Sangeetha Lokadrishti
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Author: Sumangala
ತಂದೆ-ಮಗಳ ಸುರಬಹಾರಿನ ಸಂಗೀತಬಂಧದ ಚಿತ್ರಣದಿಂದ ಆರಂಭಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಈ ಕಿರುಕೃತಿಯು ಸಾಗರ ವೀಣೆ ರೂಪುಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ತಂದೆ-ಮಗಳ ಸಂಗೀತಬಂಧದ ಚಿತ್ರಣದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಲ್ವರು ಸಂಗೀತಗಾರರ ಬದುಕಿನ ಕೆಲವು ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶಗಳು, ಸಂಗೀತಪಯಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ಸಾಗಿದ ಹಾದಿ, ಕಠಿಣ ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳು, ಅವರ ಸಾಂಗೀತಿಕ ಮನೋಧರ್ಮ, ರಾಗರೂಪದ ಕುರಿತ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನ, ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ ಅಂಶಗಳ ಸ್ಥೂಲ ಚಿತ್ರಣವಿದೆ.
ಸುರಬಹಾರಿನ ದಂತಕಥೆಯೆಂದೇ ಹೇಳಬಹುದಾದ ವಿದುಷಿ ಅನ್ನಪೂರ್ಣಾ ದೇವಿಯವರ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಬದುಕು, ಏಕಾಂತ ನಿಗೂಢವೆನ್ನಿಸುವ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಮೈಹರ್ ಘರಾನೆಯ ಸ್ವರಸಂಪತ್ತನ್ನು ಶಿಷ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಧಾರೆಯೆರೆದು ಕಲಿಸುತ್ತ, ಹಲವರನ್ನು ಮೇರು ಕಲಾವಿದರಾಗಿ ರೂಪುಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ಬಗೆಯೂ ಅನನ್ಯ. ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಿದ ಇನ್ನುಳಿದ ಮೂವರು ಸಂಗೀತಗಾರರು ನಮ್ಮ ನೆರೆಯ ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನದ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೀಯ ಸಂಗೀತ ಪರಂಪರೆಯನ್ನು ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಸಮೃದ್ಧಗೊಳಿಸಿದವರು.
“ಏ ದಯ್ಯಾ… ಕಹಾಂ ಗಯೇ ವೇ ಲೋಗ್… ಬ್ರಿಜ ಕೆ ಬಸಯ್ಯಾ…”
ಮನುಷ್ಯರ ನಡುವೆ ಹತ್ತುಹಲವು ಬಗೆಯ ದ್ವೇಷದ ಗೋಡೆಗಳು ಎದ್ದು ನಿಂತಿರುವ ಇಂದಿನ ದಿನಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಿನ್ನತೆಗಳಿದ್ದರೂ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಸಂವಾದ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಆ ಜನರನ್ನು, ಆ ಕಾಲಘಟ್ಟವನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಕಂಡುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಬಹುಶಃ ಇಂತಹ ಸಂಗೀತಗಾರರ ಕೊರಳೊಳಗಿನ, ಬೆರಳೊಳಗಿನ ಸ್ವರಗಳೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಕೈಹಿಡಿದು ಮುನ್ನಡೆಸಬೇಕಿದೆ.
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