I have recently read an article in a newspaper. It left me with a lot of questions. so I started writing on it. to find my answers.. within myself, within this society.. within this world.
On this world theatre day, I'm going to tell y'll about Dhyaana Shlokam (read: dhi-yaa-nuh sh-loh-kum). It is traditional to start a play with a dhyaana shlokam. 'Dhyana' is a Sanskrit word that means meditation and 'Shlokam' means a prayer.
It’s a practice to recite the following shloka before starting the play. This is a popular shloka in praise of Lord Shiva, who is said to be the King of Dance. The dancing form of Lord Shiva is known as 'Nataraja' (read: Nuh-tuh-raa-jaa) who is the embodiment of the four Abninayas namely Angikabhinaya, Vachikabhinaya, Aharyabhinaya, Satvikabhinaya.
Angikam Bhuvanam Yasya
Vachikam Sarva Vangmayam
Aaharyam Chandra Taradi
Tam Numah Saattvikam Shivam
आंगिकम à¤ुवनम यस्य
वाचिकं सर्व वाङ्ग्मयम
आहार्यं चन्द्र ताराधि
तं नुमः सात्विकं शिवम्
The prayer means ---
Whose bodily movement is the entire Universe
Whose speech is the language (of the Universe)
Whose ornaments are the moon and the stars
Him, we version the pure (serene) Lord Shiva!
Guru Mantra
Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
Guru Devo Maheswara
Guru Saaksaat Param Brahma
Tasmai Shri Guruve Namaha
Meaning
Guru Is Brahma, Who plants the qualities of goodness
Guru Is Vishnu ,Who nurtures and fosters the qualities of goodness
Guru Is Maheshwara ,Who weeds out the bad quality
Guru Is Supreme Brahman Itself
Prostration Unto That Guru.
Natya krama
Yato hasta stato drishti
Yato drishti stato manah
Yato manah stato bhava
Yato bhava stato rasaha.
Meaning
Where the hand is, eyes should follow there
Where the eyes is, the mind should be there
Where the mind is, there goes the expression,
And where there is expression, there arises emotion.
Today I am filming a music video on the hills of Idar. Idar is a small town located in Gujarat (India). Idar is surrounded by the mountains. This maountains are the range of mountains called Aravalli. Idar is at the southern end of the Aravalli Range. The Aravalli Range literally meaning 'line of peaks', is a range of mountains in western India and eastern Pakistan running approximately 800 km from northeast to southwest across states of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Gujarat and Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. It is also called Mewat hills locally. It is located about 30 km north of Himatnagar and 60 km from Gujarat's border with Rajasthan. It is known for the manufacture of handmade wooden toys, tiles, its temples and various beautiful architectural monuments on hill, and its historical background.
Idar is 100 km from Ahmedabad. There are many ancient things in Idar like, King Palace, Jain Temples, Ruthi Rani Mahal, Tower, Khradi bazar, Rajchandra Vihar, Khokhanath Mahadev, Swaminarayan Temple, Kainath Mahadev, Ranmal Chowki, Jal Mandir, etc.
What a feeling! I am back to the stage where I grew up and performed for years. It is Diwan Ballubhai school, Paldi. My school. I am appointed to direct a play for a competition, It's been a week since we started rehearsing and I am feeling great working with students of the same school where i once studied. we will be performing this play at Darpana Acamedy of Performing Arts by the end of this month. those who are interested to watch the play, can buy the tickets from darpana or else contact me.
Indian Filmmaker, Theatre Arts Graduate, Music Producer, Writer, Film Editor, Anthropologist, Video Journalist, Environmentalist, Free Spirit, Hippie by Heart.
I did my bachelors in Performing Arts (Theatre Arts) and consistently pursuing the calling of my dreams and vision, making films, rather, the creative aspects of filmmaking. Theatre also holds a huge piece of my heart, so I love spending my time either on a set, or on a stage.
I am interested to make thought provoking cinema, films which is highly visual, grand, epic, cinematic style, with unconventional narrative structures breaking form, blending reality and imagination, fantasy, dreams, scientific, philosophical, metaphysical and humanistic ideas. What I make reflects my experiences in life, my emotions, my feelings about certain things, my stories and of course, the many worlds that reside in my imagination. So when I say "I make films" it just means that I am manifesting bits and pieces of me in a motion. What I write is simply an overflow of interactions I have with the brokenness of the human condition. Some of it comes in dreams, other times it emerges from seasons of sorrow, humiliation, warfare, joy and pain. I am endlessly creating myself with nothing but peace, positivity, and good vibes. I Have been living quite of nomadic-hippie lifestyle.