What a year! Whoever would've thought we will witness the most unusual and scary year, without even SEEING the enemy. Our parents had seen World Wars, their parents, perhaps the Spanish Flu; we living in North India faced the Partition and lost everything overnight (and still half my father's family survived and served India after independence, as Army doctors and COs) and my mother's side of the Kumbakonam-Kanchi family escaped (to Madanapalle) from Madras to avoid the possible bombing by the Japanese in WW2. I, growing up in Delhi, witnessed wars with Pakistan and China, but this 2020 INVISIBLE attack on the entire world was something evil, almost diabolical. Biological warfare has begun. All them American films on bio wars (there was a real bio attack in a Japan metro too, some years ago) now seem prophetic. The strangest part of the pandemic has been until now that all the scientists and medicos just mumbled inanities on TV, since none really knew what they were dealing with in the first place. One Delhi doctor, heading a prestigious national institution began every discourse with: So, we know this but we don't know that...As if, we already didn't know this and that. Now mutant ninja is here, from UK. 70% faster in transmission they say. Born in the USA (I learnt on KBC) but now the PM of UK, Boris - that man with a seemingly perpetual bad hair day - is slated to be the Chief Guest at our Republic Day, come Jan 26. Will he still come or comb India? More on this and that, later.
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Wonderful read Ashish ji , appreciate your dedication to the field of Art and also the humble knowledge you share about dancers their achievements of the period.
ReplyDeleteRajam Ramamurthy MD, Arathi School of Indian Dance, San Antonio.US
ReplyDeleteDear Ashish ji, I was recently introduced to Narthaki, after retiring from medicine and being able to spend all my energy on dance, the love of my heart. Your article hits the nail on the head and reflects the sentiments of all people all over the world, we don't know for sure, yet I am certain science will prevail and bring the dragon to its knees. Look forward to reading more of your writing.