Pandit Nishindra Kinjalk

अकेली एक लड़ाई जिसे हर बाप हारना चाहता है।

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The majestic sitar held in the bold posture with fingers gliding with mesmerising boldness creating mosaic of musical notes and rhythmic patterns spontaneously has forever remained an indescribable mix of profound divinity and earthly magic. On stage performance is a manifestation of years of rigorous learning and untiring practice, prioritized over everything else. To anyone who has affinity for Indian classical music will feel - I wish I could perform like that, a state where the listener becomes one with the performer. It is this emotional crescendo that I experienced when I heard Pt. Nishindra Kinjalk perform. Then I had the opportunity to speak to him and explore his world of musical performance and medical profession, which eventually converged on a patent pending framework of music therapy that can adapt to any form of world music. What was intended to be a thirty-minute conversation went on for one and half hours. His journey started with learning from his mother Smt. Prema Kinjalk when he was barely 5 years old. She gave him a small sitar. Thereafter as part of holistic learning he learnt vocal, harmonium and tabla from his father Sri. Ravindra Kinjalk who was a noted music composer and accomplished sitarist. At the age of 8 he found his calling in sitar and started the journey of rigorous learning. Meanwhile he excelled in academics and secured admission in prestigious AFMC Pune for MBBS followed by MD in Medicine and further training in infectious diseases, non evasive cardiology and Endocrinology. He has been associated with several hospitals including St. Stephens Hospital Delhi, Holy Family Hospital Delhi, Escorts Heart Institute Delhi, and Hinduja Hospital Mumbai. He still continues to practice as a senior consultant in medicine and endocrinology and contribute to leading medical journals. Balancing the two he went ahead and got a PhD in Music that opened up a new world of music therapy. In the course of this journey, he learned from Pt. Gopal Krishna and Pt. Uma Shankar Mishra and became an accomplished performer of Maihar Senia Gharana. He started his professional journey with AIR Pune as B-Grade artist, graduating to B-high, eventually A-grade in 1995 and ultimately Top-grade in 2018. Two important aspects of his performance are deep and meditative ati-mandra alap in Dhrupad style and madhya and drut laya krintan that is characteristic of Pt. Ravi Shankar. As a tribute to the maestros he has learnt from, he continues to perform on Surbahar, a predecessor of Sitar, more suited for Dhrupad style performance.

It will be incomplete if I don’t highlight how he has groomed his next generation. His eldest daughter Meghna is completing MS Surgery and is a trained Sitarist and Vocalist. His second daughter Aarushi is an established Dermatologist and Vocalist. His youngest son is in his final year of MBBS and trained in Sitar and Tabla. In the upcoming performance we will have an opportunity to know about his music therapy and be enthralled by his performance.

By Suvesh Chattopadhyaya
Member Chhandayan Delhi

This photo was taken in 1975 @ the Khajuraho Music Festival... The rickshaw is being driven by Ustad Zakir Hussain, Birju Maharaj is playing tabla on his back. The lady passenger is Sanjukta Panigrahi. The pushers behind the rickshaw are Shiv Kumar Sharma & Hari Prasad Chaurasia!

पं शिव कुमार शर्मा।
संगीत के एक युग का आज अन्त हो गया। आज वह अपनी अनंत यात्रा पर निकल गये।
यह और बात है कि उनका संगीत करोडों संगीत प्रेमियों के दिलों पर राज करता रहेगा।
मेरी उनके संगीत से पहली मुलाकात 1982 में हुयी। तब मैं पुणे में मेडिकल की पढ़ाई कर रहा था, और आकाशवाणी पुणे के लिए युववाणी पर सितार के कार्यक्रम देता था। पहली बार अपने सीमित जेबखर्च के पैसे से एक संगीत का एलबम ( 33 RPM) खरीदा, जिसकी तस्वीर साझा कर रहा हूं। राग चंद्रकोंस की बंदिश और संतूर की आवाज बहुत अच्छी लगी।
फिर 1983 में पुणे के सवाई गंधर्व संगीत समारोह में पहली बार सामने बैठकर कर सुना। संभवतः शफात अहमद खान तबले पर थे। मंत्रमुग्ध कर देने वाला कार्यक्रम। अपने कैमरे से उनकी एक तस्वीर ली (यह भी आपसे साझा कर रहा हूं)। फिर तो सिलसिला- सा चल पड़ा। जब भी अवसर मिला, उनके कार्यक्रम में जरूर गया। दिल्ली व इलाहाबाद में कई बार उन्हें सुना। दिल्ली में स्पिक मैके का एक कार्यक्रम 1987 में दिल्ली स्कूल औफ इकोनॉमिक्स में था। उन्होंने मधुवन्ती बजाया।
संवाद सत्र में मैंने उनके समक्ष कुछ जिज्ञासा रखी।
मसलन, कैसे वह सिलसिला जैसी फिल्म का लोकप्रिय फिल्म संगीत दे पाए। उन्होंने बताया कि जब वह फिल्म के संगीत की रचना करते हैं, तो भूल जाते हैं कि वह संतूर कलाकार हैं। सिर्फ फिल्म की सिचुएशन याद रहती है और उसके अनुरूप संगीत रचने का दायित्व।
मेरी बेटी मेघना तब इलाहाबाद में थी। बारहवीं की परीक्षा कोई एक हफ्ते बाद थी। पंडितजी का कार्यक्रम संगम पर त्रिवेणी महोत्सव में था। मैं और मेरी पत्नी कार्यक्रम के लिए जा रहे थे। मेघना ने मां को अपने आटोग्राफ की कापी दी। पंडितजी के आटोग्राफ के लिए।
कार्यक्रम सरकारी था। संभवतः पं राम कुमार मिश्र तबले पर थे।
यमुना के तट पर राग यमन। सुर का सागर लहरा रहा था। इतने में पंडित जी ने बजाना अचानक रोक दिया। माइक हाथ में लिया और कहा कि सामने बैठे पदाधिकारी गण पहले चाय-पानी का दौर खत्म कर लें तो फिर संगीत की सोचेंगे।
पुनः सन्नाटा छा गया। सुर और ताल ही चारों ओर। अद्भुत।
अलका ने तय कर रखा था, हर हाल में बिटिया के लिए आटोग्राफ लेना है (यह भी आपसे इस पोस्ट में साझा कर रहा हूं)।
आज वह चले गये। जब जानकारी मिली, मैं मरीज देख रहा था। लौट कर घर आंखें भरी थीं। कुछ समझ में नहीं आ रहा था। शून्य में जैसे कुछ खो गया हो। कोई आधे घंटे बाद पुनः स्वयं को सहज किया और मरीजों के बीच पहुंच गया।

सोचता हूं, और क्या संगीत में करना बाकी रह गया था इस देवपुरूष पण्डित शिव कुमार शर्मा जी को, कि उन्हें भारत रत्न दे कर इस पुरस्कार की सार्थकता सिद्ध होती।
खैर, ये सियासत की बातें हैं। कहां इनमें उलझा जाए।
अश्रुपूरित श्रद्धांजलि।
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