Celebrating Pongal in style

The Times Pongal Kondattam concert at the Bandra Fort on Tuesday evening witnessed an interesting musical melee — three musicians, par excellence in their own genres, came together to create sounds like never before heard.
Sivamani joined hands (and instruments) with mandolin expert U Shrinivas and Loy Mendonca to produce the perfect tribute to the South Indian festival, Pongal.Sitting on the steps of the Bandra Fort and taking in the sounds of music and the mood of the festival were crowds of people, including a few prominent faces. Singer Ila Arun came with her daughter Ishitaa, the mother-daughter bonding over their combined love — music. Poonam Dhillon was also spotted taking in the festive spirit as were filmmaker Vinil Mathew and corporate Sandeep Viz.