In Pune, currently a battle is raging. It is "sound n fury", rather fury about sound, and, sure, it signifies a lot, and loudly! Yes, I am referring to the issue raised by Vidyananad Bapat who stays in the Narayan Peth area in Pune.
Bapat uses a lot of Sanskrit "subhashit", the 'wise saws' to quote Shakespeare yet again. His 'breathless Marathi' is sharing very many memes, too. Yet the point he is making is valid. He has opened a front against the use of DJ kinda walls during the imminent Ganesh Utsav. In brief, sound is not sound, that is, healthy, in his opinion, widely shared.
The songs playing during both, the installation and the immersion, processions are awful, blush-worthy, hideous, in fact. The processions as well as the " mandap" set up by the local " mandala" are loud, bothersome, traffic-congesting, and what have you. Even the dhol-tasha pathak's, despite being traditional, are one too many, and all play the so-called traditional instruments brutally loudly, right from the day they start 'practising.'
Mr. Bapat's points are logical, and legal. Very many Supreme Court verdicts justify his claim, not to forget the annual COEP sound/ decibel level measurement. The problem is that certain other processions begin the evening before, continue till midnight the next day. The vulgarest songs get played, and who cares if there is a hospital in the vicinity because most all participants are dead drunk, are 'tight'. Equally loud are the daily morning call-out's by certain other religions!
To be extremely impartial, fraternal, and democrátic, ALL modes of sound pollution MUST stop. Sholapur has already set a worthy example. It is hence extremely hideous to beat up Bapat, or others of his ilk.
True, the Ganesh festival has long time back lost its social awareness which Lokmanya Tilak had instilled in it. Now it is sheer "entertainment, entertainment, entertainment." Yet, its holy serenity must continue. True, the Lord, Shri Ganesha, has big ears. Let them not get irritated due to endless complaints about loud noise, right?
Pratima@ Each and every tradition, festivals or otherwise, should follow contemporary constraints/restraints, legally set up. And, oh, yes, it is not right to bash up the BJP alone regarding the noise pollution. ALL the political parties share the blame absolutely equally. In fact, the court cases against the 'saffron terror' prove all possible subtle structures/strictures, however much cunningly hidden by those with underlying motives!!!
Quote of the day: "Of all the varieties of modern pollution, noise is the most insidious," points out Robert Lacey.
Word, rather term, of the day: sound pollution Sound/noise pollution is excessive, unwanted, or disturbing sound that harms human health, wildlife, and environmental quality.
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