Musings

मधमाद सारंग  हा सारंग.... समुद्राच्या लाटांप्रमाणे उसळवतो ह्रदयात अनंत आठवणी विस्मृतीत गेलेल्या क्षणांच्या एक चित्रपट कासावीस करणारा तरळू लागतो मन:चक्षूंसमोर असं वाटतं हे सूर सांगताहेत अनंत काळापासूनचा इतिहास माझ्या आयुष्याची क्षणचित्रे हे केवळ एक माध्यम पण कथा मात्र  अवघ्या मानवजातीची वेदनेची, संघर्षाची हातातून निसटणार्‍या क्षणांची अपरिहार्य क्षणभंगूरतेची तरीसुद्धा हा सारंग ओढत राहतो पुन:पुन्हा करत राहतो घायाळ रवींद्र शेणोलीकर

I write short blogs. I write poems. I am fond of short stories. But try as I might, I found it difficult to write a short story. Two months back I subscribed to a workshop on story writing. It was conducted by an eminent story writer. She began by explaining what is not a story. What are the essential elements of a story. The thing she impressed upon us all was that you need to identify the seed for a story. Events are constantly happening around us, in our lives and the lives of others, our friends, relatives, acquaintances. We also read and watch news in which there may lie a seed for a good story. So the first step, she said, was to identity the seed for a good story. Once this is done, then you have to use your imagination to create characters, incidents etc. and build the story. Sometimes you think of adding situations and characters as you start building the story. You may think of the end at the start or it may be revealed to you as you are writing the story. It was a good works...

 का? असं विचारलं तर कोणाला फारसं आवडत नाही. विशेष करून विचारणारी वयाने लहान व्यक्ती असेल तर. पण हा प्रश्न विचारला जातो तेव्हाच नव्या शक्यतांचा जन्म होतो. एखादी गोष्ट अमूक पद्धतीनेच का करावी? वेगळ्या पद्धतीने नाही का करता येणार? सरधोपट मार्गानेच आपणही का जावे? असे प्रश्न ज्यांना पडतात ते नवे शोध लावतात, नवीन वाटा चोखाळतात. म्हणूनच हा का? जो आहे त्याचा आदर करावा. त्याला मिटवण्याचा प्रयत्न करू नये. लहानपणी कुणी सांगायचे, मांजर आडवी गेली तर काम होत नाही. १३ हा आकडा अशुभ आहे. कित्येक इमारतींमध्ये १३ नंबरच देत नाहीत. क्रिकेटमध्ये १११ हा नंबर अशुभ मानतात. त्याला नेल्सन म्हणतात. जिथे का? हा प्रश्न उच्चारला जात नाही तिथे अशा अंधश्रद्धा बळावतात. ह्या का? मध्ये नवे समाज, राहणीमान, चालीरीती निर्माण करण्याची शक्ती आहे. प्रचलित समज, व्यवस्था ह्यांना आव्हान देण्याची ताकद आहे. म्हणून आता जर हा प्रश्न कानी पडला तर विचारणार्‍या व्यक्तीकडे नीट लक्ष द्या. ह्यावरून आठवले. कपिल देवची पहिली टूर होती. नाइट वाॅचमन म्हणून त्याला दिवसाची राहिलेली दहा पंधरा मिनिटे खेळून काढण्यासाठी पाठवला. नाइट वाॅचमन...

Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry, founded and popularised by the poet Matsuo Basho. It is a very short poem of just three lines. The lines follow 5-7-5 format. First line should have 5 syllables, second 7 and third 5. A total of 17 syllables only. Haiku essentially captures the present moment, anything that you see or hear or smell or taste or feel that touches your heart. It is poetry with as few words as possible and is not expected to have a decorative language. Suggestiveness is a prominent feature of Haiku. It started in the 17th century but took a considerable time before it was first translated into English. Ravindranath Tagore brought it to India after his visit to Japan. Now, it is written in many Indian languages, particularly in Hindi and Marathi. Haiku became popular in Marathi in the 70s and 80s. Shirish Pai, acclaimed poetess, was instrumental in introducing it in Marathi. Since then, several poets have tried their hand at writing Haiku in marathi and the form is gainin...

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3496793674991691"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> I saw this web series on Netflix. Essentially, it is about Kargil war of 1999, how it was fought on the Indian side, the challenges faced by the Indian army and Indian Air Force. It was nail biting and I could not stop till the last episode. It was very well picturised and directed and the challenges to win back the occupied peaks were very well explained. The sacrifices made by the soldiers bring tears to the eyes. The performances of lead actors Siddhartha and Jimmy Shergil were outstanding, well supported by Abhay Verma, Amrita Bagchi, Dia Mirza, Mihir Ahuja and Prajakta Koli. This web series needs to be watched. Ravindra Shenolikar 

I saw 'Pride and prejudice musical' on the online British Council digital library yesterday. It was based on the famous novel 'Pride and prejudice' by Jane Austen. The musical was of two hours duration. I must say that it was most captivating. The lyrics were superb and performances outstanding. In particular, the parts of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy were played brilliantly. Elizabeth was beautiful, with a clear and lovely voice and very expressive face. Even though I had not read the novel, I had some idea of the story. With the subtitles, it was not difficult to follow and the lyrics could also be enjoyed easily alongwith the music. I look forward to watching some more musicals during the year. Ravindra Shenolikar