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The verses Mudgal sang included \u201cstories of women, some full of sensuality and unabashed eroticism, others of the terrible, tragic challenges and stigmas\u201d that they continue to face.<br><br>Saraswati veena player Jayanthi Kumaresh staged \u2018Shiva-Shakti\u2019, a Karnatik classical music recital, with violin player Charulatha Ramanujam, mridangam player Patri Satishkumar and ghatam player Giridhar Udupa. It showed how \u201cthe supreme forces of the feminine and the masculine &#8211; the lasya and the tandava &#8211; intertwine aesthetically in the form of music\u201d.<br><br>Hindustani classical exponent Kaushiki Chakraborty\u2019s \u2019Tirianga\u2019 featured the singer along with an ensemble of north and south Indian classical and folk music vocalists and instrumentalists as well as students of the Symphony Orchestra of India Music Academy. 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