Yogesh Gogwekar's Blog

  Subject: The Unheard Architects of a Golden Era: Contribution of Goan Christians to Hindi Film Music Written by: Yogesh Gogwekar Address: Mahim, Mumbai  While reading Hindi Film Songs: Music Beyond Boundaries , the seminal work of Dr. Ashok D. Ranade, an ethnomusicologist and pioneer of cultural musicology, encounters a striking idea: though cinema is a visual medium, Indian cinema has for decades functioned as a dream factory where the song is its chief currency. According to Dr. Ranade, the Hindi film song is both deeply embedded in the cinematic narrative and yet capable of living a life entirely beyond it. As a cultural-musical unit, it transcends the film, the language, and even the region that produced it. Hindi film music, he observes, flows “here, there, and everywhere”—a truth every Indian instinctively recognizes. These songs are not merely entertainment; they are collective memory, cultural identity, and a shared national soundtrack. This is especially evide...

  विषय: पुस्तक परिचय पुस्तकाचे नाव: द फियर ऑफ फ्रीडम ( The Fear of Freedom) लेखक:   एरिक फ्रॉम ( Erich Fromm ) प्रकाशक:  Routledge पाने: २७२ किमत: रुपये ६६७/- शब्दांकन : योगेश गोगवेकर अशी काही पुस्तके असतात जी त्यांच्या काळापुरती नसतात ; ती कोणत्याही काळात तितकीच लागू पडतात , प्रश्न विचारतात आणि अस्वस्थ करतात. एरिक फ्रॉम यांचे द फियर ऑफ फ्रीडम हे असेच एक पुस्तक. १९४१ साली लिहिले गेले असले , जग युद्धाच्या सावटाखाली दबलेले असताना प्रकाशित झाले असले , तरी आज वाचताना ते जणू आपल्या काळावरच भाष्य करत आहे असे वाटते. आधुनिक जगाने माणसाला मध्ययुगीन अधिकारांच्या बाह्य बंधनांपासून मुक्त केले , परंतु त्याचवेळी मनाच्या आतील बंधनांनी नवीन संकटे निर्माण केली — हे या पुस्तकाचे केंद्रबिंदू. त्यामुळेच फ्रॉम आपल्याला विचारतो : जर आपण स्वातंत्र्याला इतके महत्त्व देतो , तर मग त्याच स्वातंत्र्याची भीती आपल्याला वारंवार का वाटते ? जर्मन मनोविश्लेषक , तत्त्वज्ञ व मानवतावादी एरिक फ्रॉम यांच्या मते , स्वातंत्र्य ही सहज मिळणारी गोष्ट नाही — ते एक जबाबदारीचे , कधी कधी अस्वस्थ करणारे आव...

  Remembering Pandit Nehru on his Birth Anniversary Whenever I read the biography of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, I am reminded of the words of Gautam Buddha: “Nothing should be accepted without questioning.” These words always echo in my mind while reading about Nehru, because he strongly advocated scientific temper and independent, critical thinking. Being a rationalist, a humanist, and a champion of scientific enquiry, Nehru consistently rejected blind faith and rigid religious dogma. According to him, every religion and culture has its own limitations, and their values do not represent permanent or absolute truths. He believed that we must adopt a scientific approach—examining the ideals within each tradition and accepting only what stands the test of reason. Nehru also said that even if God exists, it is not right to depend entirely on Him. For him, divinity resided within every human being. If we reject humanity, he believed, the world loses its meaning. Therefore, he urged...