By Lalit Hira
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| Scene from Antigone ; Image Source: The Hindu |
Apart
from theatre and films, he had a keen interest in all arts and wanted to
initiate people into appreciating art. He once wrote, ‘Samajhne ki koshish matt kijiye, ras lijiye’ (Do not try to understand
the arts, just experience them), remembers veteran theatre artiste Utkarsh
Mazumdar. “This ‘enfant terrible’ of Indian theatre loved to experiment and was
never at ease with a stereotype presentation of a play.”
Some
people one may never want to forget. How difficult is it to write about an
individual one never knew in person? Contrarily, can we really understand a
person even if we spend a lifetime together?
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| Scene from Pratibimb ; Image Source: Mid-Day |
It
feels somewhat strange to be penning my thoughts about a person I have
appreciated all my life; watched from a distance, admired his works from
various angles, bumped into him even; but never really got an opportunity to
talk to him, although I desperately wanted to; but, frankly even if I had been
introduced to him, I would have never known what to say to him.
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| Scene from Hayavadana ; Image Source: Mid-Day |
Because
in my mind, I always wondered whether he was an artist or a designer
perhaps? His was a flow of creativity
that edged out the chaff from the grain and focussed on the finer aspects of
that single grain in a manner that called attention to its existence per se. It
was his abstractionism that fascinated me the most. Perhaps a freedom that I
have seen artists enjoy and that I envy as a designer.
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I
guess the stage was as much his second home, as it was his first love and his
baby; as his profession was not just his passion but a part of his every
breath, he seemed so deep an individual... like is said, “one cannot measure
the depth of the ocean nor uncover the stretch of the horizon”. In reality the
world knew of him as a renowned
director, actor and playwright, a strong personality from the Indian performing arts
fraternity – celebrated genius Pandit Satyadev Dubeyji.
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Receiving Padma Bhushan from President Pratibha Patil
in 2011 ; Image Source: PTI News |
To
me, his style of storytelling was just so unusual, and always in context with
‘today’, as if silently proclaiming that this man’s mind was revolving with the
speed of time. As Mazumdar reiterates, “A minimalist, he laid emphasis on words
and performance. Girish Karnad’s Hayavadan
directed by him, is an apt example of his style. This play received rave
reviews. One reviewer even said that it was a colourful production; and that
when the play had only a black curtain as a backdrop and simple lighting design
to illuminate performing areas. Such was the impact of Satyadev’s direction.”
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| Scene from Aadhe Adhure ; Image Source: pravingunjan.blogspot.com |
As
always, standing one among many in the audience, I participate in the sharing
of my last applause for this individual, whom I now will never know more of
than the picture that I have in my mind.
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| Late Shri Pandit
Satyadev Dubeyji ; Image Source: IBN Live |
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| Scene from Khuda Ke Liye Mat Dekhna ; Image Source: Mid-Day |
When it comes to innovation, passion is certainly very important and it can be even argued that it is critical to success. Innovation is heavy lifting to produce a truly successful product.
ReplyDeletePassion means a high level of engagement. When engaged, we tend to be able to tap into our very best abilities, including higher levels of creativity and resourcefulness.
Having said that, passion is hard to come by. Often people want to hedge their bets so hold back.
Passion done right in innovation does not mean unconditional commitment to an idea. For me, it means giving it my very best while periodically checking in to see if any idea is worthy of continued effort. Passion balanced by discriminating judgment tends to be a good and successful combination.
By Richard Haasnoot ☛ i2Ge ☛ Chief Innovator on linkedin Group:Innovation People Expert Innovators Creative Network.
Well said Richard. I have often experienced passion as the innate driving force whether for an innovation or in any creative exercise. It is indeed instrumental in determining the success ratio of a project/product whatever.
ReplyDeleteBy Lalit Hira on linkedin Group:Innovation People Expert Innovators Creative Network.