Nish Nitesh Naik is simply two years outdated, however his day by day routine contains common visits to a temple in his village in Goa the place he and different kids are studying to play ‘ghumat’, a percussion instrument made out of an earthen pot.
These kids from Tarvalem village in South Goa district’s Shiroda space will not be hooked on cell phone video games, however moderately studying ‘ghumat aarti’, a people type of devotional songs particularly sung in the course of the 10-day Ganesh competition, which started on Wednesday this yr.
Rahul Krishnanand Lotlikar, a singer and musician from the village, has taken up the duty of honing the musical expertise of those kids.
Fellow villager Mayur Naik instructed PTI how Lotlikar with the help of different locals has been capable of generate the curiosity of kids in taking part in devices like ghumat, as an alternative of being busy taking part in video games on cell phones and making reels on social media platforms.
Mayur’s nephew Nish is the youngest among the many group of kids studying to play ghumat.
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“Nish is simply two years outdated. He confirmed curiosity in ghumat after I used to take a seat and play it at dwelling. So we launched him to those courses and he’s now an everyday attendee,” Mayur mentioned.
The Ratnadeep Cultural and Sports activities Membership in Taravale has been offering all help to Lotlikar on this mission.
Lotlikar, who’s in his late 20s, recollects how as a toddler he together with different kids used to sing ghumat aartis, however the custom stopped during the last one decade.
“Ten years in the past, we had a gaggle of kids who used to take part within the ghumat aarti competitions, however later they acquired busy with different actions. 5-six years later, no youngster from the village confirmed curiosity in studying ghumat aartis,” he mentioned.
Village resident Deepak Sawardekar not too long ago approached Lotlikar with the concept of restarting the ghumat aarti coaching for youngsters within the village, which he accepted.
“I began instructing kids from the second week of June this yr,” Lotlikar mentioned.
To start with, solely seven to eight boys turned up for the coaching and the response later began rising.
Lotlikar now teaches a gaggle of 24 kids – comprising an equal variety of girls and boys.
“We inspired women who had been singing of their faculty to affix the group,” he mentioned.
Manila Shirodkar, a Bharatnatyam instructor from the village, is pleased to see her 15-year-old son taking part in ghumat within the group.
“He stays excited all through the day and waits for the night to go to his ghumat aarti courses,” she mentioned.
Cell phone gaming exercise is now a factor of the previous for these kids, Shirodar added.
Lotlikar mentioned it isn’t straightforward to show kids the artwork of taking part in ghumat or every other instrument.
“It’s important to begin from scratch, however after they get into the rhythm, there is no such thing as a wanting again,” he mentioned.
Lotlikar mentioned these kids could be additional educated to sing bhajans (devotional songs).
“The group will take part in varied ghumat aarti competitions throughout the coastal state and likewise carry out in temples,” he added.
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