Madhya Pradesh is a place rich with ancient Indian traditions and culture, something rare these days. Especially in the Bundelkhand region of the state; every house at the place radiates with the words of bhajans and kirtans when eve hits.
This tradition is regularly practised by the elders of the Bhainsa Sarra village and they have an inspiring purpose behind doing so. The village is located in the Tendukheda block, 76 kilometres from the Damoh district headquarters. As per the reports by Local18, the elders, who live till the 80s are the force behind keeping an ancient tradition alive.
The Local18 team paid a visit to the Bhainsa Sarra village to know how the villagers are, settled in the Nauradehi sanctuary area. They got to meet 78-year-old Murlidhar Patel, while he was immersed in singing bhajans and kirtans along with his fellow villagers- a sight that should be inspiring to the young generation.
According to Murlidhar Patel, he learned to play music at 11 years of age. Since, there were no gadgets like mobile phones, televisions or computers, the most popular source of entertainment for the people were the traditional instruments. He believes that it helps the young generation in connecting their culture.
He said that this generation is engrossed in unethical things like animal violence and unwarranted luxuries. As per more reports, the village comes under the area of Nauradehi Sanctuary, a buffer zone area of the displacement process. So, the villagers are deprived of certain basic facilities. Because of that, they have made old traditional instruments their biggest source of entertainment. Older as well as younger citizens, especially the ones who love music, gather at Murlidhar Patel’s house at around noon and stay there till late evening.
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