avijit’s tribute to the ‘Jewels of Bengal’ in India’s music industry. It was his annual event for AHIA’s Senior Citizens Forum. In a magnanimous gesture every year, Avijit entertains community seniors with a special concert. He picks his theme carefully, having done ghazals, devotional music and various other genres

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the audience’s vintage, with just the right dose of philosophy, and above all, was supremely hummable.

The mums and dads in the audience settled in for a happy afternoon.

Before long they were tapping their toes as the jewels of Bengal like Pankaj Mullick, the Burmans, Kishore Kumar, Salil Chaudhary, Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar and Bappi Lahiri were brought to life on stage.

The Hemant Kumar numbers (like Tum Pukaar Lo from Nagina; Ganga Aayee Kahan the Lata Mangeshkar of Sydney, joined Avijit for a few numbers, such as the blissfully happy Maang Ke Saath Tumhara, and helped transport the seniors back to their youthful days. Pushpa’s Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanah Hai had many in the audience humming along.

The accompanying musicians Dr Dinkar on casio, octopad Salim Jehani, Sadik Rehmani on guitar, Parag Tijori for effects and Abhijit Tayagi on tabla, all made the perfect accompaniment.

Kishore Kumar and Bappi Lahiri, whereas usually I’ve sung the Hemant Kumar type of numbers, for this audience at least. I find that when I’m having fun on the stage, the audience has fun too. And that’s pretty much the feedback I got from the audience.”

The lovely afternoon of songs of yesteryear was organised by AHIA Senior Citizens’ Forum as a fundraiser towards its own activities. Tilak Kalra, Rakesh Sachdev, Santram Bajaj, Rajinder Channa and Yash Bhasin have endeared themselves to the community for their loving care and regard of our respected seniors. They are all helped in their endeavour by their lovely wives, who work quietly behind the scenes to bring that extra cheer in the Forum’s activities.

Together they have been in action for over fifteen years, bringing in an added dimension to the lives of the seniors here, away from home and family. Picnics and short trips, afternoon tea, presentations by relevant professionals such as medicos etc., are all part of the fare at the Forum’s events. The Forum also tries to lobby with the government on behalf of our seniors. One such cause in recent times has been travel concessions for seniors who are not permanent residents. Their monthly meetings are held at Westmead, Cumberland Hospital’s Park Hall.

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