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Review: Naanu Nanna Kanasu (2010)

Madhu Krishnamurthy - Fri, 06/11/2010 - 23:40

Title: naanu nanna kanasu (Me and my dream)
Starring: Prakash Rai, Ramesh Aravind, Achyuthkumar, Seethara, Veena Sunder, Rajesh, Sihikahi Chandru and others.
Direction: Prakash Rai
Screen play, Dialogues: Prakash Rai
Photography: Ananth Urs
Produced by: Duet Movies and Media House Studio



Verdict - An excellent entertaining movie which explores the love a father has for his daughter which gets tested when she becomes an independent adult. It has good funny dialogues, great acting, superb photography and nice music.


Score: 9.5 out of 10



While watching Kannada or Indian movies, have you got bored of the stale adventures of the hero and heroine who fight against all obstacles and eventually teach us that love conquers all - that too not before the most stupid misunderstandings between the lovers themselves.? Have you got sick of how the hero-heroine gyrate in response to gross lyrics and head banging music? Now don't even get me started on movies that try hard to prove that in order to protect our personal dignity and survive in this unruly world, each of us men need to be the equivalent of a Jackie Chan or a Bruce Lee capable of beating the pulp out of twentyfive knife and chain wielding thugs !!

Yes.We badly need an antidote to such movies. We need a movie where the story is about some thing we can relate to, where the characters speak the kind of lines that are spoken around us? Still better, why can't the hero or heroine be in situations which are plausible and natural such that we the audience can relate to it?

Well, seek no more. Such an antidote has arrived. It is the Kannada movie Naanu nanna kanasu directed by Prakash Rai.

Prakash Rai (also known as Prakash Raj) is a popular national award winning actor well known in South Indian cinema. With this movie he has given a stellar performance as a director too.

The story is very new compared to what gets shown on Kannada movie screens. It is about the beautiful relationship and love a father enjoys with his daughter. The story is told by the father as he recollects one joyous event after another involving him and his daughter kanasu right from her birth. The story warmly unfolds as the girl grows from a baby to a toddler, to an adolescent and steps into adulthood. All along the father has been fully engaged in every walk of his daughters life and enjoying it. We also see very humane tendencies displayed by the father. It is to be admired that the story explores some very sensitive aspects like the father's resentment at his little baby growing up to be an independent individual.

In this movie, Prakash Rai has adopted the original Tamil movie (Abhiyum Naanum by Radha Mohan) and transformed it into a movie which fits the Kannada environment very well. Ramesh Aravind, Sihi Kahi Chandru, Seethara and Veena Sunder are very good in their roles

Prakash Rai shines in the role of the dad who tempers his desire to make his girl a strong and capable individual while at the same not wanting to let her out of his circle of love and influence. He has given a really genuine and bold performance bringing out his character's vulnerability, immaturity and fatherly love. His transition from a tense father to a relieved father is very nuanced and convincing.

AchyuthaKumar shines in his role as Patel and executes some juicy moments with assurance and confidence. I am always thrilled when young actors take charge of their role and hold their own. Amoolya as kanasu has given a dignified performance and personifies the role of the adorable daughter. Rajesh Nataranga's portrayal of the role of the supportive friend is very likeable and refreshing.

There are some very colorful picturization of songs with Hamsalekha providing interesting lyrics and fine music. The photography is pleasing. The dialogues are very natural, meaningful, sharp, funny and heartfelt. The song sung by Kailash Kher 'ondu maamara' has a haunting melody and is sure to be a hit.

I liked the cool and confident attitude displayed by Jogi when interacting with his prospective in-laws. This is in keeping with the times and shows the audience a character that has real personality as against the traditional tough guy hero who never-the-less exhibits over the top humility and modesty in front of elders. (I mean the dude who does not forget his culture of folding his hands and stands respectfully in front of guru hiriyaru).

The movie succeeds in being very entertaining while being realistic and natural. The movie demonstrates that a wholesome entertaining movie can be made while being highly artistic too. Going by the box office news, people are coming to watch this movie in large numbers in Karnataka.
So, Gandhinagar, you cannot give this excuse anymore. "We make crude cheap entertainment because if we make clean realistic movies, our Kannadigas do not come to watch it". I have always maintained that this is just taking the easy way out. I know there is always a market for movies which appeal to our base instincts. If people want to cater to it, that's fine. But if they channel their enormous resources they can make movies which they themselves can feel proud about.

I submit there is a huge segment of Kannada film goers who are desirous of watching well made movies. Let's not forget that the most popular and commercially successful director in Kannada is till today Puttanna Kanagal who appealed to such film goers. If Kannada can produce high quality literature, there is no reason why we cannot make high quality movies on our own. As can be see with movies made all over the world, it is the story and script which is the foundation for a good movie. I think we need more people like Prakash Rai who have the desire and confidence to make good movies based on good stories and strong scripts.

naanu nanna kanasu is the kind of movie Kannadigas deserve and have been craving for it. It is a very nice movie which must be watched by all kala rasika kannadigas especially fathers with daughters.

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Pictures from our recent Nataka Chaitra 2010

Madhu Krishnamurthy - Sat, 06/05/2010 - 22:06

Pictures from Nataka Chaitra 2010 - San Jose CA Nammologobba Najookayya written by T N Seetharam Koriappana Koriography written by Dundiraj. (I was Koriappa) Director: Sharmila Vidyadhara Photos: Ravi Subba Rao

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ದೋಸೆ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹಾಗು ಇತರೆ

Madhu Krishnamurthy - Sat, 06/05/2010 - 17:56

ಪುಟ್ಟಿ ಮನೆಗೆ ಬಂದಾಗ

ಇದೇ ತಾನೆ ಊರಿಗೆ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟ ಖಾಲಿ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯ ಪುಟ್ಟಿಯು
ತಟ್ಟೆಯನು ತಾ ಮುಂದಿಟ್ಟಾಗ, ದೋಸೆ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಕ್ವಾಲಿಟಿ ತಾ ಮುಖ್ಯವೆ ?
ಸೊಂಯ್ಯೆಂದು ಬಿಟ್ಟ ದೋಸೆಯನು ಕಾಯ್ ಚಟ್ನಿಯಲಿ ಅದ್ದಿ
ಅಮ್ಮನು ಪುಟ್ಟಿಯ ಬಾಯ್ಲಿಡಲು,
ಐಸೊ ನೈನ್ ತೌಸೆಂಡಿಗೆ ಕಿಚ್ಚು ಹಚ್ಚೆಂದ, ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞ !

ಮೇ ಐದು ೨೦೧೦
ಐದು
ಐದು
ಹತ್ತು
ಈವತ್ತು
ಯಾವತ್ತೂ

ಬೇಗಲ್‍ಏ ತಿನ್‍ಈ ದೋಸೆ

ಕೆಂಪಗೆ ಕಾಯಿಸಿ, ಬೆಣ್ಣೆಯ ಲೇಪಿಸಿ
ಮಸಾಲೆ ದೋಸೆ ಎಂದೇ ಭ್ರಮಿಸಿ
ಟೋಸ್ಟರ್ ಎಂಬ ಕಾವಲಿಯಿಂದ
ಬೇಗಲ್ ಎಂಬ ಒಣಕಲು ಬನ್ನನು
ಬೇಗನೆ ತೆಗೆದು ಮರೆಯಲಿ ಕುಳಿತು
ಬಾಯ ಚಪ್ಪರಿಸಿರೊ ಮಂಕುದಿಣ್ಣೆಗಳ
ಎಂದನಾ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞ

ಟಿಪ್ಪಣಿ: ಬೇಗಲ್ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ಅಮೇರಿಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಯಂಕರ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧಿ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಒಣಗಿದ ಖಡಕ್ ಬನ್ನು

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Two Words. SPB ROCKS!!

Madhu Krishnamurthy - Wed, 05/26/2010 - 06:28

As I close my eyes and hear the jumpy tune of 'Santhoshakke haadu' (Geetha 1983) with its foot thumping rhythm, I see the image of the bearded man in a hurry, the daring Shankar Nag in his dark glasses. When I hear the classic 'elliruve manava kaaduva roopasiye' I can only picture Ananth flying his helicopter over thick forests. If I listen to 'naa haadalu, neevu haada beku' from kalla kulla the picture that comes to mind is that of Sahasa Simha Vishnuvardhan. But still, one key ingredient in all these songs is the voice of perhaps the most versatile and beloved singer SP Balasubramhanyam. SPB or Balu as he is lovingly called is the most successful play back singer in the South Indian film industry. He is definitely the one singer who has given the most popular songs in Kannada film industry. SPB himself has talked about the love he has received from Kannadigas and has shared his love for the Kannada film industry.(See video link at the end) He has given his musical voice to all prominent actors in the Kannada film industry including Dr. Vishnuvardhan, Anant Nag, Shankar Nag, Ambarish, Suresh Heblikar, Srinath, Rajesh, Dwarakish, Narasimha Raju. In the movie Bahaddur Gandu, the song 'gandu endhare gandu, bhoopathi gandu' sung by SPB is picturised on Dr. Raj. So SPB seems to have left his mark across the board in Kannada movies.

Though not classically trained SPB has the talent and the spirit to bring out the most creative musical performance. In fact one of the advantages of his lack of classical background is that it gives him the freedom to be unbound by the framework of classical music.

I had the opportunity to see him live at the Kannada musical night on May 9th at Hayward California. Most of the songs he sang were my favorites. It was somewhat reassuring to see 1200 other people like the same songs as I did and respond they way I would. SPB delivered the program professionally. They did not waste time between songs. SPB would add tidbits about various songs and established an affectionate bond with the crowd. After doing the traditional somber songs, he sang jeeva vene (Hombisilu) the popularity of which is a great symbol of Kannadigas good taste in music. Then SPB chose my favorite "Entha Soundarya nodu" from mathu tappada maga composed by Ilayaraja. The background music (BGM) in this song reminds me of the BGM in nagu naguta nali nali - the ever green PBS song for Dr. Raj from Bangarada Manushya composed by GK Venkatesh. That is not at all surprising since Ilayaraja arranged the music for over 200 Kannada films as an assistant to GKV.

During the program SPB did sing many melodious songs including 'jotheyali jothe jotheyali(Geetha), ‘naguva nayana’ (Pallavi Anu Pallavi). They were all melodious and I thoroughly enjoyed it. But I love SPB for his jovial and cool spirit which he brings into some of his songs. I feel SPB is the only singer who has established a type of singing which is very original and creative. It is not just his musical ability I am talking about here. It is his ability to innovate in singing which is so distinctively SPB. That makes his songs more entertaining. I honestly feel, it is very rare to find a singer who creates his own style, sticks to it and is successful. I feel most of the singers of the current generation are some what normalized. They do not have a very original style of singing. They try to follow in the lines of legends like Rafi or Kishore. Initially SPB was trying to follow in Ghantasaala's footsteps but luckily for us music lovers, he got out of it and established his own domain where he innovated as he desired and people have simply loved it.

There are the classic SPB hits which are so universally appealing that they speak for themselves. I am referring to Neera biTTu (Hombisilu), aakashadinda dharegilidu rambhe , maamaravello , nammora mandara huvve. These songs are a great joy to listen to. Apart from these, for an example of SPB's creativity, listen to this song from Maagiya Kanasu. The song "ellelloo neene, elliruve jaane" I get goose bumps when he says ellellu neene ehE eHe, elliruve jaane ohO ohO". Another good example is 'hema hema. naakondla naaku' (Shubha mangala) Similarly the rustic songs 'notadaage nageya meeti' and 'teranEri ambaradaage" from Parasangada Gende Thimma" set a new trend in Kannada films resulting in songs like “entha marulayya idu”, "kempaadavo ella kempadavo". There are many such examples including those where SPB displays his talent for comedy in songs. "vahare mere murgha' (Sipaayi Ramu), "nammoor nage naanobne jaana' and "barhtale kanasina raani" are a few of the good funny songs.
SPB also has distinguished himself with his unique talent to morph his voice to suit the actor on whom the song is being picturised. In one of his interviews he says that it is easy for him to mould his voice to suite comedic actors because they have a very distinct mannerism and so it makes sense to imitate their voice. In the case of the regular heroes of Indian movies he says he imitates their style of speaking and adopts it in his singing. This explains why SPB's voice seems to suite a wide range of actors. It is worth noting that he does not try to imitate the actor’s voice as much as the rhythm in their speaking.

It was the first time that I saw SPB live and it was a thrilling experience. I was totally in awe at this great talent who at 65 still sings like he sang 30 years ago. How much can we be in awe of a person who still has the spirit to sing jumpy numbers, romantic poems and who can rock the audience and drive them crazy with his ability to sing cool romping numbers. Two songs towards the end of the concert were very well chosen and drove the audience wild and screaming. He gave a small tidbit about Hamslekha and his song about places in Mysore. The audience smelled what was coming and hooted with excitement. And them SPB put the mike near his mouth and belted in a high pitch ‘are yaarri hedarkoLLoru, bedarkolloru’. The voice shot out like an arrow from great depth and went flying and weaving through the audience. Now the audience went wild as SPB rendered this cool song “koorak kukkralli kere wa wa”. The best was the next song, the grand finale “santhoshakke” from Geetha. It was totally cool when he sang “Hai folks. Good evening. Happy mother’s day. Listen to the crowning music from your fabulous Sanjay”. Enough said. I should just let you experience yourself, the joy this song brings(click here to listen).

Here are some video links which you may enjoy. Thanks to those who uploaded these songs. These videos are really a gold mine.

A Japanese fan singing santhoshakke from Geetha

SPB on the love he has received from Kannadigas.

SPB singing kurigalu saar in Mysore Ananth Swamy’s style.

SPB singing DVG’s baduku jataka bandi

SPB and Ajay Warrier singing C Ashwath and Mysore Ananthasamy’s “Jolly baarinalli koothu”.

SPB Live Jotheyli Jothe Jotheyali from Geetha

The awesome song 'naagara holeyo ammale (naagara hole)

elliruve manava kaaduva roopasiye (bayalu daari)
aakashadinda (chandanada gombe)
neera bittu nelada mele (hombisilu)

Audio
tarikere eri mele - one of the best rock song in Kannada (Devara duddu)click on 'tarikere' and click 'play selected'
naguva nayana (pallavi anupallavi)
koorak kukkralli kere (nenapirali)
yelu male meleri (Jogi)

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ನಮ್ಮೊಳಗೊಬ್ಬ ನಾಜೂಕಯ್ಯ

Kiran Jayanth - Mon, 05/24/2010 - 11:19

ಕಳೆದವು ಮಂಗಳವಾರಗಳು
ಮರಳಿದವು ಗುರುವಾರಗಳು
ಅಬ್ಬಬ್ಬಾ ಮುಂಜಾನೆ ೮:೩೦ ಗೆ ಕರೀತೀರಲ್ರೀ ಶನಿವಾರ ಕೂಡ
ಭಾನುವಾರ ಕೂಡ ರಜೆ ಇಲ್ವಾ ಮ್ಯಾಡಂ?
ಸನ್ನಿವೇಲ್ ದೇಗುಲದ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಭೋಜ್
ತಪ್ಪಿದರೆ ಅರ್ಚನ-ವತ್ಸ-ಶರ್ಮಿಳ ಮನೆಯವರ ಊಟ ಹರ್ ರೋಜ್
ಹೀಗೆ ಸಾಗಿತ್ತು ನಮ್ ರಿಹರ್ಸಲ್ಲು
"ಭಾವುಕ ಮಿಲನ"ದ ಮೊದಲ ಮೈಲಿಗಲ್ಲು
ಈ ನೆನಪಿನ ದೋಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕರು ಹಲವರು
ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಹತ್ತಿರವಾದರು ಕೆಲವರು

ಮೊನಚಿನ ಮಾತಿನ ಶರ್ಮಿಳ ಮ್ಯಾಡಂ
ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸಕೆ ಹಾಜರಿ ತಪ್ಪಿದರೆ ಅವ್ರು ಬಹಳ ಗರಂ
ಕೂರಿಸಿ ಓದಿಸಿ ಶುರುವಾದ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ ಸೆಷನ್ನು
ತಪ್ಪು ಒಪ್ಪುಗಳಿಗಿಲ್ಲ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾರ್ಜಿನ್ನು
ಅರಿವಿಲ್ಲದಂತೆಯೇ ತರಿಸಿತ್ತು ಹಾವ ಭಾವಗಳನ್ನು
ಕಲಿಸಿತ್ತು ನಟನೆಯ ಸೂಕ್ಷಾತಿಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು

ಬಂದಿತ್ತಾಗಲೇ ತಾರೀಖು ಮೇ ಇಪ್ಪತ್ಮೂರು
ಹವ್ಯಾಸಿ ರಂಗಭೂಮಿ ಆಸಕ್ತರ "ನಾಟಕ ಚೈತ್ರ"ದ ಬ್ಯಾನ್ನರ್ರು

ಸೃಜನಶೀಲ ಸೌಜನ್ಯರ ಕಲೆ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯದ ಮ್ಯಾಜಿಕ್ಕು
ಸಂಗೀತ ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಗಾರ್ಗಿ ಪಂಚಾಂಗಂ ಆಲಾಪವದು ಕರಾರುವಾಕ್ಕು
ಕೀಲಿಮಣೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಭಿಜಿತ್ ರ ಕೈಚಳಕ
ಬೆಳಕಿಗೆ ವಿನಯ್ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ, ಮೈಕಿನ ಹಿಂದೆ "ಹೆಡ್ ಮೇಡಂ" ಮೋನಿಕ
ಮೇಕಪ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಮೊಗಕೆ ಮೆರುಗು ನೀಡಿದರು ವಿಜಯ
ಸಹಾಯ ಹಸ್ತ ಚಾಚಿದ ಶರಣ್, ವಿದ್ಯಾಧರ, ಕಿರಣ್ ಮಯ್ಯ, ಗಿರೀಶ್, ಗುಬ್ಬಿ, ಅಜಯ್ ಮತ್ತು ತಂಡ
ಟಿಕೇಟುಗಳ ಲೆಕ್ಕ ಇಟ್ಟು ಜೊತೆ ನೀಡಿದರು ಪ್ರಶಾಂತ್ ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿ
ಸುತ್ತೋಲೆಗಳ ಕಳಿಸಿ ಸಾಥ್ ನೀಡಿದವರು ಕನ್ನಡ ಕೂಟದ ಬಳಗ

ಅರಳಿದಳು ರಂಗಮಂಚೆ "ನಾಟಕ ಚೈತ್ರ"ಳಾಗಿ
ತೆರೆದಳು ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಪ್ರಪಂಚವ ಸಭಿಕರ ನಿಬ್ಬೆರಗಾಗುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

ಒಬ್ಬರನೊಬ್ಬರ ಮೀರಿಸುವಂತೆ ನಟಿಸಿದ ಪಾತ್ರಧಾರಿಗಳು
"ನಮ್ಮೊಳಗೊಬ್ಬ ನಾಜೂಕಯ್ಯ"ನಿಗೆ ಜೀವ ತುಂಬಿದರು

"ಸಾರಿಗೆ ಸಚಿವ ಖದಂಗೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ರಸಿಕತೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಗೆ, ಅದಕ್ ನಾ ಎನ್ ಮಾಡ್ಲಿ"
"ಬರೋಬ್ಬರಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ರಿ ಸರಾ?"
ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊನಚಿನ ಮಾತುಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ
ಮನ ಸೂರೆಗೊಂಡರು ನಾರಾಯಣ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಗಳು
"ಪಾಲಿಟಿಕ್ಸ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಷ್ಟು ವರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಇದೀನಲ್ಲಮ್ಮ"
ಖಾದಿ ವಸ್ತ್ರ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಟೊಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ತೊಟ್ಟು ಮಿರಿ ಮಿರಿ ಮಿಂಚಿ ನೆನಪಲಿ ಉಳಿವರು
ಹಗಲುವೇಷ ತೊಟ್ಟ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ ಮಂತ್ರಿ ಮಿನಿಸ್ಟರ್ ಪಾಟೀಲರು

"ಹೂಮ್ ಸಾ, ನನ್ ಹೆಂಡ್ತಿ ಗಂಡ ನಾನೇ ಸಾ"
ಬದುಕಿನ ಕಟ್ಟಲೆಗಳನ್ನೇ ಅರಿಯದ ಮುಗ್ಧ ಫೋಟೋಗ್ರಾಫರ್
"ಸರ್, ನನ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಅಲ್ಲಿ 200 ರುಪಾಯಿ ಇದೆ ಕೊಡ್ತೀನಿ, ನಿಮ್ ಸಾಲ ತೀರ್ಸಿಬಿಡಿ ಸರ್"
ಮುಗ್ಧ ನಿಷ್ಕಪಟ ಸಮಾಜ ಬಿಂಬಿಸುವ "ದುರ್ಬಲ ಕೊಂಡಿ" ಈ ಮಹಾದೇವ ಜಾಗಿರ್ದಾರ್
"ಗೋ ಗೋ ಗೋ, ನನ್ ನಾಯಿಗೆ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿಸಬೇಕು"
ಇಟಾಲಿಯನ್ ನಾಯಿ ಮೇಲಿನ ಹುಚ್ಚು ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಮುಖ ಒಂದೆಡೆ
"ಕೇಸ್ ಬುಕ್ ಮಾಡ್ಸಿ ಒಳಗೆ ಹಾಕ್ಸಿಬಿಡ್ತೀನಿ, ಹುಷಾರ್"
ಗುಡುಗಿ ಸದ್ದಡಗಿಸಿದ ಲಂಚಕೋರ ಡೈರೆಕ್ಟರ್ ದ್ವಿಮುಖ ಇನ್ನೊಂದೆಡೆ

"ನಮ್ ಫಾದರ್ ಗ್ರಾಂಡ್ ಫಾದರ್ ಇಬ್ರೂ ಹೋಗ್ಬಿಟ್ರಲ್ಲಾ?"
"ಯಲ್ಲಿ"
"ಲಂಡನ್"ನಲ್ಲಿ
ನಕ್ಕು ನಗಿಸಿದರು ರೀಟಾ ಚಬಲಾನಿ
"ಯಂಗ್ ಮ್ಯಾನ್, ಮೈ ನೇಮ್ ಇಸ್ ಕೆ.ಆರ್.ಚಬಲಾನಿ"
ಹೌಹಾರುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿದರು ಕಿಶೋರ್ ಆರ್ ಚಬಲಾನಿ

"ಡ್ಯಾಡಿ ನೀವು ಬೇರೇನೆ ಮೀಟಿಂಗ್ ಶುರು ಮಾಡ್ಬಿಟ್ರಲ್ಲಾ, ಹೀಗಾದ್ರೆ ನಂಗೆ ಬರ್ತ್-ಡೇನೆ ಬೇಡ"
ಉಲಿದಳು ನುಲಿದಳು ಮಿನಿಸ್ಟರ್ ಮಗಳು ನೀತಿ
ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ನಿಷ್ಠ ಪ್ರಭಾಕರನೊಬ್ಬ
"ಹೇಯ್ ನಕ್ಸಲೈಟ್, ನಿನ್ನ ರೆಡ್ ಲೈಟ್ ಮಾಡ್ಬಿಡ್ತೀನಿ"
ಬೆದರಿಸುವ ಪುಂಡ-ಪುಡಾರಿ ಗುರುದಾಸಪ್ಪ
"ಮೂರು ಪರ್ಸೆಂಟ್ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಗೆ ಕೊಡಿ..ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ ಫಿನಿಶ್"
ಕಪಟಿ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ಅಗ್ನಿಹೋತ್ರಿ

ನಿಷ್ಠೆಯಿಂದ ಯಶಸ್ಸು ಗಳಿಸಬೇಕೆಂಬ ನಾಯಕ ಶಿವಪ್ರಸಾದನ ಛಲವಾದಿ ಪಯಣ
ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯ ಕೈಗೊಂಬೆಯಾಗಿ ನರಳುವ ನಾಯಕಿ ಮಾಲತಿಯ ಮೌನರೋದನ
ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಚಕ್ರವ್ಯೂಹದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಲುಕಿ ತನ್ನ ತತ್ವ-ಆದರ್ಶಗಳನ್ನು ಗಾಳಿಗೆ ತೂರುವ ನಾಯಕನ ನರಳುವ ಮನ
ಹಾದರಕ್ಕೆ ಇಳಿಯುವಂತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ತಂದೊಡ್ಡಿದ ವಿಧಿಯಾಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಕುದಿದು ಸೊರಗುವ ನಾಯಕಿಯ ಹೃದಯ
ತೆರೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೊನೆಯ ಪರದೆ ಬೀಳುತ್ತಾ ಹೋದಂತೆ, ಆ ಕೊನೆಯ ದೀಪವು ಆರುತ್ತ ಹೋದಂತೆ
ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕ ತನ್ನೊಳಗೊಬ್ಬ ನಾಜೂಕಯ್ಯನಿದ್ದಾನೆಯೇ ಎಂದು ಶೋಧಿಸಲಣಿಯಾದನಂತೆ
ಮನ ಮುಟ್ಟಿದ ಕಥನ...ಕಿವಿಗಡಚಿಕ್ಕುವ ಕರತಾಡನ...

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ಯಾರಿಗೆ ಯಾರುಂಟು ಎರವಿನ ಸಂಸಾರ....

ಸುಪ್ತದೀಪ್ತಿ - Inner Light - Mon, 05/24/2010 - 02:29

....ನೀರ ಮೇಲಣ ಗುಳ್ಳೆ ನಿಜವಲ್ಲ ಹರಿಯೇ!

ಮಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದ ಬಳಿ ಶನಿವಾರ ನಡೆದ ಅಪಘಾತ ದುರಾದೃಷ್ಟಕರ, ಘೋರ.

ಮೃತರ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಶಾಂತಿ
ಕುಟುಂಬಿಕರಿಗೆ ಧೈರ್ಯ
ಉಳಿದವರಿಗೆ ನೆಮ್ಮದಿ
ಸಹಕರಿಸಿದವರಿಗೆ ಶುಭ
ಕೋರುತ್ತಾ....


ಅದೃಶ್ಯ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಈ ಲೋಕವನ್ನು ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ರೀತಿ ನಮ್ಮಳವಿಗೆ ಬಾರದಿದೆಯಾದರೂ ಆ ಶಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಶರಣು ಶರಣು.

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ಮೇ ೨೩ರ "ನಾಟಕ ಚೈತ್ರ" – ೨ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ನಾಟಕಗಳು!!

Kiran Jayanth - Mon, 05/17/2010 - 13:33

ಮೇ ೨೩ರ "ನಾಟಕ ಚೈತ್ರ"ದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಿಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿದಿದೆಯಲ್ಲವೇ? ರಂಗಭೂಮಿ ಹವ್ಯಾಸಿ ಕಲಾವಿದರ ತಂಡ ನಿಮಗೆಂದು ೨ ನಾಟಕಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಪಡಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಬೇ ಏರಿಯಾದ ಹೆಸರಾಂತ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕಿ ಶರ್ಮಿಳ ವಿದ್ಯಾಧರರವರ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಲವು ಪ್ರವೀಣ ಮತ್ತು ಪಳಗಿದ ಕಲಾವಿದರ ಜೊತೆ ಹೊಸ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆಗಳ ಸಮ್ಮಿಲನ ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ವಿಶೇಷ.

ನಮ್ಮೊಳೊಗೊಬ್ಬ ನಾಜೂಕಯ್ಯ
‘ಮಾಯಾಮೃಗ’, ‘ಮುಕ್ತಾ ಮುಕ್ತಾ’ ಮತ್ತು ‘ಮನ್ವಂತರ’ಗಳಂಥಾ ಮರೆಯಲಾಗದ ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿಗಳನ್ನು ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಟಿ.ಎನ್. ಸೀತಾರಾಮ್ ಅವರು ಬರೆದ ಈ ನಾಟಕ, ನಿಷ್ಠೆಯಿ೦ದ ಯಶಸ್ಸು ಗಳಿಸಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಓರ್ವ ಉದ್ಯಮಿಯ ಪಯಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಭೃಷ್ಟ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಅನುಯಾಯಿಗಳು ಎಸೆಯುವ ಸವಾಲುಗಳು, ಆತ ಎದುರಿಸುವ ದ್ವಂದಗಳ ಮಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಛಲವಾದಿ ನಾಯಕ ದೃಢತೆಯಿ೦ದ ಆ ಕದನವನ್ನು ಗೆಲ್ಲಬಲ್ಲನೆ ಅಥವಾ ತಾನು ನ೦ಬಿದ ಆದರ್ಶಗಳನ್ನು ಗಾಳಿಗೆ ತೂರಿ ಸೋತು ಶರಣಾಗುವನೆ?
ಬನ್ನಿ, ವೀಕ್ಷೀಸಿ...ನಮ್ಮೆಲ್ಲರ ಮನದಾಳದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಓರ್ವ ನಾಜೂಕಯ್ಯನಿದ್ದಾನೋ ಎಂದು ಶೋಧಿಸಿ.....

ಕೊರಿಯಪ್ಪನ ಕೊರಿಯೋಗ್ರಫಿ
ಹನಿಗವನದ ಸಾಮ್ರಟರ ಎಂದು ಖ್ಯಾತರಾಗಿರುವ ಕವಿ ಎಚ್. ದುಂಡಿರಾಜ್ ಅವರು ರಚಿಸಿರುವ ಅನೇಕ ನಾಟಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊರಿಯಪ್ಪನ ಕೊರಿಯೋಗ್ರಫಿ ತಿಳಿ ಹಾಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿ ತಮ್ಮದೆ ಆದ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಒಂದು ವಿಡಂಬನಾತ್ಮಕ ನೋಟವನ್ನು ಬೀರಿದ್ದಾರೆ. "ಅನುರಾಗ" ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯವರು ಸಾಹಿತಿ ಕೊರಿಯಪ್ಪನವರನ್ನು ಸಂದರ್ಶನ ಮಾಡಲು ಇಚ್ಚಿಸಿದ್ದು ಆತನಿಗೆ ಒದಗಿ ಬರುವ ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಅದೃಷ್ಟ. ಸಂದರ್ಶನ ನೀರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಕೊರಿಯಪ್ಪನ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಂಟು ಮಾಡುವ ಸಡಗರ ಹಾಗು ಸಂದರ್ಶನದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಅನೇಕ ಹಾಸ್ಯಮಯ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶಗಳಿಂದ ಈ ನಾಟಕವು ರಂಜನೀಯವಾಗಿದೆ

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ಅಜ್ಞಾತನಿಗೆ...

Jyothi Mahadeva - Fri, 05/14/2010 - 10:30

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Indian Movie Stars need to be more media savvy

Madhu Krishnamurthy - Tue, 05/04/2010 - 22:22

Sudeep is a well respected actor in the Kannada film industry. His arrival as a lead actor in the movie Sparsha was welcomed by Kannada cine lovers which was looking for some fresh talent. With his good looks and screen presence he has established himself as a dependable star and has also done his stint as a director. Such being the case I was terribly upset when I watched this interview of Sudeep on youtube (click here to watch the interview. It is on a Kannada TV, but they speak a lot of English). I thought he treated the interviewers with total disregard. I could not help conclude that his handling of the interview lacked finesse and professionalism. I have seen other actors fail to impress as individuals, not because they are not good individuals but they stop being themselves and start behaving arrogantly, once they acheive some amount of stardom.

Obviously this interview is a couple of years old and as such Sudeep may have left it behind him. My views are definitely not a personal comment on Sudeep. It is just that this interview is a typical representation of the mentality of many current Indian movie stars which is worth commenting about.

Now let's take some points raised in the interview. When asked about the success of recent hits like 'Mungaru Male' he was much more interested in denying credit to Ganesh the star of the movie than on talking about what led to the movie's success and learning from it. In fact Ganesh did have a great part in the success of Mungaru Male. Sudeep was upset that so much credit is being given to Ganesh for the success of the film. His comparison of Darshan and Ganesh was unwarranted. It sounds totally ridiculous when one movie star puts down another by saying "Darshan is 6 feet tall and Ganesh is juts 3.5 feet. avanelli ivanelli". I hope Sudeep recognises the irony in his view. Doesn't he know that irrespective of physical attributes the hero always beats the life out of the bad guy and his menacing bunch of 20 or more hoodlums armed with longs and machetes. More ironic was his denial of Ganesh's instant stardom with a reference to how much hard work a superstar like Vishnuvardhan had to endure before he was recognized as a star. We have not seen Dr. Rajkumar or Dr. Vishnu behaving like this in an interview. Even though they are from a previous generation, nothing stopped them from being snooty. But I am mindful of the fact that times are different now. Celebrities are in the public view more now than before what with 24 hour TV and Internet. Comparison is futile in such situations. But public life is as much an opportunity to present yourself impressively as it is a risk of revealing one's dirtier side.


The interviewers looked like very enthusiastic kids who were just eager to do a good interview. They asked pertinent questions. But Sudeep's demeanor was as if he was saying "I know what I should do and I know better than you ." They seemed excited to be given this opportunity to interview a star and he could have been encouraging. But he seemed to gain some satisfaction in putting down their views and questions.


I was impressed with the mild tenacity shown by the interviewers. In spite of being brushed aside by a domineering personality they kept pressing him on with their questions. The way the subject reacts to a question reveals a lot even if the subject does not answer the question.


The Indian film stars will do well if they can demonstrate the skills needed to present a professional public persona. I can't help compare this situation with the way the Nicole Kidmans, Tom Cruises and George Clooneys or the Obamas for that matter, charm the interviewer and the audience leaving a favourable impression.

Now that the world's gaze is falling more and more on the so called 'Bollywood' films industry, our stars will do well to learn that presenting oneself in a public forum is much different on the world stage. Self absorbed boorishness is not the way to go. A charming behavior with a touch of gentle humor sounds like a better choice. If they can demonstrate a whiff of intellect that would make them very sought after guests.

For your viewing please here are some links which speak for themselves. I liked the way Shah Rukh Khan handled his interview. He was very impressive with his awareness of the world around him. Thanks to those who have provided this content.

Sudeep's Interview on Kannada TV (But they speak a lot of English)

Aishwarya Rai on Letterman

Shah Rukh Khan on NPR. (Audio only)

You can also search for Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bacchan's interview on you tube.

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ವೇಷ

Jyothi Mahadeva - Wed, 04/14/2010 - 10:30

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ಹರಳೆಣ್ಣೆ

Jyothi Mahadeva - Thu, 04/08/2010 - 10:30

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ಸತ್ತ ಮೀನಿನ ಸುತ್ತ..... (ಅಭಿನವ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಗಂಧಾವೃತ ಕಥನ)

Jyothi Mahadeva - Fri, 04/02/2010 - 10:30

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ಹಿಂದಿನ ಕಂತೆಗಳು- ಇಂದು ತೆರೆದಾಗ...೧೦

ಸುಪ್ತದೀಪ್ತಿ - Inner Light - Tue, 03/30/2010 - 10:30

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Eating Habits in Children

The behavior associated with feeding is not simple as it is thought to be. It takes more than “milk and bread” to satisfy the impulses and needs associated with the feeding process. Many so called “Behavior problems” in children are feeding problems. During early childhood, between 21 months and six years, children show varying degrees of food finickiness. This is fewer in the age range of seven to fourteen years. “Finickiness” denotes an active aversion for many or several specific articles of food. It is a problem considerably more often than insufficient appetite for food in general. This tendency sometimes grows with them as they grow and enter adolescence.

Under nourishment is a problem of early years of childhood and middle childhood, whereas Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa are eating disorders usually seen in teenagers; especially in young American women. This eating disorder of adolescent girls is more of psychological problem. Both of these are mainly because of this society’s attitude towards obesity and perceived glorification of “thinness” and “beauty”. This forces the young woman to “starve” and under nourish herself to be thin and look beautiful. But in reality this would lead to ill health and may even to death.

Obesity, on the other hand, is an eating disorder which can cause more severe health problems later in life. Obesity of children in the age group of seven to twelve years has a direct link to the obesity in their adulthood. Though American society equates “thinness” with “beauty”, 39% of American adolescents are in the category of obesity. These obese children, either in middle childhood or in adolescent are likely to suffer physically and psychologically because of the tendency of this society towards obesity. These individuals who are obese are more vulnerable to physical injuries due to the overweight and “gravity-shift”. The psychological damage is when the peer group rejects them or teases them. They become the targets of their own peer group’s bullying. this ‘hits’ very hard on a teenager’s emotional aspects.

A poor eater may manifest him/herself as early as twelve weeks. Some children are constitutionally poor feeders by usual cultural standards. They may also be underweight. But if their muscular tone is good, motor activity, motor coordination and intelligence are superior, there is nothing to worry about. They are often good sleepers too. Some children who are very sensitive to slightest change, may refuse to take milk from a bottle if the nipple is different. Preferences for certain food become fairly well by one year of age. For a toddler (between 12 months and 24 months) feeding himself is of main interest rather than how well he eats. But most of the time “mealtimes” deteriorate into power struggles between parent and child, resulting in tensions and feeding problems. Parents can avoid it by giving the child a feeling of mastery by helping him/her learn to feed him/herself. Some of these steps would help both in the process.

a) Parents have to consider the experience of “self feeding” and eating from the child’s perspective, since it is big-deal for the toddler.

b) Let the child dedicate the pace at which the transition from “parent feeding” to “self feeding” happen. If the child returns to parent in the middle of his self feeding meal, oblige him. If he grabs the spoon when parent is feeding him let him have his way.

c) Allow more time for each meal than expected, plan ahead, and be prepared for the mess. While a child is eating, he is not just eating, he is learning to feed himself. If parents rush through the mealtime, it will take away the enjoyment of feeding in the long run.

d) Parents shouldn’t make “food” and “love” synonymous. They shouldn’t ply an upset child with candy/snacks. Such parents have trouble with finicky eaters and want to use force or bribery to get them to clean their plates.

e) Not getting overly worried about nutrition by offering nutritious choices. Toddlers like to choose their food for themselves. By letting them select from a range of foods all of which are nutritious, both the parties will be satisfied.

f) Parents have to avoid viewing feeding as something very sacred and valuable, not wasting a bit neither played around. Feeding should be joyous experience and child learns the skill of feeding through “trial and error” and “hit and miss” policies.

g) Mealtime shouldn’t mean “hard to pass” time neither to parent nor to child. It should not be covered by any other activity, since feeding herself is challenging enough for the toddler.

h) Most of all. parents being models for their toddlers is what impresses the young minds very much.

Sometimes the food may be refused by the toddler because he may not be hungry at all or she may be too busy exploring the environment or even may simply be tired and needs rest. When the child doesn’t eat, it is important not to punish the child. On the other hand, the behavior of the child can be managed and turns around to positive thinking about eating, through activities. The activities like pretend games of shopping for vegetables, cooking food, serving etc would help in this regard. This way child will learn to readily accept most, if not all, foods. Children imitate adults, in some cases other siblings’ and parents’ eating behavior may have stronger influence on the child’s habits. Placing a “picky eater” at the table next to a child who has learned to enjoy all foods often helps encourage the picky child to try a variety of foods. Presentation of new foods first, when the child is really hungry might encourage the child to become acquainted with the new food.

The children in the age group of two to six are more frequently named as “finicky” or “fussy eater” than any other time. By two years child can name certain foods that she wants. Her affection is shown towards food too. It is best to allow these children to have “food jags” or “fads”- having “typical food” several days without any change. New foods are to be introduced slowly under new and pleasant situations. They don’t need and relish a great variety of foods. Even a good eater may turn to be picky by two years of age, which is typical at this age. They are very emotional. They are also moving towards independence which causes them to be bossy and demanding. They need to assert their will and they use food as a way to be more autonomous. Saying “NO” is a way of asserting their autonomy. And because food is such an important part of life, many children become tyrants at the table making an issue out of what they will and will not eat, how much and when. It is not hard to do, as most parents are vulnerable when it comes to food and very easy to manipulate.

So a preschooler prefers desserts and sweets, meat, fruits and milk on top of the list. They accept vegetables very slowly especially greens. Preschooler likes foods that requires more chewing (like raw vegetables, potato skin, meat on bone, etc). By the age of four or five, they learn more tricks to manipulate parents. Vomiting may be used as threat or as an act to dominate the environment. They enjoy having control over something and may even resolve to go on hunger strike to boss parents. However if the parent stays calm, and in control, refuses to engage in a food struggle with the child, and takes responsibility for what, when, and where the child eats to some extent, the situation turns around easily. Parents provide the menu, regularly scheduled meals and snacks, (structure is very important to children which makes them feel comfortable) children are to take the responsibility for whether they and how much. As long as parents provides healthy food in a pleasant setting on a regular basis their job is done. Dictating how much or which type of food the child actually eat will backfire and doesn’t really yield any result. When parents enforce and maintain this “division of responsibility”- children learn to be responsible for their own eating habits and eventually enjoy food.

Toddlers and preschoolers may be eating less, simply because their growth rate has slowed down and doesn’t require as many calories to sustain them, Toddlers can not be expected to eat three square meals everyday. Healthy children who are developing normally regulate their own eating habits unconsciously, so over a period of about a week or so their diet is fairly balanced. One of the most significant physical changes that toddlers and preschoolers experience is that they grow differently during these years than they did during previous years, They get taller more quickly than they gain weight. That is why most of the preschoolers look lean and thin. They begin to loose their body fat (commonly known as baby fat). A child who is energetic and good muscle tone, bright eyes, glossy hair and an ability to spring back quickly from fatigue is unlikely to be suffering from inadequate nutrition, no matter how traumatic their mealtimes are.

As a child grows older in middle childhood (ages six through twelve) the average body weight doubles and child’s play demands great expenditure of energy for which they need plenty of food. These years children usually eat a greater amount of food and eat it fast. Rarely a child might revise the timing of his large meal of the day. A school goer may take very little breakfast but eat heartily at supper time, this way they maintain the calorie intake per day.

Malnourishment becomes very obvious and takes its toll over the growing body in the middle childhood years more than the previous years. Malnourished children are shorter than well-fed ones. It takes some energy and protein just to stay alive and more energy and protein to grow. When a child doesn’t take enough food to sustain life and promote growth, latter is sacrificed to maintain the body. Good nutrition is also essential for normal mental, physical and social activities. Some studies in African countries showed a direct but complex link between the protein supplements in infancy and social interaction in middle childhood years. Those children who as infants had not received protein supplements tended to be passive or dependent on adults and more anxious in their middle childhood. Those who have received protein supplements were happier, livelier and got along better with other children. This finding supports the conclusion that poor nutrition leads to less activity. One study found that a child’s diet from birth to age two is good predictor of social behavior from age six to eight. The way this happens is very complex but it is a fact.

As children grow to be adolescents, the growth spurt of this developmental stage entails an eating spurt. Boys need more calories than girls do in these years due to the physical growth changes and the kind of activities. Protein is important in sustaining growth and teenagers like anyone else should avoid “junk foods”. Adolescents are prone to mineral deficiencies. Calcium, Zinc, and Iron are very important. Calcium deficiency in girls may cause serious problems later in life such as Osteoporosis in post menopausal age. Anemia due to Iron deficiency is common among American adolescents. Even a mild Zinc deficiency can delay sexual maturity.

Obesity is becoming one of the major problems of the younger generation. According to a recent study children develop a dislike of obesity between the ages of six and nine. This is largely because American society equates thinness with beauty. But it is astonishing that there are more fat children in the U.S. than ever before. Because of social attitudes these children are likely to suffer psychologically as well as physically. Hence most kids develop a typical attitude towards what they eat. Preoccupation with weight is becoming increasingly common among young children. They often refuse a favorite food in a fear of getting fat. More than 15% of adolescents are affected by this eating disorder in the U.S. alone. Obese teenagers tend to become obese adults, subject to a variety of health risks. It is a matter for serious concern, therefore, that obesity has been on the rise among adolescents. Between 1963 and 1980 there was a 39% increase in obesity and a 64% increase in super obesity among adolescents. This is caused by using the food for consoling oneself at the time of depression or indulging in too much of junk foods and sweets which give empty calories, sugars, and fats.

On the other face of the coin, are two eating disorders seen in young adulthood and early adulthood, especially in girls and women. These disorders are characterized by abnormal behavior which apparently arise from a determination not to become obese. They are Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. This is grossly due to the unrealistic glorification of slenderness in particular. This cultural factor interacts with families and personal factors to make many adolescent girls and young women obsessed with their weight. By the end of high school more than half have dieted seriously, some never stop and some adopt bizarre eating habits.

Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder seen mostly in young women characterized by self starvation. This tendency might be seen in people of both sexes from the age of eight to thirties, or even older. But the typical patient is a bright, well behaved, appealing white female between puberty and early twenties. The symptoms include stopping of menstruation, thick-soft hair spreading over the body, patient becomes intensely overactive and may eventually die. This is a psychological problem. Anorexics are pre-occupied with food– cooking it, talking about it and urging others to eat, but they hardly eat themselves. They tend to be good students and model children but are often socially withdrawn, depressed and obsessive perfectionists. The cause is unknown, though it is considered as a reaction to extreme societal pressure to be “slender”. It is also seen as a psychological disturbance related to fear of growing up, fear of sexuality or extreme family malfunction. They are likely to suffer from depression and anxiety.

Bulimia Nervosa is the other eating disorder that is very closely related to Anorexia Nervosa. This also affects mostly adolescent girls and young women. Bulimic regularly (at least twice a week) goes on huge eating binges (consuming up to 5000 K.calories in a single sitting often in secret) and then purges herself by self induced vomiting, strict dieting of fasting, vigorous exercise or use of laxatives. There is some overlap between Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, but both are separate. This is a depressive disorder and it stems from an electrophysiological disturbance in the brain. Psychoanalytic explanation is that the bulimics use food to satisfy a hunger for love and attention they did not receive from their parents. Bulimics report they felt abused neglected and deprived of nurturing from their parents.

The treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa includes getting them to eat, to gain weight and to live. Medication is used to inhibit vomiting and in extreme cases hospitalization and intravenous feeding are called for. Psycho-therapies are given to gain insight into feelings underlying their disorders through counseling, cognitive therapy, group therapy. Even family psychotherapy or some combination of all these are used to treat. Sometimes antidepressant drugs are also used in the hospitals during treatment.

Eating habit is a behavioral, physiological, and psychological problem, that might start as early as three months of age and might go on through out the life. In general the feeding problem may be of two natures: (1) Physiological Factor- i.e. specific allergies for certain food groups (like milk and diary products) or digestive weakness or even prolonged sickness. (2) Psychological Factor. The feeding problem may indicate variety of concerns in a child’s life. Food and process of eating have many psychological meanings. Food is a symbol of intimacy and sharing. Sometimes it is used to satisfy cravings that reign deeper than mere physical hunger. Under-eating and over-eating, both are symptoms of anxiety. Feeding difficulties may be an expression of anger (taking revenge on parents or siblings by refusing to eat) or fear (dreads the thought of going to school, so the child has no appetite for breakfast). Refusing the food may also be a means by which a child asserts himself or calls attention to his needs. One study has showed that food finickiness in boys may be linked with their “Dependence – Independence Struggle”.

In the early years of childhood and in middle childhood parents or caregivers are more active participants in the process of establishing a healthy eating habit in the child, than in the adolescent years. In early and middle childhood years, the children show these distinct behaviors to establish their sense of self, independence to reinforce their presence and importance. This attitude is to assert the emotional needs that is very important for their healthy development. Parents with a few tricks and good tactics like- adding undetectable vegetables to kids approved foods; allowing kids to pick vegetables from the garden, if possible; allowing them top participate in cooking; serving raw vegetable with dip as snacks and salads; juicing the vegetables and may be combining with fruit juices etc. These are only a few ideas. Parents can be creative in this area.

Parents by sticking to their responsibility of only providing their children good nutritional meals and not dictating how much the kid is going to eat, can get better results. Children like to have some responsibilities and independence, so let them have it and let them decide how much they want, when and what, as long as their demands are reasonable and nutritional. Occasionally rewarding and not bribing is a good idea. It should not be too obvious that the child loosed the joy of having food and eats his meal only to get the praise or reward. Deserts and sweets when become parts of the meal are more healthy for both parents and child. Encouraging the child to have good eating habit through our actions and having lot of patience is what counts in the long run. Once the children learn the habit of good eating, they rarely encounter other problems like obesity and Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa. Good eating habit, established in the early and middle childhood is the best foundation for building a healthy, happy and fulfilling life in the years to come.

Bibliography

Books

1. “Child Psychology” by Arthur T Jersild (1968).
2. “Infant and Child- in the culture of today” by Arnold Gessel (1974).
3. “Child’s world- Infancy through Adolescence” by Papalia Diane E.
4. “Food Nutrition and the Young Child” by Jeannette Brakhane Endres (1985).
5. “Food makes the difference” by Patricia Kane (1985).

Magazines

1. Parents’ Magazine:

A) Nov. 1992, B) April 1993, C) May 1993, D) Jan 1994

2. The UC Berkley Wellness Letter: Jan 1994.

3. Journal of the American Dietetic Association: June 1990.

(Class assignment, EWRT-1A, De Anza College, Oct 2002)

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Jyothi Mahadeva - Mon, 03/29/2010 - 11:15

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Jyothi Mahadeva - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 10:30

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Americadalli Bevu Bella (in Kannada)

Madhu Krishnamurthy - Sun, 03/21/2010 - 14:41

ಈ ಬಾರಿ ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರವಾಸ ಹೋದ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ KKNC ಯುಗಾದಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ. Thatskannadaದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾದ ವರದಿಯ ಕೊನೆಯ ಸಾಲು ನನ್ನ ಗಮನ ಸೆಳೆಯಿತು. ಲೇಖಕ ಪ್ರಭು ಮೂರ್ತಿ ಅವರು ಬರೆದಂತೆ KKNC ಯುಗಾದಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಕೊನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತದ ಅದಿನಾಯಕನಿಗೂ ಹಾಗು "ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಅಫ಼್ ದಿ ಬೇವ್"ಗೂ ನಮನ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದರಂತೆ. ಈ ಅಚಾತುರ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪಿಸಿದಾಗ ಪ್ರಭು ಅವರು ಗಾಬರಿಯಾಗಿ ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮದೇನೂ ತಪ್ಪಿಲ್ಲವೆನ್ನುತ್ತ, ಮುದ್ರಾರಕ್ಕಸನತ್ತ ಅನುಮಾನದ ಕಿಡಿ ಹಾರಿಸಿದರು. ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅಮೇರಿಕಾದಲ್ಲಿ ತಪ್ಪಕ್ಷರದ ಅಪರಾಧಕ್ಕೆ ಇರುವ ಕಠಿಣ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಯ ಭಯವಾಗಿರಬೇಕು. ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ವಿಚಾರಣೆ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗಿ ಈ ತಪ್ಪಿನ ಹಿಂದೆ ಮುದ್ರಾರಕ್ಕಸನ ಕೈವಾಡ ಇರುವುದು ಮನದಟ್ಟಾಯಿತು. ಯುಗಾದಿಯ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ land of milk and honey ಉರುಫ಼್ land of the brave ಅರ್ಥಾತ್ good old US of Aಯನ್ನು ಹಾಗೆ ಕರೆಯುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶವಿಲ್ಲದೆಯೆ "ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಅಫ಼್ ದಿ ಬೇವ್" ಎಂದು ಕರೆದಿರುವುದು ಒಂದು ಮಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಸಂದೇಶವೇ ಸರಿ. ಇದು ಮುದ್ರಾರಾಕ್ಷಸನ fruedian slip ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಮತ್ತೇನು?. ಯುಗಾದಿ ಹಬ್ಬವನ್ನು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ (ಅನೇಕ ವರುಷಗಳಿಂದ) ಆಚರಿಸಿದ ಫಲವಾಗಿ ನಮ್ಮದು land of bevu bella ಎಂದು ಅರಿತು ಬಂದಿದ್ದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅಮೇರಿಕಾದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಎಂದು ಯೋಚಿಸಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. NRIಗಳ ಧ್ವನಿಯಾಗಿರುವ thatskannadaದ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೊ ಅಡಗಿದ್ದು ಈ ಸತ್ಯ ಈಗ ಹೊರ ಬಿದ್ದಿದ್ದೆ. ಆ ಗಾಢಾರ್ಥದ ಗುಟ್ಟು ಇಷ್ಟೆ "America is the land of ಬೇವ್ [and ಬೆಲ್]".


ಈ ಗಹನವಾದ ವಾಕ್ಯ ಏನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿದೆ? ಮೊದಲಿಗೆ land of the ಬೇವ್ ಹೇಗೆ ಬಂತು ನೋಡೋಣ. ಇದು ತೀರ ಸುಲಭದ್ದು. ನನ್ನ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯದಲ್ಲಿ ’ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಆಫ಼್ ಮಿಲ್ಕ್ ಎಂಡ್ ಹನಿ’ಯಾದಂತಹ ಅಮೇರಿಕಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಳಲು ಮುಕ್ಕಾಲು ಪಾಲು ಭಾರತೀಯರಿಗೆ ಇರಲೇಬೇಕಾದ ಒಂದು ಅರ್ಹತೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ Stressಉ. ಬೇವು ಈ ಕಹಿ ಸತ್ಯದ ಸಂಕೇತವಿರಬಹುದೆ? ಹಾಲು ಜೇನಿನ ಕಣಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡಗಿರುವುದು ಬೇವಿನ ಹೂರಣವೆ?. ಅಥವಾ ಅಮೇರಿಕಾದ ಸಂಕೇತಗಳಾದ ಕೋಕ್ ಮತ್ತು ಪೆಪ್ಸಿಯಂತೆ ಬೇವ್‌ರೇಜ್‌ನ ಸಂಕೇತವೆ? ರೋಡ್ ರೇಜಿನಂತೆ ಈ ಬೇವ್‌ರೇಜ್ ಅಮೇರಿಕ ನಮಗಿತ್ತ ಬಳುವಳಿ. ಅಮೇರಿಕದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕರಿಯರು ಈ stressಗೆ ಮಿಕ್ಕವರಿಗಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಬಲಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂಬುದು ಯಾರೊ ಸಂಶೋದಕರು ಪತ್ತೆ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಅಂಶ. ಈ ಬೇವು, Stress ಅಥವ rageಗೆ ಸಂಕೇತವಿರಬಹುದು ಎಂದೇನೊ ಹೇಳಿದೆವು. ಆದರೆ ಕರಿಯ ಜನಾಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿರುವ ತೊಂದರೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಂದರೆ ಕರಿBEVRAGEಇಗೂ ನಮ್ಮ ಕರಿಬೇವಿಗೂ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಬಾರದು ಎನ್ನುವುದನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಮರೆಯಬಾರದು.


ಇನ್ನು ಬೆಲ್‌ಗೆ ಬರೋಣ. ತಕ್ಷಣ ಹೊಳೆಯುವುದು Taco bell.
ಅಮೇರಿಕದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಭಾರತೀಯರು - ಘಂಟೆಗೆ ೭ ಡಾಲರ್ ಸಂಪಾದಿಸುವ ವಿಧ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು, ನೂರೈವತ್ತು ಕೇಳುತ್ತಿದ ಕನ್ಸಲ್ಟೆಂಟುಗಳು, ಕಾರಲ್ಲಿ vacation ಹೋಗುವ ಮಂದಿ, ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ ಸ್ಟೇಶನ್ ಪಂಜಾಬಿಗಳು, ಮೋಟೆಲ್ ಗುಜುರಾತಿಗಳು , ವೀಸ ಸಿಕ್ಕ ಭಾಗ್ಯಶಾಲಿ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳು - ಎಲ್ಲ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಹಸಿವಾದಾಗ ನಿರ್ಯೋಚನೆಯಿಂದ ನುಗ್ಗುವುದು TACO Bellಗೇನೆ. ತಿನ್ನುವುದು ಅದೇ Seven layered burritoವನ್ನು. ತಿನ್ನಲು ಏನೊ ಖಾರವಾಗಿ ಸಿಗುತಲ್ಲ - ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಸಾಕು. ಮೆಕ್ಸಿಕೊದ ಪದ್ದತಿಯ ಅಡುಗೆಯಾದರು - TACO BELL ಅಮೆರಿಕದ ಜೀವನದ ಒಂದು ಮುಖ್ಯ ಏಳೆ.

ನೆನಪಿಗೆ ಬರುವ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಬೆಲ್ ಎಂದರೆ ಫಿಲಡೆಲ್ಫಿಯಾದ ಓಡೆದ ಲಿಬರ್ಟಿ ಬೆಲ್ಲ್.1776 ಜುಲೈ ೮ರಂದು ಅಮೇರಿಕ ತನ್ನ ಸ್ವಾವಲಂಬನೆಯ ಘೋಷಣೆಯನ್ನು ಬಂದು ಕೇಳಲು, ತನ್ನ ಜನತೆಗೆ ಈ ಘಂಟೆಯನ್ನು ಮೊಳಗಿಸಿ ಕರೆ ನೀಡಿತಂತೆ. ಅದೇಕೆ ಓಡೆಯಿತು ಎನುವುದು ಬೇರೆ ವಿಷಯ.

೭೦ರ ದಶಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿದ ಬೆಲ್‌ಬಾಟಮ್ ಸಹ ಅಮೇರಿಕದ ಕೊಡುಗೆ. ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಎಂದ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಾಲಿವುಡ್ ಮರೆಯಲಾಗುವುದೆ? ಹಾಲಿವುಡ್‌ನ ತಾರೆಗಳು ವಾಸ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಗೊತ್ತಲ್ಲ! ಬೇವರ್ಲಿ ಹಿಲ್ಲ್ಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಲ್ ಏರ್. ಓಹೊ! ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ಹಾಲಿವುಡ್ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ಬೇವ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಲ್ ಮೇಳೈಸಿರುವ ಜಾಗ. ಇನ್ನು ಈ ಸಿಲಿಕಾನ್ ಕಣಿವೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾರನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದರೂ ಎಲ್ಲರದೂ ಒಂದೇ ಗೋಳು. ಯಾವಾಗ ನೋಡಿದರೂ ಆಫೀಸ್ ಕೆಲಸ. ಹಗಲು, ರಾತ್ರಿ ಹಾಗು ವಾರಾಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ - ಗಂಟೆ ಗಟ್ಟಳೆ ಕೆಲಸ. ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಶ್ ಪದ ಗೊತ್ತಲ್ಲ - ಬೆಲ್. ಗಂಟೆಗಟ್ಟಳೆ ಕೆಲಸದಿಂದ ಮತ್ತೆ stressಉ. ಅದೆ ಬೆಲ್, ಅದೇ ಬೇವು. ಈ ರೀತಿ ಹೊರಳಿ ಹೊರಳಿ ಬೇವ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಲ್ ಒಂದಕ್ಕೊಂದು ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವುದು ಕಾಣಲು ಸಿಗುವುದು - only in america -the land of bev and bel.
(This article was first printed in Swarnasetu 2005)

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ಸುಪ್ತದೀಪ್ತಿ - Inner Light - Wed, 03/17/2010 - 10:30

Arts and Humanity – The Heart of life

“Humility brings us self confidence and self respect, and kindness helps us win over others through their love” (verse 827).
Dr. D. V. Gundappa, in “Manku-Thimmana Kagga”
(Translation by Drs. Rashi and Sampath, as “Dim-Tim’s Muses”)

What U.S.A. has undergone on 9-11, what India has been experiencing for the last half a century, and what this world is going through for over a century, are the effects of education without humanity and humility at its core. Education must be well rounded. It should make the person feel evolved, enlightened, and informed in many directions. Any education system that lacks this 360 degree vision will result in the generation that don’t have direction. The acts of terrorism, that shook the world on 9-11 is a result of a planned education to do exactly what they did, terrorise and kill fellow humans. The acts of barbarism in Jammu and Kashmere of India is the direct effect of well organized schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. They are humans, with a goal to kill other humans. It is pathetic that they are trained to kill innocence. What is the meaning of humanity? Are we becoming “savages”? How true it is today, that “Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices” (Laurence J. Peter). It is unfortunate that we are witnesses to the changing face of Education. It was education that intrigued humans to think better. It is education that is making humans to think bitter. Why this twist? Where did we stumble? Probably the process of educating went wrong in desegregating intelligence and intellectual capacity. According to Jiddu Krishnamurti, “Intelligence comes into being when one acts in perfect harmony, both intellectually and emotionally. Now modern education is developing the intellect, offering more and more explanations of life… without the harmonious quality of affection…. The mind- the intellect- is satisfied with these innumerable explanations, but intelligence is not, for to understand there must be complete unity of mind and heart in action.…” (“Intellect Is not Intelligence” from ‘What Are You Doing With Your Life?’).
So, ‘Harmony’ is the key. Harmony of mind and heart, of brain and emotions. The two can mix with proper education, guidance by guru- a person who is well versed, knowledgeable, and respected. Guru is that person who can change a raw mind into a sponge, who can shape a muscle mass into a heart. Teaching is that process where this shaping happens. “Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater” said Gail Godwin. A well rounded education is that which makes a human feel complete. Complete in all aspects of life. Complete about life itself. Fulfillment and contentment is the goal of life and good education is the path.

On the contrary, there are teachers who train children to hate the world. That is what we saw in Afghanistan under Taliban government. Those young Muslim men who thought they were going to the heaven by hating the world, didn’t know the softness of heart. Those children in Israel and Palestine, who are ready to blast themselves with a ‘mass killing mission’ on mind have tuned their eyes not to see the blood as liquid of life. That is what is being taught in the Madrasas (Muslim religious schools) in Pakistan. Those terrorists, who were not aware of the worldly affairs, were made to think that it is their duty to set things right by wiping out members of another religion from the face of the earth. Hate has become primary part of their education. No forms of arts are taught in those Madrasas- the Muslim schools. No music. No love and respect for the world, the nature, the earth. Where the young minds are corrupted to take a biased stand, that society has a narrower path to move on. This is the root of Nazi government, the hatred towards other religion. They were ‘trained’ to destroy thousands of people, just because they were not of their own religion. In the early 20th century, then USSR had restrictions on Music composers, Artists, Writers, and such others. “Under Soviet rule,” wrote Ian Mac Donald, in his article ‘Music Under Soviet Rule’, “freedom of information was an alien concept. The Soviet state ordained truth through its total control of the Soviet media, a control which ran to revising this truth, often in quite contradictory ways, whenever the necessity arose.” Eric Roseberry, author of a short biography of composer Dimitri Shostakovich (1982), has recently voiced doubt about the post-Testimony conception of the finale of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony as expressive of a forced, and therefore hollow, rejoicing (source: ‘Music Under Soviet Rule’). Same situations were there in China and Nazi Germany. China, being a communist country focuses on materialistic achievements more than performing arts, though supports sports and gymnastic schooling. Drama, theater, music and religious development is taking a back seat. Cambodia is yet another example of such country where true culture is taking a lash in the name of freedom and of revolution. People are punished for practising humanity, for keeping faith in each other, for trusting in the basic goodness of human heart.

This doesn’t mean that the general education system is the one to be blamed, around the world. It depends on what kind of education is given, in what context, and how. Gandhi said, in his autobiography, “The ordinary meaning of education is a knowledge of letters. To teach boys reading, writing and arithmetic is called primary education.… Carried away by the flood of Western thought, we came to the conclusion, without weighing pros and cons, that we should give this kind of education to the people. This education has produced vacant minds and manufactured servants for the Government. The products of our universities have become nincompoops.” A vigorous training education, manufactures military for the government. That is where Nazi got its power from. That militory power is the strength of Gen. Navaz Sherief in Pakistan. That is the power that hides Osama Bin Laden from the world. A strong power with a weak mind. A power that has the capacity to wipe the sorld in one swipe, withoue even second thought. This is where their education system has failed, in making them humans. The true purpose of education is to create a proactive mind. A mind that is open to other aspects of any situation. Look at the world without any biases. Like Aristotle said, “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it”. That is what we generally call broad-mindedness. We don’t have to accept and embrace an idea to let others have it. Only a well educated mind can be open enough to do so. To live and let live. But, what we see today is the opposite. A generation with a very narrow thinking, very selfish aspirations, and very definite biases. This will only give us soreness and sorrow, which is not understood yet, but we are seeing samples of it.
We, humans, come to this world to live. As intelligent species of all the creatures, we want to ‘lead’ a life. There is life and there is good life too. The difference is delicate, and to be found only by the heart. Heart is the source of all the fine arts that make life an enjoyable journey. Education, on the other hand, is a business of the brain. Logical mind with a dedication, is what it takes to achieve high goals, to be powerful, and to succeed in the realistic world. As we discussed in class, in “definition of success”, essay written by Korda, success spells materialistic acquisitions. Climbing the ladder of social status and showing myself as the most efficient person by hook-or-crook have become the parameters of success. On that basis, those who have made fortune through lottery can also be successful; those who cheated the general public, the government and made their life are successful. The officials of Enron, Martha Stewart, are then, very successful people, because they made more than their fair share of money and have name and fame too. Sadly, we stand witness to such downfall of morality, because when brain doesn't know the heart, there is drainpipe waiting to suck the humanity in. We have seen those who took more than their share, and those who lost everything bitterly. We are watching the business giants create an image to the government, the inner reality being totally different. Fall of Enron and scandal by Martha Stewart, are only examples. The government is not able to do much. They get to keep what they ‘earned’. Lost are those who lost their faith in the system. When we see these unfortunate events, I remember this quote “I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly” by Michel de Montaigne (1553 - 1592). This is so true even today, though it was said over 400 years ago. Mere logical reasoning is the simple rule of good life.

I would like to conclude with some thoughts on well rounded education. “Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one” said Malcolm Forbes. An open mind has a wider vision, broader perspective, deeper sense of society, and higher levels of responsibilities. Only such open mind with 360 degree vision can be a true leader. Only such mind will foresee, and plan accordingly. In short, only such mind can and will become a statesperson or a scientist. It takes lot more than materialistic knowledge to lead a country, and similarly to lead a great research. A well rounded education must tie up age old wisdom with new scientific knowledge. Mind will evolve by drawing strength from both platforms. I would like to quote Dr. D. V. G., a great poet, scholar, and philosopher of India, “Like new shoots of spring on the aged roots of an ancient tree, when old knowledge is mixed with new innovations, new science rooted in matured wisdom, there is evolution of mankind” (verse 522, Dr. D. V. Gundappa, in “Manku-Thimmana Kagga”). When we are able to blend these two platforms harmoniously, then we need not have to seek anymore for the meaning of life else where.

Culture is the root of all the fine arts that we talk about. It taught us to draw, to sing, to narrate stories, to nurture the curiosity when traditional education was not formed. Humanity has come a long way without traditional education. Now with only materialistic education in focus, we are going away from humanity. Materialistic life has engulfed us to such a level that most of us don’t have time for any artistic appreciation, let alone express ourselves artistically. We enjoy the life in fast lane so much that we want to watch movies that are fast. We want to travel only in fast lane. We want to have lunch and dinner in a shortest possible time, without focusing on the art of cooking. We need to look at daily living as an art. Cultures that had this vision have survived for thousands of years on this planet and now they are being sidelined as slow and irrelevant. Only when we are rooted firmly in the safe grounds of these cultural system with arts, faith, and feelings, then we as mankind can evolve. Only with the harmony of the heart and the head that we can emerge as the distinct and the intelligent creatures of the universe. Only with humane we remain as humans, otherwise, we do not make much distinction with a logical machine such as a robot with an addition of cruelty and selfishness.




Bibliography

“Manku-Thimmana Kagga” by Dr. D. V. Gundappa (Translation by Drs. Rashi and Sampath, as “Dim-Tim’s Muses”)

http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/showthemedetails.asp?themesubid=32
(“Intellect Is not Intelligence”, from the book ‘What Are You Doing With Your Life ?’)

Quotations : M.K.Gandhi, From his book “My Experiences with truth” in the website.

Most quotations are from- http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/

“Music under Soviet Rule” http://www.siue.edu/~aho/musov/contents.html

www.sulekha.com

www.RAWA.org


(An assignment for EWRT-1A in De Anza College, Cupertino, CA, USA; Dec 2002)

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Jyothi Mahadeva - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 10:30

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Cut Saar and Ganji - A generic recipe

Madhu Krishnamurthy - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 16:53

Before the recipe

So! why dont I start this blog post with a technique which comes highly recommended by speech coaches all over the world. Off course when I say world I mean America. It is not the world whose countries have formed that thing called UN. The technique of course is to 'Start your speech with a joke'. Once you have the audience relieved of their apprehensions of your lack of sense of humor you can get into your really serious drivel. By the time the audience realize that the initial promise was only a bait and switch technique you will have finished your speech and you can heave a sigh of relief now.

So I need a joke. Let's see. When I was in India this joke was being told sickeningly forever as if it were a new joke. More sickening was to see at least 90% of the audience laugh at this stale joke. People seem to have a knack for forgetting jokes. Oops! I have slipped a bit in using this technique since after about more than 150 words I still have not told the joke. So the effectiveness of my rant today is not guaranteed. If you do not use the trick in the way it is intended to be used, don't blame the creators if it fails. It is guaranteed only if it is the first thing you say. The only thing you are allowed to say before the joke is perhaps "LET ME START MY SPEECH WITH A JOKE". I am now worried because I have passed almost 2 paragraphs without getting to the goddamn joke. If you are still reading, either you are waiting for the joke or the joke was after all not needed to be the first thing at the beginning to hold your interest. ( not sure if it makes any difference that you are a reader and not a listener)

Now since I have lost the element of surprise I must warn you that the joke is pretty lame. I believe I already said that. So why don't we hold off on the joke... no lets get it out of the way. The joke is timely because the cold virus has touched the Silicon Valley including yours truly. I have been suffering from this disgusting cold for more than 11 days. After the third day I was deceived into thinking it had subsided, only to be blind sided with a knockout fever the same night. Things got slightly better after the 8th and 9th day. However, just when I thought the cold had given up and the game was over for it, I had to content with a stodgy rear gaurd resistance by the tail enders cough and headache on the 10th and 11th day. They carried the night 'not-out' and are playing for a draw today.

The joke is "Don't take medicine for common cold. It will go by itself after 7 days. But if you take medicines it will be gone quickly in just one week". I had warned you that this was not funny.

As was well established before now, last night I was facing a gritty onslaught by cough and head ache. On Face book I posted this blurb for my upcoming recipe for Cut saar-anna also referred to as daal rice, rasam rice by other similarly sick compatriots from India.

Here is the teaser "Steaming hot daal rice with the consistency of soup, generous sprinkling of grated green chilli, hing, jeera and mustard seasoning, salt a bit on the higher side. What does that say to you? To me it says 'wake up, you sick, coughing, on-and-off fevered, fellow'.

This blurb generated such excitement (along with some sympathy) I decided to put down my recipe for Cut Saar. The word Cut is used only to produce the Kannada sound kuT It does not mean anything.

Recipe for Cut Saar
Ingredients:

• 2 cups of (Ravi) rice
• 2 cups of Toor Daal
• Half a jalapeno, which is a fat Mexican chili which has a strong flavor of Indian Chili but is not as spicy. This is ideal for making menasina kayi bonda. Cut the jalapeno into 1/2 inch pieces so that you can separate them from your soup. Or chop it smaller if you enjoy eating them in the soup
• Half a spoon of Jeerige (jeera/cumin)
• Half a spoon of black mustard seeds
• 4 curry leaves
• 1/2 an inch of ginger - minced
• 1/2 spoon salt (3/4 if you like salty)
• 2 spoons of ghee or butter
• 11 cups of water. (the water needs to be split between Rice and Daal).
• 2 tablets of Extra Strength Tylenol or similar generic.
• Steam cooker gas stove, tongs, a pan big enough to make daal

Procedure:

1. Take 2 extra strength Tylenol with 1 cup of water. Don't drink too much water. You need to save water for the rice and daal. Also better to avoid a bio break.
   
2. Bake 2 cups of rice with 8 cups of water to make it soupy in a steam cooker.
   
3. Bake 2 cups of toor daal in 4 cups water in a steam cooker. The daal is expected to be not too watery.
   
4. At this point you should have run out of water (in your water container of course) . Else you did something wrong. Retrace your steps.
5. Wait for the daal and rice to be done (indicated by 3 whistles on your steam cooker followed by 15 minutes of cooling period)
   
6. Heat 2 spoons of ghee or butter in the pan in which you plan to make the daal. Don't use a small bandley (small frying pan). It means you have one more dish to wash.
   
7. When ghee/butter melts add a pinch of hing, half a spoon of black mustard seeds and the chopped curry leaves.
8. When mustard seeds pop add 1/2 spoon of jeera. Now you should be careful not to over roast the jeerige. So IMMEDIATELY after 10secs,
   
9. dump daal into it.
   
10. Add the minced Ginger to the daal.
11. Add 1/2 a spoon salt. Boil for 5 min. Now turn off the stove
12. Mix 2 measures of the above daal to one of measure of rice (assuming you remembered to cook it).
    
13. When nobody is looking use your hands to mix the rice and daal
    
14. It should have the consistency of a soup.
15. Eat hot. ( Instead of 'Serve hot' as suggested by traditional recipe writers)
16. To eat (or drink) use a soup bowl and a deep round spoon like they have in Chinese restaurants in India.

Recipe for Ganji

1. It is very simple to make Ganji (or GnajooTa) from the same recipe.
   
2. Skip making the daal. Cook 2 cups of rice with 8 cups of water.
   
3. Add the seasoning to the rice. A minor update here. After you add the seasoning to the rice, you need to add the ginger and boil the Ganji for about 4 minutes after
   

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Review of Dr, U.R Ananthamurthy's novel Bharathipura (in Kannada)

Madhu Krishnamurthy - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 14:45

Click here to read my English article about the book ananta mukhada murthy
(UR Ananthamurthy - A Multifaceted Icon) here

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ಮಧು ಕೃಷ್ಣಮೂರ್ತಿ

ಈ ನನ್ನ ಲೇಖನ ಮೊದಲು ಪ್ರಕಟಗೊಂಡದ್ದು ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕದಲ್ಲಿ. ಅನಂತಮುಖದಮೂರ್ತಿ: ೨೦೦೯. ಸಂಪಾದಕರು: ಅಹಿತಾನಲ (ನಾಗ ಐತಾಳ). ಪ್ರಕಾಶಕರು: ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಾಂಜಲಿ, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೊರ್ನಿಯ ಮತ್ತು ಅಭಿನವ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.

ಹೊರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾವು ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರೆಲ್ಲ ಸೇರಿದಾಗ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿನ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅದರ ಸುಧಾರಣೆಗೆ ಏನೇನು ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಚರ್ಚೆ ಶುರುವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಮೇರಿಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಪ್ರಜೆಯೂ ಕೂಡ ಹೇಗೆ ದಿನ ನಿತ್ಯದ ಬದುಕಿಗೆ ಬೇಕಾದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸೌಕರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ ಎಂಬುದು ಕಂಡಾಗ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಣ್ಮುಂದೆ ಬರುವುದು ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿನ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಪ್ರಜೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ. ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಬೇಕೆಂದರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಣ್ಮುಂದೆ ಬರುವುದು ನಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಮ್ಮ ಬಂಧುಮಿತ್ರರ ವಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುಭವಿಸದೆ ಇದ್ದ ಈ ಸವಲತ್ತುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅನುಭವಿಸಿದ ಕಷ್ಟ ದುಃಖಗಳು. ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಬರುವ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳು ಈ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಸುತ್ತ ಇರುತ್ತವೆ ಎಂದು ನಾನು ಕಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ವಾಯುಮಾಲಿನ್ಯ, ರಾಜಕೀಯದಲ್ಲಿಯ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟತೆ, ಮುಂದುವರಿದ ರಾಷ್ಟಗಳಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲದ ಆಧುನಿಕತೆ, ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಪೌರ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ, ಉಗ್ರಗಾಮಿಗಳ ದಮನ ಇವೇ ಮುಂತಾದ ದೈನಂದಿನ ಬದುಕಿನ ಕಾಳಜಿಗಳು. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಸಂಚಾರ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಸುಧಾರಿಸಲು ರಸ್ತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಅಗಲಮಾಡಬೇಕು. ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾಡುವಾಗ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದ್ದರೆ ಬದಿಯ ಅಂಗಡಿ ಮನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಒಡೆಯಬೇಕು. ಆ ಅಸ್ತಿಯ ಮಾಲಿಕರಿಗೆ ಅಂದಿನ ಬೆಲೆಗನುಸಾರವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಧನ ನೀಡುವುಷ್ಟೇ ಸಮಾಜ ಹಾಗು ಸರಕಾರದ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ - ಎಂದೆಲ್ಲ ಸಲಹೆಗಳು ಬರುತ್ತವೆ. ಅದೂ ಇಷ್ಟೆಲ್ಲ ಯಾಕೆ? ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ನವ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತರುಗಳು ಕಾರಲ್ಲಿ ಓಡಾಡುವಾಗ ತೊಂದರೆಯಾಗದಿರಲಿ ಎಂದು. ನ್ಯಾಯವಾಗಿ ನೋಡಿದರೆ ಮೇಲಿನ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು ಭಾರತದ ಮುಕ್ಕಾಲು ಭಾಗದ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಇವಾವುದೂ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳೇ ಅಲ್ಲ. ಅವರಿಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬೇಕಾಗಿರುವುದು ಎರಡು ಹೊತ್ತಿನ ಊಟ ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಆತ್ಮಾಭಿಮಾನದ ಬೆಳೆವಣಿಗೆ. ಈ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯು. ಆರ್. ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿಯವರ ಭಾರತಿಪುರ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯು ಬಹಳ ಮುಖ್ಯವೆನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

ಕಥಾನಾಯಕ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ ಜಮೀನುದಾರರ ಪುತ್ರ. ಬಹುಶಃ ಇಡೀ ಊರಿಗೆ ಅಗ್ರ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ ಮನೆತನದ ವಾರಸುದಾರ. ಎಲ್ಲರು ಈತನನ್ನು ಬಹಳ ಗೌರವ ಮತ್ತು ಆದರಗಳಿಂದ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಈತ ಉನ್ನತ ವ್ಯಾಸಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಲಂಡನ್ನಿಗೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಉದಾರವಾದಿಯಾದ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ಲಂಡನ್ನಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲ ಅನುಭಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಭಾಗಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಮಾರ್ಗರೇಟ್ ಎಂಬ ಸ್ಥಳಿಯ ಹೆಣ್ಣೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇವನ ಸಂಬಂಧವೂ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ. ಗುಜುರಾತಿ ತಂದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬ್ರಿಟೀಷ್ ತಾಯಿಯ ಮಗಳಾದ ಮಾರ್ಗರೇಟ್ ಭಾರತದ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆ ಉಳ್ಳವಳಾಗಿರುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಅವಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಗಾಢವಾದ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಬೆಳೆದು ಅವಳು ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನ ಅಂತರಾಳವನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಗೆಳತಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಲಂಡನ್ನಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನವನೆ ಆದ ಚಂದರ್ ಎಂಬ ಸ್ಫರ್ಧಿಯೂ ಮಾರ್ಗರೇಟಳ ಸಾಂಗತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಂಚುಹಾಕುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಇವನಾದರೋ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಒಬ್ಬ ಹಿಪ್ಪೊಕ್ರೇಟ್. ಈ ಮೂವರು ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಫಿಲಾಸಫಿ, ಅಂತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಇವೇ ಮುಂತಾದ ಇಂಟಲೆಕ್ಚುವಲ್ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಬೀರು ಕುಡಿಯುತ್ತ ಚರ್ಚಿಸುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರತರಾಗಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ.

ಲಂಡನ್ನಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಮಾರ್ಗರೇಟ್ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ಕಟವಾದ ಒಂದು ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಅದೇನೆಂದರೆ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನು ತಾನು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕನಾದ ಮಾನವನಾಗಬೇಕು ಎನ್ನುವುದು. ತನ್ನ ಪೊರೆಗಳನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಕಳಚಿ ತನ್ನ ನಿಜವಾದ ಸತ್ವವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸಬೇಕು ಎನ್ನುವುದು. ಇದಾದ ಕೂಡಲೆ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ದೃಢ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಗಂಟುಮೂಟೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡು ಭಾರತಿಪುರಕ್ಕೆ ಹಿಂದಿರುಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಲಂಡನ್ನಿನಲ್ಲೆ ಉಳಿಯುವ ಮಾರ್ಗರೇಟ್ ಕಥೆಯ ಉದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ ತನ್ನ ಇರುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾಳೆ - ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನ ನೆನಪಿನ ಮೂಲಕ ಮತ್ತು ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ಅವಳಿಗೆ ಬರೆಯುವ ಪತ್ರಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ.

ಭಾರತಿಪುರದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಎಂತಹುದೆಂದರೆ ಅದೊಂದು ತಟಸ್ಥವಾದ ಸಮಾಜ. ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಆಧಾರ ಆ ಊರಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಮಂಜುನಾಥನ ದೇವಾಲಯ ಮತ್ತು ಅದರ ಮಹಿಮೆಯ ಕೃಪಾಕಟಾಕ್ಷ. ಭಾರತಿಪುರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥನ ಮಹಿಮೆಯ ಹಿಡಿತ ಪ್ರಭಲವಾದುದು. ಮಂಜುನಾಥನಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಆ ಪಟ್ಟಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಭೂತರಾಯ ಎಂಬ ಗ್ರಾಮ್ಯ ದೇವತೆಯು ಜನರ ಮೇಲೆ ತನ್ನ ಹಿಡಿತವಿಟ್ಟುರುತ್ತದೆ. ಭೂತರಾಯನು ಒಬ್ಬ ಮಾನವನ ಮೇಲೆ ಆವಾಹನೆಯಾಗುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಆಗಾಗ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಈತ ನ್ಯಾಯವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ತಪ್ಪು ಮಾಡಿದವರು ಈತನ ಎದುರು ಬಂದರೆ ರಕ್ತ ಕಾರಿ ಸಾಯುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂಬ ಭಯದಿಂದ ಜನರು ತಪ್ಪು ಮಾಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಹೀಗೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥನ ಮಹಿಮೆಯಿಂದ ಮತ್ತು ಭೂತರಾಯನ ಭಯದಿಂದ ಜನರು ಸಜ್ಜನರಾಗಿ ಬಾಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂಬುದು ಭಾರತಿಪುರದ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜನರ ನಂಬಿಕೆ. ಈ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ-ಭೂತರಾಯರ ಪ್ರಭಾವಕ್ಕೆ ಕುಂದು-ಕಳಂಕ ಬರದಂತೆ ಕಾಪಾಡುವುದು ಭಾರತಿಪುರದ ಸಮಾಜಕ್ಕೆ ಬಹಳ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ.

ತನ್ನ ಮೂಲ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ಕಂಡುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನ ಉದ್ದೇಶದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೆಣೆದುಕೊಂಡೇ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಉದ್ದೇಶವೂ ತೆರೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳತೊಡಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಸ್ಪೃಶ್ಯತೆ ಎಂಬ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕಾಹಿಲೆಯನ್ನು ತೊಡೆದುಹಾಕಿ ಹರಿಜನರನ್ನು ತುಳಿತದಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನ ಉದ್ದೇಶ. ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹುತೇಕ ಕಡೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವಂತೆ ಈ ಊರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹ ದಲಿತರ ಮೇಲೆ ದಬ್ಬಾಳಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಸ್ಪೃಶ್ಯತೆ ಪ್ರಚಲಿತವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಮಂಜುನಾಥನ ದೇವಾಲಯವನ್ನು ಇವರು ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುವಂತಿಲ್ಲ. ಆತ್ಮಾಭಿಮಾನದಿಂದ ವಂಚಿತರಾದ ದಲಿತರು, ಆತ್ಮವಿಶ್ವಾವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಈ ಹೀನ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಮುಂದುವರಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೇ ಭಾಗಿಗಳಾಗಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಮಂಜುನಾಥ-ಭೂತರಾಯರ ಜೋಡಿ ಮಹಿಮೆಯು ಈ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಜೀವಂತವಾಗಿಡುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಪಾತ್ರ ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂಬುದು ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನ ಅನಿಸಿಕೆ.

ಹೊಲೆಯರಿಗೆ ಈ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ವಿರೋದಿಸಿದರೆ ತಮಗೆ ಕೇಡು ಉಂಟಾಗುವುದು ಎಂಬ ಮುಗ್ಧ ನಂಬಿಕೆ. ಈ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಂಡ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನು ಈ ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಧಾರಣೆ ಆಗಬೇಕಾದರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥನ ಪ್ರಭಲವಾದ ಹಿಡಿತವನ್ನು ಸಡಿಲಿಸಬೇಕು ಎಂದೆನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಸಮಾಜ ತನ್ನಲ್ಲಿಯ ಆತ್ಮವಿಶ್ವಾಸ ಬೆಳೆಸಿಕೊಂಡು ತನ್ನ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡಾಗ ಮಾತ್ರ ಸಮಾಜ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಆಲೋಚಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ದಲಿತರ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ತಮ ಗೊಳಿಸಬೇಕಾದರೆ ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿಹಾಕಿರುವ ಸಂಕೋಲೆಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತರಾಗಬೇಕಾದರೆ, ದಲಿತರು ಸಾಂಕೇತಿಕವಾಗಿ ಸಧ್ಯದ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಪದ್ಧತಿಯನ್ನು ಧಿಕ್ಕರಿಸಬೇಕು - ಹೊಲೆಯರು ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನದ ಒಳಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು. ಇದು ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನ ಉದ್ದೇಶ.

ಭಾರತಿಪುರವು ಭಾರತದ ಸಮಾಜವನ್ನು ಅನೇಕ ವಿಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಇದೆ. ಅಡಿಕೆ ತೋಟವೇ ಮೊದಲಾದ ಕೃಷಿಕ ಜೀವನವಿದೆ. ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವ್ಯಾಹತವಾಗಿ ಕಾಣುವ ಹೊಲಸು, ಮಾಲಿನ್ಯ ಊರ ತುಂಬ ಇದ್ದು, ಇದು ಒಂದು ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವೆ? ಎಂಬ ಅನುಮಾನ ಹುಟ್ಟುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿಯವರು ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿನ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ತೊಂದರೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅವನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸುವ ಕಾರ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಎದುರಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಸವಾಲುಗಳನ್ನುದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಭಾವಶಾಲಿ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ, ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳು, ಪುರಾಣ, ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಇವೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಅರಿತು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿಯವರ ಲೇಖನಿಯ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ಬಹಳ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟಿಸುವಂತಹುದು. ಅಷ್ಟೆ ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ವಿಶ್ವದ ಅನೇಕ ಕೃತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಅದನ್ನು ಭಾರತೀಯ ಪರಿಸರ ಹಾಗು ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಳವಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತ ಪೂರ್ವ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮಗಳ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳು ಘರ್ಷಿಸುವಂತಹ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಅದರಿಂದ ಹೊರಬರುವ ವೈಚಾರಿಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಈ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿಯವರ ಇತರ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡು ಬರುವಂತೆ ಕಾಮದಿಂದ ಪ್ರೇರಿತವಾದ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳು, ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶಗಳು ಎದ್ದು ಕಾಣುತ್ತವೆ. ಹರಿಜನರು ಮತ್ತು ದಲಿತರು ಶೋಷಣೆಯಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತರಾಗುವ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ದಲಿತನೊಬ್ಬನು ಮೇಲ್ಜಾತಿಯ ಹೆಣ್ಣೊಂದಿಗೆ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಸಂಬಧ ಹೊಂದುವುದು ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಭಲವಾದ ಸಂಕೆತದಂತೆ ಬಳಸಿರುವ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳು ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಇವೆ. ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿ ಅವರ ‘ದಿವ್ಯ’, ಲಂಕೇಶರ ‘ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ’ ಮತ್ತು ಕಂಬಾರರ ‘ಜೋಕುಮಾರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ’ ಇವೇ ಮುಂತಾದ ಕೃತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮೇಲ್ಜಾತಿಯ ಹೆಣ್ಣು ದಲಿತನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಬೆಳೆಸಿಕೊಳುವುದರ ಮೂಲಕ ದಲಿತನಲ್ಲಿ ಆತ್ಮಾಭಿಮಾನ ಬೆಳೆಸಲು ಕಾರಣಳಾಗುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಅಂತೆಯೆ ಭಾರತಿಪುರದಲ್ಲೂ ಸಹ ಅಂತಹ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಸಂಬಂಧಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆಯಾಗುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ ಇದೆ ಎಂದು ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿ ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿ ಅವರ ಇತರ ಕೃತಿಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಲೈಂಗಿಕತೆ ಹಾಸು ಹೊಕ್ಕಂತೆ ಇರುವುದು ಗಮನಿಸಬಹುದಾಗಿದೆ. ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತ ಮತ್ತು ಪತ್ತೆದಾರಿ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇರಳವಾಗಿ ಸಿಗುವ ಶೃಂಗಾರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಇದು ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡಲು ಬಳಸುವ ತಂತ್ರದಂತಿದೆ. ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿಯವರು ಈ ಕಥೆಯ ನಿರೂಪಣೆಯನ್ನು ಯಾವುದೆ ಮುಚ್ಚು ಮರೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಆಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡಗಿ ಕುಳಿತ ಕಾಮಾತುರತೆಯನ್ನು ಬಚ್ಚಿಡದೆ ಹೊರಗೆ ಚೆಲ್ಲುತ್ತಾರೆ.

ಈ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎದ್ದು ಕಾಣುವ ಒಂದು ತೊಂದರೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವೈಚಾರಿಕತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆಧುನಿಕ ಮನೋಭಾವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವವರು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರೆ ಆಗಿರುವುದು. ಸ್ವತಃ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನಾದ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನಂತವರು ಇರುತ್ತಾರೊ ಎಂಬ ಸಂಶಯ ಸುಳಿಯದೆ ಇರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನನಗೆ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡು ಬರುವ ಆದರ್ಶ ಮತ್ತು ತತ್ವಗಳು ಕಸಿವಿಸಿ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಅವನಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ರೀತಿಯ ಮನೋಭಾವ ಹೇಗೆ ಬೆಳೆಯಿತು ಎನ್ನುವುದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಬೆಳಕು ಚೆಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲವೆನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಆ ಊರಿನ ಅತ್ಯಧಿಕ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತರ ಮನೆಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ, ಇಡೀ ಊರಿನ ಗೌರವಕ್ಕೆ ಪಾತ್ರನಾದವನೂ ಆದ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನಿಗೆ ತನ್ನ ಸಂಪತ್ತು ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸ್ಥಾನಮಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲ್ಲು ಬಲವಾದ ಪ್ರೇರಣೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಇಂತಹ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಯ ಭಾವನೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಉಂಟಾಯಿತು? ಹೀಗೆ ಮಾಡುವುದರಿಂದ ಆತ ತನ್ನ ಸವಲತ್ತುಗಳನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸಿದ್ಧನಾಗುವುದು ಸಹಜವೆನಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಈ ಸ್ಪುರದ್ರೂಪಿ ಹಣವಂತ ಯುವಕ ಯಾವ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ತನ್ನನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ಕಾಣುವ ಸಂಸಾರವನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಲು ಸಿದ್ಧಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ? ಇಡೀ ಊರೆ ನಂಬಿರುವ ಮಂಜುನಾಥನನ್ನೇ ಇಲ್ಲವಾಗಿಸುವಂತಹ ಆದರ್ಶವಾದಿಯೆ? ಮಹಿಮೆಯಷ್ಟೆ ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥನಿಂದಲೇ ಊರಿನ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ನಿಂತಿರುವುದು. ಹರಿಜನರು ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುವುದರ ಮೂಲಕ ಮಂಜುನಾಥನ ಮಹಿಮೆಗೆ ಕುಂದು ಬಂದರೆ ಊರಿನ ಜೀವನೋಪಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕುತ್ತು ಬಂದಂತೆ. ಆದರೂ ಬಹುಜನರ ಹಿತಾಸಕ್ತಿಯ ಮುಂದೆ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ವರ್ಗದ ತೊಂದರೆಗಳು ಗೌಣವಾಗುತ್ತವೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ನಿಜ. ಆದರೆ ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಶತಮಾನಗಳಿಂದ ತುಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ದಲಿತರ ನಡುವಿನಿಂದಲೇ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ್ದರೆ ಇದನ್ನು ನಂಬಲು ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿರುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳುವಾಗ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸಮಾಜದ ಸುಧಾರಣೆಯುಲ್ಲಿ ಮೇಲ್ಜಾತಿಯವರ ಕೊಡುಗೆ ಬಹಳ ದೊಡ್ಡದು ಎನ್ನುವ ಅರಿವಿದೆ. ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜ ರಾಂಮೋಹನ್ ರಾಯ್ ಇಂತಹ ಮಹನಿಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಇಬ್ಬರು.

ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿಯವರು ಸ್ವತಃ ಸಮಾಜದ ಹುಳುಕನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿ ತೋರಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಅಂತಹ ಸಮಾಜವನ್ನು ಧಿಕ್ಕರಿಸುವ ಚಿಂತನೆ ಉಳ್ಳವರಾಗಿರುವುದನ್ನು ಅವರ ಕಥೆ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಬಹುದು. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನಂಥ ಆದರ್ಶವಾದಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಬಹಳ ಸಹಜವಾಗಿ ಕಾಣಬಹುದು. ಬಹುಜನರಿಗೆ ಅಹಿತಕರ ಎನಿಸುವ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರ ಚೆಲ್ಲಿ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚೆಗೆ ಒಳಪಡಿಸುವುದು ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿಯವರ ಗುಣ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿ ಅವರ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ನಿಜವಾದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಾಗಿ ಕಂಡಿರಬಹುದು.

ಭಾರತಿಪುರದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನು ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಾಕುವ ಈ ಘರ್ಷಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನದ ಪುರೋಹಿತರು ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿಯಾದ ಪ್ರಭುಗಳು ಒಂದು ಪಂಗಡವಾಗಿ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಗೆ ತೊಡಕುಂಟುಮಾಡುವುದು ಪುರೋಹಿತಶಾಹಿ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿ ಮನೋಭಾವದ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಹೇಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಹಿತಾಸಕ್ತಿ ಕಾಪಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಸ್ಪೃಶ್ಯತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಜಾತೀಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಹುಟ್ಟು ಹಾಕಿ ಬೆಳೆಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿವೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇದು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ಸಮಾಜ ತನ್ನೊಳಗಿನ ಕುಟಿಲತೆಯನ್ನು ಮತ್ತು ಅಮಾನವೀಯ ತತ್ವಗಳನ್ನು ಜಾಡಿಸಿ ಹೊರಹಾಕುವ ಆಂತರಿಕ ಘರ್ಷಣೆಯೂ ಆಗಿದೆ.

ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲವು ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಾದ ನಡುವಳಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಾವು ಪಾತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಬಹುದು. ಶ್ರೀಪತಿ ರಾಯರು ಒಬ್ಬ ಗಾಂಧೀವಾದಿಯಾಗಿ ಒಬ್ಬ ರಿಯಲಿಸ್ಟ್ ಆಗಿಯೂ ಬದುಕುವುದು ಒಂದು ಉದಾಹರಣೆ. ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನ ಧ್ಯೇಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಇದ್ದರೂ ಆ ದ್ಯೇಯಗಳು ವಾಸ್ತವಕ್ಕೆ ದೂರವಾಗಿವೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಮನಗಂಡೇ ಆವನಿಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಬಲ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಜಾತಿ ಪದ್ಧತಿ ಎಷ್ಟರ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇರೂರಿದೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದನ್ನು ಶ್ರೀಪತಿರಾಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಬಹುದು. ಜಾತಿಪದ್ದತಿಯ ವಿರುದ್ದ ಹೋರಾಡಲು ಪಣ ತೊಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಶ್ರೀಪತಿ ರಾಯರೇ ಲಿಂಗಾಯಿತರು ಮತ್ತು ಗೌಡರು ಜಾತಿಯತೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುವಾಗ ತಾವೆ ಜಾತೀಯ ಪದ್ದತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಾಲಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎನ್ನುವ ವಿಪರ್ಯಾಸ ಕಾಣಬಹುದು. ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ವಿಪರ್ಯಾಸವೆಂದರೆ ಆ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯದ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಸ್ವತಃ ದಲಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಆತನು ತನ್ನ ಜನರ ಹಿತಕಾಪಾಡದೆ ಮೇಲ್ಜಾತಿಯವರ ಜೊತೆಗೂಡಿ ತನ್ನ ಹಿತಾಸಕ್ತಿ ಕಾಪಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರತನಾಗಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಮೇಲ್ಜಾತಿಯವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಘರ್ಷಣೆಯ ನಿಲುವು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದೇ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಇನ್ನೂ ಒಂದು ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಮುಂದೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಈತ ತನ್ನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವವನ್ನೆ ತೊರೆದು ತನ್ನ ಜನರನ್ನೆ ದೂಷಿಸುತ್ತ ಆತ್ಮನಿಂದನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆತ್ಮದ್ವೇಶ ತೋರಿಸುವುದು ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಸವಾಲುಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾಗಿವೆ.

ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನನಗೆ ಬಹಳ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದ ಪಾತ್ರ ಪುರಾಣಿಕರದ್ದು. ಈತನಿಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಭದ್ರಕೋಟೆಯಂತಹ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾ ತಮ್ಮನ್ನೆ ಕೂಡಿಹಾಕಿಕೊಂಡು, ರೇಡಿಯೋ ಮೂಲಕ ಹೊರದೇಶದ ವಿದ್ಯಮಾನಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಖಯಾಲಿ. ಬರಿ ಸಮಾಜದ ಹುಳುಕುಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡುತ್ತ ಉಡಾಫೆ ಹೊಡೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಬಾಳುವ ಈತ ವಿಪರೀತದ ವಾದಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಲೇ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಶೀಲನಾಗದೆ ತಟಸ್ಥವಾಗಿದ್ದುಬಿಡುವುದು ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ಎಲೈಟಿಸ್ಟ್ ವರ್ಗದ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬವಾಗಿದೆ. ವಿಸ್ಮಯಕಾರಿ ಸಂಗತಿ ಏನೆಂದರೆ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ತನ್ನ ಸಮಾಜ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆಯ ಕಾರ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಡವಿದಾಗ ಅವನು ಆಶಿಸುವುದು ಪುರಾಣಿಕರ ಸಹವಾಸ. ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ಆದರ್ಶದ ಬೆನ್ನು ಹತ್ತಿ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದಾಗ ಕಾಲು ಚಾಚಿ ಮಧ್ಯ ಸೇವಿಸುತ್ತ ಅದನ್ನು ಮರೆಯಬೇಕು ಎನಿಸುವುದು ಆತನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವವನ್ನು ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಆಸಕ್ತಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿದೆ ಎನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನ ಈ ಗುಣ ಆತನ ನಿಜವಾದ ವ್ಯ್ಕಕ್ತಿತ್ವ ಎನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯವಾದಿಯಾದರೂ ತನ್ನ ಮಾನವೀಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದ ಚಿಕ್ಕಿಯ ಅಳಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತೀಪುರದ ಸಮಾಜದ ಅಳಲನ್ನು ಕಾಣಬಹುದು. ಮಾನವರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂತರ್ಗತವಾಗಿ ಬಂದಿರುವ ಮಾನವೀಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊರತರಲು ಜಗನ್ನಾಥನಂಥವರು ಬರಬೇಕು. ಆದರೆ ಆ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಪಟ್ಟಭದ್ರಹಿತಾಸಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಾನಿಯುಂಟು ಮಾಡುವುದರಿಂದ ಅವರು ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ರೀತಿಯ ಅಡೆ ತಡೆಗಳನ್ನು ಒಡ್ಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಭಾರತದಂತ ಬೃಹತ್ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಶತಶತಮಾನಗಳಿಂದ ಬೇರುಬಿಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಶೋಷಣೆಯನ್ನು ಇಂಥ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಚಾತುರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದರ ಮೂಲಕ ವಾಸ್ತವಿಕತೆಯ ಚೌಕಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹಂತ ಹಂತವಾಗಿ ತೊಡೆದುಹಾಕಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ಸಮಾಜ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆಯ ಕೆಲಸ ಪುನರಾವರ್ತನೆಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೆ ಒಂದಲ್ಲ ಒಂದು ದಿನ ಭಾರತಿಪುರದ ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಧಾರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಕಾಣಬಹುದೇನೊ!

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