Nish Nitesh Naik is simply two years outdated, however his each day routine consists of common visits to a temple in his village in Goa the place he and different kids are studying to play ‘ghumat’, a percussion instrument comprised of an earthen pot. These kids from Taravale village in South Goa district’s Shiroda space should not hooked on to cell phone video games, however somewhat studying ‘ghumat aarti’, a people type of devotional songs specifically sung throughout the 10-day Ganesh pageant, which started on Wednesday this 12 months.
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 enjoying devices like ghumat, as a substitute of they being busy enjoying video games on cellphones and making reels on social media platforms.
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Mayur’s nephew Nish is the youngest among the many group of kids studying to play ghumat. “Nish is simply two years outdated. He confirmed curiosity in ghumat once I used to take a seat and play it at house. So we launched him to those courses and he’s now an everyday attendee,” Mayur stated.
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 bunch of kids who used to take part within the ghumat aarti competitions, however later they received busy with different actions. 5-six years later, no youngster from the village confirmed curiosity in studying ghumat aartis,” he stated.
Village resident Deepak Sawardekar just lately approached Lotlikar with the concept of restarting the ghumat aarti coaching for kids within the village, which he accepted. “I began instructing kids from the second week of June this 12 months,” Lotlikar stated. To start with, solely seven to eight boys turned up for the coaching and the response later began growing.
Lotlikar now teaches a bunch of 24 kids – comprising an equal variety of girls and boys. “We inspired women who have been singing of their faculty to hitch the group,” he stated. Manila Shirodkar, a Bharatnatyam trainer from the village, is completely happy to see her 15-year-old son enjoying ghumat within the group.
“He stays excited all through the day and waits for the night to go to his ghumat aarti courses,” she stated. Cell phone gaming exercise is now a factor of the previous for these kids, Shirodar added. Lotlikar stated it isn’t simple to show kids the artwork of enjoying ghumat or some other instrument. “You need to begin from scratch, however once they get into the rhythm, there isn’t any trying again,” he stated.
Lotlikar stated these kids could be additional educated to sing bhajans (devotional songs). “The group will take part in numerous ghumat aarti competitions throughout the coastal state and in addition carry out in temples,” he added.
