In Keralan now. Amma called me in the morning and said Madhav Gudi passed away at 6 in the morning today. Memories flashed all over my face.
Why and how do many live such lives........ years of mad practise, living on the earnings of music which could be nothing at all, yet tremendous faith in the Swaras!!!!
I remember, in Bangalore Madhav Gudi performed and for that concert that day years ago, Pandith Dinkar Kaikini had come. I was sitting on the floor next to His chair. Madhav Gudi started his concert. Dinkarji just patted my back and said "look at his practise ..... sadhana..... when he ends the breath there is such a majesty in giving completeness to the swara without making it feeble. It ends so full and at the right sharp point of the swara like a sharp pencil tip point. He also said that this to Madhav Gudi nobody would have even told him.
I was 14 when i first met Madhav Gudi at Ramarao Ji's house. And we all went to perform in Bidar. Now all i can think of is how we as audience we only have ears and scores of criticisms and not a heart to understand the struggle of a life of a musician in the mad rat race of concerts and success. And yet many musicians just live the love relationship of music and themselves for love of swaras without recognition, money, concerts.
It is not even four months that Bhimsen ji passed away and Madhav ji has followed him ........ for love for revange for passion for what????
Why and how do many live such lives........ years of mad practise, living on the earnings of music which could be nothing at all, yet tremendous faith in the Swaras!!!!
I remember, in Bangalore Madhav Gudi performed and for that concert that day years ago, Pandith Dinkar Kaikini had come. I was sitting on the floor next to His chair. Madhav Gudi started his concert. Dinkarji just patted my back and said "look at his practise ..... sadhana..... when he ends the breath there is such a majesty in giving completeness to the swara without making it feeble. It ends so full and at the right sharp point of the swara like a sharp pencil tip point. He also said that this to Madhav Gudi nobody would have even told him.
I was 14 when i first met Madhav Gudi at Ramarao Ji's house. And we all went to perform in Bidar. Now all i can think of is how we as audience we only have ears and scores of criticisms and not a heart to understand the struggle of a life of a musician in the mad rat race of concerts and success. And yet many musicians just live the love relationship of music and themselves for love of swaras without recognition, money, concerts.
It is not even four months that Bhimsen ji passed away and Madhav ji has followed him ........ for love for revange for passion for what????
ಸುಮತಿ ಅಕ್ಕಾ,
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ReplyDeleteYes.. it was a struggle called life for him. We look at it as struggle, but he might not have taken it that way. He was a true sadhaka. I remember him telling numerous anecdotes about his Guru.. every time.. all the time.. such was his faith - bhakthi - in his Guru and towards music. I happened to be with him accompanying him on many many occasions.. i am fortunate that way..
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