There was a birthday bash in the extended family circle. Aai's elder brother's only son, Vivek, was celebrating an important landmark in his life. Hence there was this 'evening with music' programme. In attendance was an impressive orchestra.
The group was headed by Mr. Bhuruk, well-known for his ability to croon Kishore Kumar songs. Not only he, the lead singer, but the entire ensemble was absolutely talented. There was this 'dholaki' player whose fingers literally danced on the dholaki. There was this brilliant saxophone player. The performance by the entire group, the female voices included and all the percussionists, was undoubtedly beautiful.
Sure the volume was loud. That could be easily adjusted. Professionally perfect was the performace. Yet would they get the opportunities they hugely deserve? That question troubles me each time I watch all these t.v. shows as well. Kids to adults, many many times, in these shows and competitions emerge truly talented candidates.
Sure there is huge hype. Yet some angel dust must fall, right? What happens to those hopes when there are very few golden opportunities? Much worse still, due to the advent of technology, there are auto tuners, for instance. Extremely ordinary perfomers may thus attain star status.
In such a bleak scenario wherein most performers do not even know the ABC of classical music/dance, what happens to the genuine truly talented individuals? What to do when there is dea(r)th of good opportunities? That is the question!
Pratima@Sure the caste, region, groupism kind of considerations vitiate the results (of the talent shows) as is often seen. Given such 'hunts', such dea(r)th of equal opportunities, wither/ weathered the future of the genuine?
The same story in academics, in the publication industry as well! Dea(r)th of golden opportunities hurts/hunts the truly talented! Ah, yes, the Sushant Singh sad saga! No wonder, Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" haunts still!
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