Smt. Manik Verma, versatile singer of Kirana Gharana was only 51 years when she passed away in 1977. While listening to a soothing Abhogi vilambit rendering of the great singer I was recollecting what Dr. Ashok Ranade wrote about his visit to the ailing artiste who was in coma…
“ In her last illness she was in a critical condition – almost in a coma. I went to see her but there was no hope that she would respond to what we were saying. But suddenly some relative mentioned it and we hummed something. Her toes responded in rhythm to the music! So ingrained was music in her personality that one felt like simultaneously crying and happily exclaiming at the miracle!”
( Page 361- Some Hindustani musicians, they lit the way, Ashok Da. Ranade)
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