RaGa is miffed, or at least
his coterie are; how dare Barack Obama call him names. After all it is ok for
Indians to refer to him as Pappu, but a rank foreigner, he has no business to
refer to him in such a derogatory manner. Indian classical music is pretty rich
with its scales, notes, moods, parentage ……the aaroh, avaroh, taal, shudhh-komal-teevra….
a deeply spiritual experience actually. I have run out of musical vocabulary
here(!) In simple words RaGa may be referred to as a musical theme, which
should have an ascending and descending pattern and vary with moods, seasons or
even with the time of the day. One can’t blame poor Obama at not having
comprehended the nuances of our RaGa, after all he is yet to discover himself. So far our Raga has been uniformly steady in
his ‘descent only’ pattern nor has he made any ‘variation’ irrespective of the
time of the day or season. But then “One man’s music may be noise for the
other”, unfortunately for Mamma dear the fusion which a Rossini, Bellini or
Verdi could have delivered with our own Ravi Shankar, Pandit Jasraj or Amjad
Ali Khan has not fructified. In fact, not just noise but may be cacophony,
which obviously is unbearable cruelty for the human auditory system.
We Indians are a sensitive
lot, we can take umbrage over just about anything, so calling RaGa names is
sacrilege to some but that itself may be music to the others, singing a
different ‘Raga’ just confirming their own hypothesis. While Obama may not have
sung any paeans to their star per se but that doesn’t matter, or for that
matter Manmohan Singh has been praised is conveniently overlooked.
May be this abbreviated name
business is to blame after all it has actually aided the enemy camp, with NaMo
being associated with paying obeisance to the Almighty being the cryptic version
of ‘Namaskaram O Lord’, the odds were obviously heavily against RaGa.
This obsession with
abbreviating the names to ‘Brangelina’ “Saifina’ or ‘Virushka’ for celebrity
couples took on a different angle when resorted to for the singletons…. so the
advent of RaGa or NaMo…..they are self-sufficient, ‘apna haath jagannath’ types,
nothing to tie them down literally. So we need to look for an alternative, oh
no, not for Rahul Baba, heaven forbid, just for a different narrative….. How
about GaRa……no that won’t do either as Gara in the vernacular means ‘mud’. But
then mud is earthy and rural and can be moulded into pottery…. So any takers?? Or get him to tie the nupital knot which will automatically get rid of this RaGa business at least…..
Original Comments:
Unknown (2020-11-23):
Fantastic piece sir … we just discovered the Raga – Sabka Haath. Beautifully narrated
Sujay (2020-11-23):
Unknown (2020-11-23):
Don't advise for Nuptial knot as it will have very serious repercussions as dynsty would continue. No more junior RAGA. We can't tolerate bigger nuisance as out put prouduct.
KPM Das (2020-11-23):
Brilliant, funny, pathos!!!
Sheraz Varma (2020-11-23):
Epiphany of Cacophony – well quilled my friend. Love your approach to the subject matter, getting up and close to RaGanomics without extolling on his virtues (the Pappu Bhakti clan will no doubt issue Fatwa on you).
What's in a name? (Hidden ineptitude & list of the erudite sycophant)
Unknown (2020-11-23):
Loved the Raga music more than usual musings of RaGa
Raj Jagga (2020-11-23):
Brilliant…subtle humour; RAGA fans(? aka Bhakts) are going to make another cacophony….
Ajay (2020-11-23):
Compliments sir for another wonderfully articulated writeup. It’s always a joy going through your articles. Wishing you success in future too.
Kedar Thaakar (2020-11-23):
Very interesting writeup, Suyash. Enjoyed going through an entirely different angle of viewing. Keep writing and keep enthralling us…
God bless !
Unknown (2020-11-23):
Munendra Gupta (2020-11-23):
One more great writeup in the series Sir and once again your flair for humor is evident in the word play. RaGa is soon going to get you on the payroll for an image makeover !!
Sanjay (2020-11-23):
NiBl…..nice blog…..always brings a smile
TIPSY WADHAWA (2020-11-23):
Brilliantly succinct! Treading into uncharted territory now Suyash! All the best.
Sofie (2020-11-23):
Classical Indian Ragas!
Yo (2020-11-24):
Great narrative Suyash 〰️
Asmita Reddy (2020-11-24):
Excellent write up.
Satish Mallik (2020-11-24):
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Satish Mallik (2020-11-24):
You’re singing a completely different RaGa this time. In continuation with RaGa and NaMo we also have a certain BiRa, who seems to have taken up some challenge as in बीड़ा उठाना। He is not in अपना हाथ जगन्नाथ league though. Interesting read.
Sunil Misra (2020-11-24):
Superb Suyash!! Loved the humorous piece…
Pankaj (2020-11-25):
Good one …
Amit (2020-11-27):
Nice one Suyash!
Madhavi V Mhatre (2020-11-27):
Superb write up…. enjoyed humour and wit
Bubesh (2020-12-01):
As usual..a pleasure to read
Patanjali Puri (2020-12-01):
Sunil V Damle (2020-12-02):
Hilarious! Enjoyed reading it
Sujay (2020-12-02):
Ashutosh Tewari (2020-12-04):
Sahi Hai Chal Jhuta