Meri Ek Antar Abhilash

Pandit Jasraj
10:47
Pandit Jasraj and Ashwini Bhide Deshpande performed Meri Ek Antar Abhilash, a 10-minute Hindustani classical devotional track blending khayal and bhakti themes, on the 2005 album Bhaktimala – Shakti

About Meri Ek Antar Abhilash

\"Meri Ek Antar Abhilash\" is a Hindustani classical vocal composition featured as the opening track on the album Bhaktimala – Shakti Volume 2. Released in 2005 on CD, the album compiles devotional and classical works under the Bhaktimala series, which explores themes of divine feminine energy (Shakti) through traditional and semi-classical renditions.

The track runs for 10 minutes and 47 seconds. Pandit Jasraj and Ashwini Bhide Deshpande perform the piece as lead vocalists. Jasraj, a exponent of the Mewati gharana, contributes his distinctive khayal gayaki, while Deshpande, trained in the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, complements the rendition with her vocal phrasing. The composition blends devotional lyrics with raga-based improvisation, though the specific raga and poetic source remain undocumented in available references.

The album Bhaktimala – Shakti Volume 2 forms part of a larger collection curated to showcase bhakti (devotional) music within the Indian classical tradition. The label and production details for the release are not explicitly stated in the provided context. The tracklist sequence positions \"Meri Ek Antar Abhilash\" as the first of the album’s selections, suggesting its role as an introductory or thematic anchor for the volume.

Critical reception or commercial performance of the album is not recorded in the given information. The collaboration between Jasraj and Deshpande on this track reflects a cross-gharana approach, merging their respective stylistic lineages in a devotional context. Further details on accompanying instrumentalists, composers, or lyrical authorship are unavailable.