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Essenssmrithi to bring Mohan Veena expert

Published: 15 Jan 2013 - 03:11 pm | Last Updated: 06 Feb 2022 - 05:39 am

Essenssmrithi, Alumni of SN College Nattika — Doha chapter, is organising a musical concert by acclaimed Mohan Veena player Poly Varghese (pictured) from Chennai in conjunction with its seventh anniversary celebrations at Indian Cultural Centre on Thursday, January  24, at 7.30pm.

Varghese, after graduating from Kerala Kalamandalam, shifted to Shantiniketan, Kolkota, to train in Rabindra Sangeet.  He later  moved to Rajasthan and trained under Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt in Mohan Veena.  A player of more than 19 instruments, Varghese is a music director and an actor as well. 

He is one among a handful of talented artistes who play Mohan Veena, and has bagged several awards.

 The Peninsula