How to decide the best one by Bhimsen Joshi? Simply impossible is such a futile exercise, right? Well, to begin with, his range is literally infinite. He sings the classical ragadari sangeet to perfection. His Marathi abhang and Hindi bhakti sangeet mesmerise one and all. Why, the film song "ketaki gulab juhi" is as beautiful as the flowers it describes.
Neither musical genres nor even his Kirana gharana is a limitation for his brilliant art in to which he pours both technical perfection and deep emotion. May be, hence, it is difficult to decide the best of Bhimsenji, right?
Yet each one of us has her/his favourite, right? Well, mine is the Bhairavi which begins as "jo bhaje hari ko sada". This composition by Bramhananda truly guides us towards, and in to, both bramha, the ultimate truth and the beatific anand, the ecstatic joy when Bhimsenji renders it absolutely inimitably.
The "rasa" this Bhairavi creates is a kind of deep peace which allows you to be both within and beyond this world made of imperfections. The "bhava" Panditji generates is both "nirgun" and "sagun" bhakti, that is, devotion.
In other words, whether or not you are a devotee or a believer, this Bhairavi as rendered by Bhimsenji is sure to lead you to be as close as is possible to the divine feel.
You need not know either the technicalities of a bhairvi nor need you be entrenched in to the religious literature. Yet this bhairvi is sure to carry you on the wings of sur and drut gat teen taal (at times drut gat Dhumali, too) in to the world of exquisite joy and ultimate peace. Hence this tribute to Panditji on the occasion of his birth anniversary!
Pratima@ I must confess that it was the story shared by our C.M. Devendra Fadnavis which reminded me of the special occasion. Indeed it is a very nice feel to have a Chief Minister who is so artistically sensitive, what with all the issues circumscribing Maharashtra politics right now!
Quote of the day: "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything," says Plato.
Word of the day: harmony. Harmony is the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce a pleasing effect. No wonder, any good relationship is always known as 'harmonious'.
Let us learn grammar: Since we have discussed dedicated depiction of devotion deeply, why descend down to something as prosaic as grammar, however 'basic' it may be to communication, right? Let us learn more about transitive verbs tomorrow.
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