Study
proposed to be undertaken: Was prepared to be sent for SRF to Ministry of Culture in the year 2009 - August and given for verification - discouraged to apply........but found executed soon...
- Never claimed the idea, allowed to be executed knowingly!!!
a)
Title of the proposed project document:
DIVERSITY IN THE LITERARY WORKS
OF
“MAHADEVA SHAMBHO” IN LIGHT OF
“BHAVA” EXPRESSED IN
KUCHIPUDI AND BHRATANATYAM STYLES
b)
Type of the study: Academic research or
application oriented:
IT SERVES THE PURPOSE OF
ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND IS ALSO APPLICATION ORIENTED – SUITABLE FOR A STAGE
PERFORMANCE
c)
Synopsis of the project document:
“EXPRESSION” or
“Abhinaya” in any form of dance brings out the inner essence of conscious and
sub conscious feelings in the form of ‘bhava’ and ‘rasa’ enlightening the
performer’s soul. This enchants the
audience watching the performer, they are influenced and so their soul also
experiences the thought process watching the performance in a ‘great silence’,
in an absolutely vacuum created between the two during the presentation of the
art form, be it dance, be it music or any other art form. A bond or a bridge is
created between the soul of the artist and the soul of the audience watching
them. Thus, the writer of the script for
the performer forms a platform on which both excel to understand the depth of
feeling for several emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger, agitation,
turbulence, uncertainty, sensuality, a philosophical thought process, etc.
In this light,
the present project is selected to depict the essence of the writings and the
literary works of “Sri Mahadeva Shambho”, Goparaju Venkata Subbarao (A retired
cash keeper). His works have been
published in 1928 in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh and were reprinted recently by
his daughter and shishya, Smt. Vaddadi Sowbhagyam. They have several types of literary works
such as poems, slokas, keertanas, philosophical write ups, bhajana keertanas
including a lot of bhakti bhava and aadhyatmika chintana.
The most
important and noteworthy of these writings is that they all had a “Akshra
niyamam” means that every first letter of the stanza of the verse created will
form a word after the verse is completed.
This is the “Aksharahamsalu” the bhajana keertanas. The ‘akshra niyamam’ for all the keertanas
have been very creatively molded with poetry, which is very apt with the ‘bhava
prakatana’ in the individual verse. This
poetry has become very much known amongst the godmen and the general public who
have faith in the Lord. They all have
revolved around Lord Shiva to a large extent and so he was given the nickname
as “Mahadeva Shambho” and was known by the same name.
There are a
number of keertanas, which were sung by several musicians on All India Radio
and there are some more known very popularly.
His daughter and student, Vaddadi Sobhagyam, also released several of
the keertanas in the form of Cassettes for which good dance choreography can be
done and performed on stage.
Infact, several
of the keertanas such as ‘shivudu tandavamu chesenamma’, ‘entavada vavura
sankara’, ‘bhava mruda haea shiva namo namo’, ‘sivuni tatvamu nerigina
vaariki’, etc. have been performed by students of Lasya Priya in several
occasions.
The essence of
about 12-15 keertanas, their ‘bhava’, ‘rasa’ will be considered for deeper
study and presentation. All nine rasas
mixed in different forms of the literary work will be separated and presented
in the form of beautiful Expression or Abhinaya of Kuchipudi dance. The interludes of the ‘charanam’s of the
keertana verses will be interspersed with ‘Jatis’ composed in both the styles
of Kuchipudi and Bharatanaryam for a full length of about one hour natya –
nritya combination of presentation for the aesthetic pleasure and philosophic
approach of the performer and the audience.
The songs that
are chosen for the project to be executed:
1
Sidhhi vinayaka buddhi pradayaka
2
Saraswati ninu golchiti
3
Bhava mruda hara siva namo namo
4
Raja rajeswari raavee
5
Adi lakshmi kaameswari kanumaa
6
Raa raa samba raa raa
7
Siva tatvambunu erigina vaariki sivude taanagu satyam
8
Ramaa ramaaa ramaa stita ramaa ramaa
9
Ksheera saagara sayana naarayanaa hari
10
Dorikenamma venna donga naaku dorikenamma
11
Hari harulu venchesinaaruu bhakta varula
12
Aanjaneya neeku pranjali chesedaaa
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