Girls- this ones for you! SOOOO Well said...its the feeling, the emotion not the tools!! The argument is that the youth cannot relate to a ‘traditional’ notion like waiting by the moonlight for a lover’s arrival. The youth of today, it is argued, connects to waiting by the phone. Neither can the youth relate to a nayika adorning herself with jewels, self-made flower garlands, sandalwood or rosewater and wearing a sari in preparation for the man’s arrival. It was here that I wondered – have we, the youth lost our power of interpretation and the use of our imagination? Have the youth lost their ability to perceive dance imaginatively? I agree that the youth of today do not wait for their beloveds in a moonlit forest, but rather next to their mobile phones. But the anxiety, excitement and nervousness that embodies both these activities is the same isnt it? Those feelings have not changed over time. The phone and the moonlit night are secondary; it’s the anxiety of that wait that is central. As long as that has not lost its relevance, how can we say classical dance has? Similarly, a young girl today may not apply a bindi, wear traditional jewels, sprinkle rose water on herself and wear a sari to look beautiful in time for her beloved, but the modern-day ‘nayika’ does certainly adorn herself before going out ‘on a date’. The raw materials may be different – perhaps today it means getting a manicure, spraying designer perfume to smell good, wearing lipstick and spending hours in front of the wardrobe deciding what to wear. But again, the sentiment is the same – beautifying oneself in preparation for the lover’s arrival – and that is what is central, not the sari or the manicure. - Aranyani Bhargav
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 09:01:28 +0000
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