KENDERA- LOVED FOLK OF ODISHA



Heart got sulked with utter emotion, when i happened to see this first.

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One man of Indian complexion wearing a "dhoti", standing at the corner of the street in the morning, playing his instrument and singing in SAMBALPURI ACCENT OF ODIA, THAT,
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." MUI TA PRABHU JANAM DUKHI GUHAAR KARUCHHEN TOTE.......MAYA DUNIYA RE JANAM DEI PASERI DELUNI MOTE, TUI JADI DEBU THAKKI KAHAKE KARIMI SAATHI... .
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." LORD!  YOU'VE SENT ME TO THIS ILLUSIONARY WORLD... IF YOU'LL NOT STAND BY MY SIDE , WHO WILL... "

I WON'T SAY THAT I DON'T BELONG TO ODISHA,
BUT YES, UNKNOWN TO THIS RICH FOLK,  BFF DR. SAGARIKA MISHRA,tells that,

"Kendera", an instrument made of cucurbit tree stem played by JOGI-S (AN OLD ARTIST CLAN) OF ODISHA SINCE THE TIMES OF HER FATHER AND FOREFATHERS.
TO ENTERTAIN AND SING IN THE NAME OF JAGANNATH".
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.WATCHING HIM, SADLY
ONLY A FEW CARED TO WATCH, REST JUST TURNED THEIR BACKS TO HIM.
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. YES THE WORLD HAS TURNED ITSELF TO URBS AND WEST..

. AND SO IN TODAY'S WESTERINIZED INDIA,  ELITE IS WHO EITHER SINGS,  WEARS, WALKS, SPEAKS "WEST" OR A "NEO-INDIAN VERSION OF WEST" .

BUT HERE DEEP IN THE HEART OF ODISHA,
AND FOR A FEW "RURALITE- ODIAS AND DUGGARS" LIKE ME AND @dr_sagarika_mishra A PART STILL SUSTAINS WHERE,  KENDRA / FOLK SINGERS SING IN THE STREETS TO GET A FEW BUCKS OR GRAINS....
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.for,
"loka suniki tike poisa -chaola deiki jibe"
"Bas kuch log sun ke chaar chawal ke daane de deke jayenge"..
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The bhai-na sings and plays with all his heart.
May be he isn't well aware that  the world of Tv,  internet has surpassed the Devotion, love and intrest towards his art...
Children of today's Gen don't know that the true INDIAN-ISM IS SOMETHING BEYOND OF BADSHAHS OR TONY/NEHA KAKKARS OR RAFTAARS.... .
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AND TRUE INDIA IS SOMETHING BEYOND THE CITY LIVES OF ARTIFICIAL DISCS OR PUBS OR PROMS OR 3Ds or 7Ds.
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Children are taken to newer tourist places to explore but aren't made to know that somewhere their grand parents belonged to, had multiple emotions and beauty for oozing souls... .
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Unfortunate, that NONE CARES TO UPGRADE THE TRUE ESSENCE OF OWN BEFORE EXPLORING THE NEWER- TRENDING-WEST.
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THEY WANT TO VISIT THERE OR BROWSE OVER YOUTUBES BUT NONE WANTS TO BE A RURALITE- "AGAIN".
KENDERA- AND THE POOR BHAI-NA LEFT US TOUCHED., TO ME AND MY @dr_sagarika_mishra