How Indias diversity inspired Shankar Mahadevan to make music

Updated On: 21 January, 2016 12:00 AM IST | | Krutika Behrawala

<p>Right before a concert that celebrates music from across India, Shankar Mahadevan lets us in on destinations traversed and the music he made while crossing each</p>

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Maharashtrian folk vocalist Professor Ganesh Chandanshive, a collaborating artiste, twirls to vocals by Shankar Mahadevan at the premiere of My Country, My Music concert last year. Mahadevan will lead the second edition of the concert in Mumbai over this

Visuals of the snowcapped Hima-layas and the scenic Kashmir Valley flash across your mind each time you watch Preity Zinta, adorned in gold headgear, dance to Bhumro Bhumro in Mission Kashmir. On the other hand, you can feel the coarse desert sand under your feet when you hear the rustic foot-tapping Baawre in Luck By Chance. Both hits, composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, find roots in Indian folk music, whether it is the original Kashmiri track, Bumbro that was re-jigged for the Hrithik Roshan starrer or the Rajasthani beats that the actor matches steps to, in the 2009 film.