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In Conversation With Anil Naik Of Dwarkamai On Roshni, A Show By Blind Musicians


12/08/2010

Anil Naik, a resident of Allentown, PA is a Shri Shirdi Sai devotee and visionary of the Dwarkamai dream. His efforts have been always to assist Sai devotees in furthering their quest for Shri Sai and personal betterment in all spheres of life. Anil Naik is spiritual mentor /founder of Dwarakamai and has been actively involved in for spreading Baba's message in Boston area for more than 7 years.

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Give us some background on the Dwarakamai temple here in Boston? When did it come to be established and what services you offer?

Shri Dwarkamai (www.dwarkamai.org) is a non-profit spiritual 501(c3)organization, dedicated to organizing events and conducting activities directed towards personal spiritual development of the community.Shri Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth, located in North Billerica, MA is a Shri Sai temple and Spiritual Center with full life size beautiful marble idol of our Guru, Shri Shirdi Sai whose teachings and way of life we follow.

The Pran Pratishthan was done on Oct 9th 2010, the first day of Navmi by priest Bhairav Swami. The Shirdi Sai temple was inaugurated on Oct 16-17th, 2010 with Akhand Parayan of Ram Charita Manas and Sai Baba Abhishek. Among other activities conducted during our first quarter of operations were the Diwali Deep Yagna, the First ever Rangoli exhibition in the New England area held during Thanksgiving week 2010 and Food collection Drive also during Thanksgiving week.

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How did you bring the show to Boston?
We were looking to organize a musical event at the end of the year to spread the word in the community about our new temple and spiritual center and were discussing various possibilities when we heard about this show from another non-profit organization in Chicago that was doing a similar show there on Dec 10, 2010.

Are they performing here for the first time?
Yes, they are performing for the first time in the Boston area

The show is quite unique because all the performers are blind? Who are these performers? Where do they come from and what is their background?

This group has done over 300 shows all over the world. The trio of Bipin Vartak, Mangala Sunny and Shravan Kumar  form  the  vocal  core  and they display a very versatile range of  singing styles.The moment the clear notes of  Mangala Sunny will peal through the speakers the audience will know that it will be  in for something truly special and spend the rest of the enjoyable evening in keen anticipation of the next number to follow.

Shravan Kumar is a duet team within himself. He displays an uncanny ability to imitate the female voice and apart from his remarkable range in both voices he could also hold high end notes for extended periods of time which will bring the house down.The suave, Bipin Vartak,nicknamed “Hrithik” by his colleagues can clone Mukesh to perfection

What are the highlights of this show? What can the audience expect to hear?

The highlight of the evening will be a remarkable fusion medley headed by flautist Kiran Vinkar and superbly  supported by tabla exponent Deepak Kamble during which they will combine to produce several exciting flashes  of  quicksilver finger work and dexterous percussion which will have the crowd on its feet at the conclusion.

To put it all together there will be narrator Kishor Gohil who will orchestrate the swings in the ambience  of the performance with his oratory and unending flow of shayari. With the judicious use of  sometimes touching  anecdotes and sometimes amusing stories, he will deftly channel his remarks in introducing the content of the song to follow. The most poignant moment in his performance will be his wrenching narration of  the heinous attack on Mumbai which will end in a medley of emotionally charged patriotic songs by the three vocalists. Kishor Gohil is also the head of the National Organization of Disabled Artists in India.

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What was the purpose of Dwarkamai to showcase these artists?
This musical concert is a quest for excellence by the performers who, despite their physical shortcomings, portray a true inspiration in life! Dwarkamai would like to honor the spirit with which these artists have found a unique niche for themselves through music. These artists have worked hard and are a positive influence to all of humanity and that is the spirit that Dwarkamai wants to applaud and appreciate.

Who are the people behind the scenes who have worked to bring this to Boston?
Shri Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth is working  in conjunction with local organizers Eshani Shah and Shashank Desai to bring this show to Boston area.

Comments from the organizers:

National Promoter Bhavana Modi has said that the experience of being among the ROSHNI team has changed her whole view on life and she has come to realize one has to accept what God has given one and face up to any challenge with the belief that nothing is impossible, as these individuals have shown.



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