31st night is the occasion where one usually reflects upon all his personal accomplishments, losses, gains, highs and lows in the past year.
On this night some people tend to stay home sticking to their families, relish home cooked food and wait for that 12 O’clock pendulum strike. And there are some who go out with families or friends to celebrate.
When all the major events in the cities focus on wine and loud music to dance to, there are some places where masses flock to tune in to traditional music and ghazals which is low on bass and volume.
It is worth notable that the Ghazal events are still hosted in a select few hotels.
Ghazals in India have a rich heritage and the king of this form of music is undoubtedly Late- Jagjit Singh who passed away in October 2011.
The void that he has left in the field of Ghazal songs can’t be filled up by a generation who loves fast music with meaningless lyrics. While most of the artists emulate his songs but to perfect his tone and spirit is near to impossible.
An alternative is always another choice and ghazal events performed by good artists be it a local one can be game on the eve of the 31st night when so many emotions are running across your mind at the same time. If you have not tried this kind of an event yet, you can opt it for this year.
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