Columbia University Raaga presents MAYA, a show stopping, high energy performance combining traditional repertoire from Indian Classical music in a fresh and modern performance format. Featuring Anantha R. Krishnan on the mridangam and Charumathi Raghuraman on violin, two of India's brightest talents will present the best of the ancient musical values in an entertaining and electrifying curation.
The concert will combine traditional Indian Carnatic music performance with aspects of lecture-demonstration for a student audience. MAYA is a collaboration between Raaga (Columbia’s South Asian classical music organization), Columbia Hindu Students Organization, and the Sacred Music series at Religious Life. The program explores the philosophical concept of maya, or illusion, drawing from Advaita Vedanta and Hindu principles of duality and the unveiling of the true, cosmic self – the unitary spirit known as Brahman.