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मेरी आवाज सुनो
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हजारों-लाखों संगीत प्रेमियों की अप्रतिम चाहत एवं दिवानगी के प्रतीक मोहम्मद रफी की पहली बायोग्राफी 'मेरी आवाज सुनो' अब इंटरनेट पर भी उपलब्ध हो गयी है। साची प्रकाशन ने जुलाई 2007 में इस पुस्तक का पहला संस्करण प्रकाशित किया था। और संगीत प्रेमियों एवं रफी साहब के चाहने वालों ने इस पुस्तक को तहे दिल से अपनाया। पहले संस्करण की तमाम प्रतियां कुछ दिनों में ही बिक गयी और साची प्रकाशन ने इसका दुसरा संस्करण जनवरी 2008 में प्रकाशित किया। नई दिल्ली के विश्व पुस्तक मेले में रफी साहब की इस बायोग्राफी की धूम रही और इस पुस्तक ने बिक्री का रेकार्ड कायम किया।
भारत में अलग-अलग शहरों एवं कस्बों में रहने वाले लोगों ने स्वयं दिल्ली आकर या डाक से अथवा अपने किसी जानकार के मार्फत यह पुस्तक प्राप्त की, लेकिन विदेशों में रहने वाले संगीत प्रेमियों को पुस्तक हासिल करने में काफी दिक्कत हुयी तथा उन्हें बहुत खर्च भी उठाना पडा। इन सब दिक्कतों को दूर करने के लिये यह पुस्तक इंटरनेट के जरिये भी उपलब्ध करायी जा रही है। यह पुस्तक सम्पूर्ण रूप में पी डी एफ स्वरूप में http://www.indiaebooks.com नामक वेबसाइट पर डाली गयी है और जो भी लोग इस पुस्तक को अपने कम्प्यूटर पर डाउनलोड करना चाहते हैं या उसका प्रिंट लेना चाहते हैं वे कृपया निम्न लिंक पर जा सकते हैं। इस पुस्तक को डाउनलोड करने से पूर्व उक्त वेबसाईट पर अपने को रजिस्टर कराना होगा। संबंधित लिंक निम्नलिखित है - http://www.indiaebooks.com/userpages/detail.aspx
इस बीच इस पुस्तक के बारे में प्रसिदद्ध अंग्रेजी दैनिक 'द हिन्दू' ने विशेष खबर/फीचर सचित्र प्रकाशित किया है। इसे आप पढ्ने के लिये कृपया निम्नलिखिल लिंक पर जायें –
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मैं मोहम्मद रफी साहब की बायोग्राफी - मेरी आवाज सुनो के बारे में एक समाचार आपके पास भेज रहा हूं। आपसे गुजारिश है कि आप इसे अपने ब्लॉग एवं आर्कट आदि पेज पर डालें ताकि ज्यादा से ज्यादा रफी प्रेमियों को इस बारे में जानकारी हो सके।
इसे अपने दोस्तों को फारवर्ड कर सकें तो अच्छा रहेगा।
मोहम्मद रफी के चाहने वालों के लिये खुशखबरी
हजारों-लाखों संगीत प्रेमियों की अप्रतिम चाहत एवं दिवानगी के प्रतीक मोहम्मद रफी की पहली बायोग्राफी 'मेरी आवाज सुनो' अब इंटरनेट पर भी उपलब्ध हो गयी है। साची प्रकाशन ने जुलाई 2007 में इस पुस्तक का पहला संस्करण प्रकाशित किया था। और संगीत प्रेमियों एवं रफी साहब के चाहने वालों ने इस पुस्तक को तहे दिल से अपनाया। पहले संस्करण की तमाम प्रतियां कुछ दिनों में ही बिक गयी और साची प्रकाशन ने इसका दुसरा संस्करण जनवरी 2008 में प्रकाशित किया। नई दिल्ली के विश्व पुस्तक मेले में रफी साहब की इस बायोग्राफी की धूम रही और इस पुस्तक ने बिक्री का रेकार्ड कायम किया।
भारत में अलग-अलग शहरों एवं कस्बों में रहने वाले लोगों ने स्वयं दिल्ली आकर या डाक से अथवा अपने किसी जानकार के मार्फत यह पुस्तक प्राप्त की, लेकिन विदेशों में रहने वाले संगीत प्रेमियों को पुस्तक हासिल करने में काफी दिक्कत हुयी तथा उन्हें बहुत खर्च भी उठाना पडा। इन सब दिक्कतों को दूर करने के लिये यह पुस्तक इंटरनेट के जरिये भी उपलब्ध करायी जा रही है। यह पुस्तक सम्पूर्ण रूप में पी डी एफ स्वरूप में http://www.indiaebooks.com नामक वेबसाइट पर डाली गयी है और जो भी लोग इस पुस्तक को अपने कम्प्यूटर पर डाउनलोड करना चाहते हैं या उसका प्रिंट लेना चाहते हैं वे कृपया निम्न लिंक पर जा सकते हैं। इस पुस्तक को डाउनलोड करने से पूर्व उक्त वेबसाईट पर अपने को रजिस्टर कराना होगा। संबंधित लिंक निम्नलिखित है - http://www.indiaebooks.com/userpages/detail.aspx
इस बीच इस पुस्तक के बारे में प्रसिदद्ध अंग्रेजी दैनिक 'द हिन्दू' ने विशेष खबर/फीचर सचित्र प्रकाशित किया है। इसे आप पढ्ने के लिये कृपया निम्नलिखिल लिंक पर जायें –
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/11/01/stories/2008110153060800.htm
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Yes Binuji, agreed that we the fans of Rafi Sahab have done precious little on this matter and that one web article will never be able to achieve the Bharat Ratna to Rafi Sahab. I have been pleading with you all for the last one year to take up the campaign and have given several times suggestions, offer my help in collecting signatures, writing letters to political parties, sending emails to all the websites of political parties, enticing the media (both print and visual) to aid us in our campaign, and most importantly to start the campaign long long back. You will appreciate that individually we cannot do these things and it requires the backing of a strong organization which the Rafi Foundation should have become by now. Unfortunately, that is not the case also. What is the membership of the Rafi Foundation ? I have posted on several websites and also am campaigning on several fora for membership drive and asking Rafi Fans in various cities to start branches (wings) of the Rafi Foundation. You will recall that when the first article appeared on www.mohdrafi.com sometime last year (again by Raju Kortiji), I had written on these very lines. What was done between that time and the newest article now on the same website ? Nothing concrete. I have even this time suggested that MPs from Punjab, more particularly Navjot Singh Siddhu (who represents Amritsar in the Parliament) should be approached.
Whatever be the political pressures and compulsions, our efforts too should have been there on this matter and if we continue in this same fashion, let us forget the issue in toto. There is no point in further wasting our time on an issue on which we ourselves are not serious. If every Rafi Fan was to take matters into his/her hands, then there will never be any direction in any activity and hence the matter was left to the Rafi Foundation from the begining to lead us all. I have also several times commented on the same website that we the Rafi Fans are with you in all your such campaigns.
I can also assure you that just as you have been pointing out the apathy of Rafi fans to any such causes, many of them think on similar lines about the Rafi Foundation too and comment that the activities of Rafi Foundation is limited to just staging the "Second Saturday" programmes in Mumbai and otherwise writing their individual comments on www.mohdrafi.com. I have seen in recent times many big fans of Rafi Sahab and who are doing wonderful work in their own capacity and not one of them is a member of the Rafi Foundation for reasons best known to them.
And as long as the Rafi Foundation does not lead us all, we the Rafi Fans will continue to pursue our own interests, including showcasing our "singing abilities", for we all require some satisfaction after all in whatever we do.
With best regards,
A S MURTY = HYDERABAD.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
MUSICAL SESSION - 2ND NOV 2008
RAFI FOUNDATION
HYDERABAD CHAPTER
PRESIDENT
S RAMAKRISHNA
MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Mrs. Radha Chandar (Ladies' Rep), R. Padmanabhan, G. Sunder Rajan, Sunil "Sahil" Sharma
MUSICAL SESSION - 2nd NOVEMBER, 2008
The last musical session that the Rafi Foundation, Hyderabad Chapter, had was on the 12th October 2008 and since then getting suitable dates for the next session took considerable time to decide. Ultimately it was decided that we have it today i.e. on the 2nd November 2008 and that was precisely what was done at the SMR Empire in West Marredpally.
PRELOGUE :
Short Attendance : Today was unusually a small bunch of music enthusiasts who could assemble and then not all of them came on time. Thus not only was the attendance today sparse, but the musical session was also robbed of precious time due to late coming by those who attended. We could begin the session only around 4.15 p.m. instead of the usual 3.00 or 3.30 p.m. that we are used to.
R Padmanabhan had a minor surgery on his right eye and thus was incapacitated to be able to attend. We had known that he would be not be attending in advance. So also, Mrs Nirmala Dhepe had sent me a mail about four days back informing me that she and her husband Nitin would be going over to Mumbai and Goa and would therefore not be in a position to attend. Raghavendra Rao was to attend but telephoned to me twice, first at around 3.00 p.m. informing that he would turn up around 4.30 p.m. and again a second time at 5.15 p.m. saying that as he was already delayed it would not be proper for him to start at that hour to come and attend. He was apologetic too. Many others had promised that they will come, but neither did we receive any communication nor did they attend today's musical session. A new member who has not yet joined us, Mr Yashwant too had wanted to come. Later towards 9.15 p.m. he informed me that as he had to go over to his Office today also and as he was unduly delayed there, he could not attend our musical session and promised that he will attend from the next session onwards. He went on to ask me the date for the next musical session, which however we have not finalized as yet. I learnt from Chandar that Santosh too was tied up with Office work and that he would not be able to join us today. Subramanyam informed me on reaching the SMR Empire that Mrs Pannicker too was out of station and hence had not joined us.
THE MUSICAL THRILL :::
I had myself got delayed today. I had gone to see a friend to collect some DVDs of Shrikant Narayan, the great singer of Mumbai who was in Hyderabad recently and whom I and Ramakrishna had met also. Alas, the DVDs were not ready. I rang up to Subramanyam to inform that I would be able to reach only by 3.30 p.m. As I reached West Marredpally and was just around the corner to SMR Empire, Chandar rang me up enquiring where I was. I informed him that I will join them all in the next ten minutes as I just had to buy some snacks etc and order for the tea. By the time I went to the 6th floor of SMR Empire, besides Subramanyam and his wife, Chandar and Mrs Radha Chandar, I also found N R Padmanabhan and his wife. The music system was already arranged but no singing had started by then. A little later Sanjay Kulkarni, Mrs Kshama Kulkarni and their son joined us. Once the harmonium and tabla etc were arranged, we thought it best to start the musical session as it was already 4.15 p.m. And so did we. Since the Kulkarnis joined us after a pretty long gap, we asked them to start the day's proceedings and Mrs Kshama Kulkarni started the day with a Marathi Bhajan. A good beginning for a lively musical session that presented 30 renditions in all. I am giving the full list of all the songs as I was also noting down these details for my reporting. Mrs Kshama Kulkarni, playing the harmonium with Sanjay Kulkarni playing the Tabla, went on to render two more Hindi film songs. Mrs Radha Chandar was the next singer to present us first with another Bhajan and another melody from an old Hindi movie before passing on the baton to Mrs Kshama Kulkarni once again. By then, Sanjay Deshpande and his son, Sachin Deshpande too had joined us. One song each by Mrs Kshama Kulkarni and Mrs Radha Chandar gave room for N R Padmanabhan to present his choice of two songs. Subramanyam went on to sing two solo songs and one duet with his wife too and Mrs Subramanyam then rendered a Talat Mahmood Song. The Karaoke system seemed to be beeping and soon Chandar took over, rendering three songs in a row. I sang two songs before we took time off for some small snacks with tea. The singing continued once again, passing from one singer to the other upto 7.00 p.m. Since the attendance was less this time, those present could sing many songs and that too at a stretch.
The following is the full list of all the songs which were rendered today :
(1) Marathi Bhajan by Mrs Kshama Kulkarni. Tabla accompaniment from Sanjay Kulkarni. (2) Suno Sajna Papihe Re Ne (film Aaye Din Bahar Ke) by Mrs Kshama Kulkarni. (3) Panchi Banoo Banke Phirun Mast Gagan Mein (Chori Chori) by Mrs Kshama Kulkarni. (4) Prabhu Tum Antaryami – bhajan by Mrs Radha Chandar. (5) Balama Manena (Opera House) by Mrs Radha Chandar, (6) Yeh Daulat Bhi Lelo Yeh Shohrat Bhi Lelo (private Ghazal by Jagjeet Singh/Chitra Singh) rendered by Mrs Kshama Kulkarni, (7) Kahe Tarsaye Jiyara (Chitralekha) by Mrs Radha Chandar. (8) Man Tarpat Hari Darshan Ko Aaj (Baiju Bawra) by N R Padmanabhan, (9) Saranga Teri Yaad Mein (Saranga) by N R Padmanabhan, (10) Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaye (Anand) by Subramanyam, (11) Sham-e-gham ki kasam (Talat Mahmood song) by Subramanyam. (12) Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam (Geeta Dutt from Kagaz Ke Phool) by Mrs Subramanyam and also joined in by Subramanyam. (13) Jaye to Jaye to Kahan (Taxi Driver – Talat Mahmood) by Subramanyam, (14) Apni Ankhon Mein Basakar (Thokar – Rafi Sahab) by S Chandar (15) Mein Kahin Kavi Na Ban Jaoon (Pyar Hi Pyar – Rafi Sahab) – S Chandar, (16) Meet Na Mila Re Manka (Abhimaan) S Chandar (he wanted some fast number as upto then only the very poignant and slow songs had surfaced). (17) Yeh Zulf Agar Khulke Bikhar Jaye (Kajal) A S Murty, (18) Dil Ke Aiyeene Mein (Aao Pyar Karein) A S Murty.
CHHOTA SA BREAK
(19) Saaz Ho Tum Awaaz Hun Mein (Saaz Aur Awaaz) – N R Padmanabhan, (20) O Sajna Barka Bahar Ayee (Parakh) – N R Padmanabhan, (21) Apna Hai to Begana Nahin (a rare Rafi Sahab song and none knew the name of the movie) – Subramanyam, (22) Yeh Ansoo Mere Dil Ki Zuban Hai (Humrahi) by Subramanyam, (23) Marathi Song – Kaal Ratri Swpna Mathe Ek Raja Aaya – Mrs Kshama Kulkarni, (24) Aaja Sanam Chaandni Mein Hum Tum (Chori Chori) by Mrs Kshama Kulkarni, (25) Ek Shahanshah Ne Banwake Haseen Tajmahal (from Leader a masterpiece duet) Mrs Kshama Kulkarni, (26) Gayati Vanamali in Sanskrit by Mrs Radha Chandar, (27) Kuhu Kuhu Bole Koyaliya – another classic duet – by Mrs Radha Chandar, (28) Woh Jab Yaad Aaye Bohat Yaad Aaye – Mrs and Mr Subramanyam, (29) Vaada Karla Saajna (Haath Ki Safai) by Mrs Subramanyam and A S Murty, (30) Zindagi Bhar Nahi Bhulegi (Barsaat Ki Raat) by Chandar and partly by A S Murty, (31) Aaj Ki Raat Mere Dil Ki Salami lele (Ram Aur Shyam) by S Chandar and lastly (32) Laga Chunari Mein Daag Chhupaoon Kaise from N R Padmanabhan.
Just as the beginning was a very soulful rendition by Mrs Kshama Kulkarni, so also the end was a superb song rendered so beautifully by N R Padmanabhan.
It was 7.00 p.m. and time to leave. Having settled the bills and helped Subramanyam take the music system home, we all departed with a sense of utter enjoyment and singing to our hearts' content.
EPILOGUE:
We had hoped that A V Srinivasan, S Ramakrishna, Gopal Sunder Rajan, Rafiq would all attend. But unfortunately we had to conduct the musical session without their presence today. For sometime now, Sahil Sharma has not been in touch and despite my best efforts to reach him over the telephone, I am unable to get to talk to him. I have sent him emails, messages on Orkut and tried his mobile number several times which is ever ringing without Sahil answering the phone. Today I gave several calls to Sunder Rajan on his mobile and I ended up with the same result. So also is the case with Rafiq whose landline number keeps on ringing without anyone lifting the phone.
This way only 12 were available today for the musical session which is a very sad sight.
Friends, let us organize ourselves first. I have repeatedly acknowledged that it is never possible perhaps for all members to attend all the musical sessions. We live in a very busy and large city and we all have chores to attend to. Ours is a friendly musical group and there are never any very hard or harsh rules. We make the set of rules, if any, for our community convenience and we always would amend them to suit our needs. But while we can be so flexible, we as members of the Rafi Foundation, Hyderabad Chapter have to also show a little more interest in our organization.
We often decide that we will have the musical sessions on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. We also rise up to call for a musical session if we are delayed beyond the "alternate Sundays" dictum. Several of us also opine from time to time that continuous musical sessions will pave way for better understanding of one another and better singing and also for smooth collection of our monthly subscriptions.
Once the date for a musical session is arrived at, regular mails are sent to all our members and those who do not have access to emails/internet, I also try to make personal phone calls. You will all agree that making so many calls to so many persons is not always possible. Some of our members duly acknowledge each and every mail that is sent to them and we are proud to have such dedicated members amongst us. But then not all give confirmatory signals about their attendance and I am left to wonder whether to make phone calls to even those who read their emails very regularly. Sometimes when time permits I do make such calls but it is not always possible to call all our members also by phone. It would be much better if our members themselves send me their confirmation by email or contact me over phone to confirm their participation. We will have known a definite number of members atleast two or three days in advance. And this count helps us plan accordingly. It would also help us to redraw the date for the musical session if advance information is received by us about non-participation by members.
Since the venue is pre-decided to be at SMR Empire in West Marredpally and it is known to most of our regulr members, we do not give each time the directions etc. For the first timers to this venue however, we try to give the fullest description so that they have no difficulty in reaching the venue and on time.
Subramanyam has to book the hall in advance by paying the rent for the same, get the rooms cleaned and arrange the chairs, water etc. He has to make two or three trips from his flat on the 1st floor to go over to the terrace and make these arrangements all by himself. We all know that Subramanyam is a perfectionist and a man known to keep to punctuality. He is up and about by 2.00 p.m. and waits eagerly for the clock to strike 3.00 p.m. He is generally on the rooftop room a good 15 minutes in advance and waits endlessly for our members to arrive.
We have also decided to bring along the snacks and order for the tea etc beforehand itself so that precious time is not wasted after the musical session has started. But if the attendance is as short as 12 members compared to our regular of 18 to 20 members, a lot of eatables that are "purchased" from our common pool is also wasted. We expect the organization to grow from one musical session to the other and hope that the presence of our members in musical sessions keep going up by atleast two or three new members.
After today's miniscule attendance, we all felt disappointed. The upbeatness was missing today. While several good renditions came up today also, there was some shine missing today from our previous gatherings. And this situation will never be allowed to be repeated. So much was the disappointment amongst those present that we had even considered having only "ONCE A MONTH" musical sessions and if the trend is not reversed instantly we may have to face up this kind of unwanted situation.
Friends, normally for any lengthy communication like this, generally it is assumed that the first part is written first. However in the instant case, I have first written this piece of EPILOGUE first rather than the happier one PRELOGUE. The reason is simple. The disappointment of the pathetic attendance overshadowed the bliss of the several good renditions that we were able to sing and listen.
I would sincerely request our members to respond to the communications that all receive on the dates of the musical shows by confirming their presence or absence at least three days in advance. This gives us some idea on whether to go ahead with the Musical Session on a particular occasion or not. Genuine absence is always understood and taken in the right spirit. We consider ours as a very friendly Musical Group with not very strict rules to follow. Also in order to have livelier musical sessions we have to be stricter disciplinarians that we presently are. We once again reiterate that we acknowledge that it is not always possible for all our members to attend all the Musical Sessions. But if we make slightest amendments in our busy schedules, then the attendance would automatically show better sight. It also reassures for some of our members who have to travel very wide distances to see bigger gatherings.
We have not been able to collect subscriptions from some of our members who have not attended the musical sessions since the time the proper body was formed and a resolution passed to collect monthly subscriptions. In the last musical session on the 12th October 2008, we had also distributed the membership application form to all those present on that day. We were hoping to give it to the others who did not attend our last musical session and that we can get more membership. Unfortunately, some of our regular members who missed the 12th October 2008 session, also did not attend today also. Also the collections for November 2008 have not even started, leave alone the collections for the previous months accomplished.
For any activity for any organization, a basic pool of funds is always required. Most of our members who are regularly attending have paid up their subscriptions and Chandar is maintaining all these records.
We have several other topics to be discussed :
- Organizing a grand musical show during Feb/March 2009
- Campaign for Bharat Ratna revived by Rafi Foundation
- Upcoming Musical shows on Rafi Sahab at other centres
- Preparation for publication of a book on lyrics of all the songs of Rafi Sahab according to the Lyricists and/or Music Directors
- Other activities of our organization
None of these could be taken up or even informed due to lack of our membership strength today.
Friends, let us get our acts together first. We have to be one of the best organized musical groups in Hyderabad and for that we have to ponder over the declining trend that seems to have set in. Hyderabadis are known to be less pro-active and this equation is proving to the hilt. We would like our organization to be known for more positive outlook than these demeaning trends. We were the envy of most of the groups of Rafi Sahab's fans and we were the talking point. For all good reasons too. We have work staring into our faces. Work that needs to be done and fast. Time and tide never wait for anyone is a well known adage. KAAL KARE SO AAJ KAR, AAJ KARE SO AB… goes another saying, is it not ?? We believe that any work left to be done for the next day will NEVER be done.
If this communication has come up as a bit too harsh on words, let me emphasize that it is only the feelings after dismal musical sessions, if I may call them. But corrective measures will be taken and like we said somewhere above also, this will never be allowed to be repeated.
Rafi Foundation, Hyderabad Chapter is not an organization that will not rebound back. It carries on its shoulders the very name that spelt magic and divinity to millions of fans of the legendary and charismatic personality who gave a brief Earthly Appearance from 1942 to 1980 – MOHAMMED RAFI SAHAB. By HIS grace and by HIS blessings, we will carry forward our mission and our goals. Yes our membership will soar soon. Newer members are going to join us which is a very positive sign. They will bring in newer members again. Our regular members have already been doing stupendous work in spreading our message across the twin-cities.
Lastly, I would request all those who are in our mailing list to confirm to us whether they would like to continue getting all our mails and information. There is no point in sending mails to anyone who is even a bit disinterested, although it does not require any specific effort on our part to send the mails and information to them. We would not like to pound them with unnecessary emails and also float under the false feeling of a bigger organization than we actually are.
In order not to dampen the spirits of those who are yet to join our fold, I have sent them only the first narration under PRELOGUE and have not sent them the "Epilogue" piece. This full text is going only to all our regular members.
WITH THE BEST OF GREETINGS AND MUSICAL THOUGHTS
SECRETARY
R A F I F O U N D A T I O N
HYDERABAD CHAPTER
Dated 2nd & 3rd November, 2008