TODAY'S IMPORTANCE

                                         

It may just be a coincidence that Aug. 04 (today) happens to be a doubly important day. While the one has religious connotations, the other pertains to the entertainment world. You cannot ignore any as both are essential for the life to thrive.

Talking about the faith, it is the last ‘somvari’ (Monday) of the Hindu month of Shravan, specially known for its connection with Lord Shiva. Every Hindu, on this day tries to worship this Lord with ‘belpatra’, aak and dhatoor flowers etc. It is said that adoration to Mahadev on this special day has qualities to fulfil  all the wishes of the devotees. It is this faith which, despite being on an official visit of Nepal, promted Narendra Modi to offer prayers in the world famous shrine of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu. There were elaborate arrangements for the peaceful worship of the Indian PM. He took about an hour to propitiate the Lord. On this occasion he offered inter alia a huge cartage of sandalwood, so dear to Shiva and a good amount of cash as well. Thus he won over the hearts of every Hindu in both the countries. I honestly wish Shiva’s boons for my FB friends.

The day also happens to be the birth anniversary of Bollywood icon, late Kishore Kumar. According to me, the Indian filmworld has yet to produce a greater multi-faceted talent. We have yet to see a better singer than Md Rafi. Naushad is yet to be paralleled in music composition. Has anybody so far superseded Salim-Javed in the field of script writing? Similarly, Sahir Ludhiyanvi, Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra and Gulzar are superb lyricists. There are similar other celibrities in other fields of the celluloid world. But whom you will name having all these qualitie at one places? Of course none else than Kishore Kumar. He had been a singing hero from the very beginning but towards the last phase of his career, as a singer, he gained such a height that even the most established competitors of the time were relegated to penury in lack of work. There was a comedy film named Jhumroo, produced by him in late fifties. The credit for everything in that film goes to this great artist. I wish unending peace for his departed soul.