Shankar Jaikishan (SJ) made a tumultuous debut, with a blockbuster hit Barsat, in 1949. They were young, did not belong to the elite strata of society. Their only capital was their infinite talent and burning desire. Their journey from Barsat to Gouri in 1989 was a sustained uphill journey. They broke all records of record sales and box office collections.
At one point in their career, SJ was synonymous with Silver Jubilee. Forty jubilee hits, with Barsat running for 100 plus weeks.
They won nine Filmfare Awards and nominated almost every year, 1959 to 1974. This book covers their arduous journey of matchless success on a path of thorns.
Dr. Dattatreya and Dr. Geetha Pujari, have covered this journey. They met Shankar a few times and had their script approved by the maestro, way back in 1984. They published this book in Hindi, Shankar Jaikishan Id Swar Sadhana. This was in 2002.
Dharmakirthi, is an ex Banker settled in Hyderabad. He is a regular essayist on social media and is a part of a team of 14 authors of Guide. This book is an English translation of a Hindi book, Shankar jaikishan ki Swar Sadhana written by a scholarly couple Dr. Geetha and Dattatreya Pujari.
His skills are brought into committed writing, on his childhood passion for Hindi films and Hindi film music of the Golden Era. He is a socially conscious lover of all simple things which life offers. He presents solo audio-visual shows on his favourite music composers and lyricists. By profession, he was a finance functionary. History is his favourite subject, and that has pushed him into taking up this work to translate an excellent book which has never reached anyone since 2002, when it was first "self-published" by the Pujaris.
Having retired from his employment his efforts have been focused on what legacy can be left behind for generations to come.
Through this book, not only does Sadhguru explain what karma is and how we can use its concepts to enhance our lives, he also tells us about the Sutras, a step-by-step guide to navigating our way in this challenging world. In the process, we get a deeper, richer understanding of life and the power to craft our destinies.
SEEDHI SI BAAT NA MIRCH MASALA
Pre Independence Ghangapur, district Gulbarga, a pilgrim centre under the Nizam of Hyderabad. A small village, busy with flow of Dutta devotees from Maharashtra. The gramophone played in the mansion of the rich Pujari household, was like Aladdin's lamp, to the villagers. Seated next to father's seat and listening to music was fun. Mere babane baat meri manlee, Akhiyan milake jiya bharmake, aye chand chup na jaana. The image of a small dog, and a deer, with coloured labels of creators in fine print. The knowledge of alif, be, pe, to was coming handy to understand the meaning of these songs. We brothers fought for possession of small boxes of pins of phonograph, by HMV. In year 1953-54, saw the arrival of battery powered, Murphy Radio in our house. At 7 am, radio station would begin with its signature instrumental music. Radio Ceylon was like a Mecca-Madina for all the listeners. Songs of pre and post 195 were played in instrumental. Our ears were getting tuned to sweet melody and tones of flute, accordion, sitar, shehnayi, veena, and harmonium. The Dutta Mandir of Ghangapur used to play, bhajans every morning and evening. They composed devotional songs on tunes from popular film songs. This was free education of music.
Our sisters were now settled in Hyderabad and Akkalkot. We used to visit these towns. Those days, theatres were a huge attraction to all those who visited the towns from villages. I saw movies like Ramrajya, Shakuntala, Dr Kotnis ki Amar Kahani, with the elders of the family, between 1945 to 1949. On 11-9-1949, in Dilshad theatre, Hyderabad I saw Pyar Ki Jeet, and loved the song 0 door jaane wale very much. The date is etched in my memory thanks to a family portrait, at Shah Ali Banda, with date typed in the frame. Every time I see these pictures, those times come alive. This way, our visits to our sisters' places, I saw many old movies and plays.
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