Another year passed by...

Seems like yesterday we were together laughing, singing, dinning and rejoicing...

Little did we know what those days taught us...

the values of sharing, caring, bonding and a vision way ahead of time...

Being humane, having compassion and giving back to the community was what we learnt....

Your poetic passion, rhythm for music, golden heart and flair of acting are some of the traits that we carried forward...

Thanks for being our Father dear Bhau...

Missing you for the 9th year...

Sharwari

Dear Bhau,

Last Sunday we your daughters, discussed about which songs you liked. Shruti has posted many of your selections on this blog. 

Your choice of music was very wide and very large-ranging. From rap to classical; melody to pathos; natya-sangeet to gazals and so on......... 

This we all have inherited from you, to listen to good music of any genre. But you didn't like any artificial compositions. 

Your music was always easy flowing, in one tune without complexities and without too many high or low notes. But you did like the variable tones of music of Ghulam Ali. He was your favourite.

I always wondered why did you not enjoy some numbers and didn't like some of my selections of songs with complex tunes and expressions of rare ragas. 

Your choice of music was easy to understand, easy to connect with mood of the song, easy to feel and easy to remember.

Bhau, thank you for making me understand the difference between good and bad and the discern needed to develop the taste for good music.

We remember all the beautiful moments we shared with you attending different musical programs from stars to upcoming talents.

At the end-

Phool khile hain gulshan gulshan
Lekin apna apna daaman............

Love you Bhau, always and eternally.....

Shubhada

Remembering Bhau fondly on his 9th death anniversary !

We were reminiscing over his favorite songs and I thought of compiling a short list....

भाऊँ चीं आवडती गाणी

भाऊँ ना नाट्य संगीत अत्यंत प्रिय होत !

नाटक कुलवधू चीं गाणी
क्षण आला भाग्याचा , बोला । अमृत बोला , मनरमणा,मधुसूदना ।

नाटक संगीत मानापमा मधिल
खरा तो प्रेमा ना धरी लोभ मनी, नमन नटवरा विस्मयकारा,आत्मविरोधी कुतूहलधरा,
युवतिमना दारुण रण रूचिर प्रेमसे झाले , शूरा मी वंदिले ।

नाटक - संगीत शारदा,
आम्ही मुलिंनी गायलेली गाणि ...
श्रीमंत पतीची राणी, मग थाट काय तो पुसतां , घेउनि ये पंखा वाळ्याचा जा जा जा झणीं,
मूर्तिमंत भीती उभी मजसमोर राहिली , म्हातारा इतुका न अवघें पाऊणशें वयमान ।

नाटक संगीत सौभदै मधिल
प्रिये पहा रात्रीचा समय सरुनि येत उषःकाल हाँ,
वद जाउं कुणाला शरण करी जो हरण संकटाचें ।

भाऊँ चे काही आवडते अभंग ...

इंद्रायणी काठी, देवाची आळंदी, ज़ोहर मायबाप जोहार, तीर्थ विठ्ठल ,ज्ञानियांचा राजा गुरू महाराव ।


He loved listening to Ghazals especially to Mehdi Hassan and Ghulam Ali.

Aab ke hum bhichade ,
Chupke chupke raat din..., awaragi ,
And many many more

Bhau enjoyed listening to lively songs by Kishore Kumar, some of his favorites were
Phoolon ke rang se, bhaware ki gunjan hai mera dil, rimzhim gire sawan,
Zindagi ke Safari mei ...


Another favorite singer was Harry Belafonte !
And his favorite song ....Jamaica farewell - down the bay where the nights are gay

The list is endless and we remember him when Many of these songs are played!




Love you and miss you dear Bhau!

Shruti