Swades: Gîtâ turns to scrutinize Mohan while praying to Rama
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Uploaded by pandit2406 on Nov 20, 2007
Swades: After the meeting of the village assembly (pañcâyat), Kaveriamma introduces Mohan to the elders (sarpanch) before taking him to the stepped landings (ghâts) of the river where stands the temple to Lord Râma (his brother Lakshmana) and his consort Sîtâ. Mohan is overcome by the tranquil beauty of the setting, and learns that Charanpur is named after the footprints of the divinized couple. This brief scene is significant because of the haunting background flute-rendering of Pal pal hai bhârî ("every moment weighs so heavily...") that (Gîtâ later in her Râmlîlâ role as) Sîtâ will sing to beseech Râma (only to hear Mohan answer her call for the betterment of this rural community). While offering her prayers now with folded hands, the otherwise reserved Gîtâ is indeed intently scrutinizing Mohan's face to fathom his responses to the surroundings, as his new family takes him on an idyllic tour of the rest of the village scenery. This holy site is of central significance for it provides the stage for not only their Râmlîla but their final reunion around a wrestling match where Mohan sportingly triumphs over the village Râvana.
Video illustration to "Science of love: look into Gîtâ's eyes in the Homeland" (http://www.svabhinava.org/abhinava/Dialogues/ShrngaraBhaktiSeva-frame.php)
Paper on "Love, devotion, and service: retelling the Râmâyana in Gowarikar's Homeland (Swades)"
http://www.svabhinava.org/abhinava/Sunthar-Universalization/LoveDevotionServi...
at the DANAM panel (09 Nov 2009) at the American Academy of Religions conference at Montreal.
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Friends,
You might also want to check out my paper on "Love, devotion, and service: retelling the Râmâyana in Gowarikar's Homeland (Swades)," posted today at the hyperlink you'll find in the info box above (top right).
It is being presented at the DANAM (Dharma Association of North America) panel (09 Nov 2009) at the American Academy of Religions (AAR) conference at Montreal.
Sunthar
pandit2406 2 years ago
Friends,
You might appreciate Swades better when you see it again after reading my ongoing review of its aesthetics entitled the "Science of love: look into Gîtâ's eyes in the Homeland."
Click on my user-name above, and when you get to my YouTube profile, click on the link to my svAbhinava website: you'll see the link to the review in the "What's New" section, top of the left sidebar (unfortunately, URLs don't seem to be permitted in these comments).
Enjoy!
Sunthar
pandit2406 4 years ago