BHOJPUR, JAN 10 - Dholak and flute, two of the indigenous musical instruments played at Bhojpur, a remote hilly district in the eastern region, is on the verge of extinction.
Because of the violence and murder taking place in the present complex situation of the country, the youth not taking up the occupation practised by the forefathers, and attraction towards modern musical instruments, those two stated instruments have been endangered, says Sharada Lama of Dalgaon village of the district.
"Though a girl, how can I forget the farmers working in the field and shepherds taking their livestock for grazing by playing murchunga, binayo, dholak and flute and dancing to their melodious tune that I had been seeing ever since my childhood and making the hills alive with music," says she.
Sharada, 20, a student of a local college, plays the flute and dholak well. She says "When a kid, I saw my grandfather blowing flute in sweet tunes, I also learnt while taking the cattle for grazing and also learnt folk dances."
She says that after realising that her desire to become a journalist would not be fulfilled by studying in the remote area, she desired to become a singer and adds, "I cannot forget my folk customs. My sister’s husband, Ramkumar Rai, has become a national artiste after playing flute since his childhood and already released five albums."Posted on: 2004-01-11 04:38

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