Rhythm… The word itself speaks a lot.. It is related to a function running through life. Running on beats. Everything that we see is on beats.In our body there are commonly 72 heartbeats in one minute. Those beats are changing by the times and life changes into different directions.

       How did the first beat come from the universe.?! Which was the first beat and how did it happen?How and where did the first heart beated?!.  Which reason was there in the deep of that flow.? And who heard that flow first and introduced it to others? As a human being beats are  rhythm and how the way Rhythm started its first Avartan?   The foundation of Rhythm is based on a movement of the universe. Universe is moving on beats and by that it creates a tala(Rhythm). Indian classical music is based very near to that Rhythm. Years and years ago those manirishis created the avartan of talas. They felt the incarnation of beats and  beautifully narrated  that talas.!

Rhythm is everywhere. It’s in nature with clouds, in water, in ground and air. It’s all rhythmic when air collides with trees, ground takes the rain drops, waves come to the seashore, by thunder of clouds and the water of rivers creates the avartan.

        While talking about life, it’s full of ups and downs. In some messy moments the rhythm changed its tempo. As a human being we are always aware of our heartbeats while things go around us. We actually connected to the outer rhythm. The celebrations of festivals and marriages are part of that outer Rhythm. We are attracted to that rhythm and enjoy those moments. Humans just dance on that rhythm and that controls their inner rhythm. We all know how ceremonies happen on occasion and that indicates us to move on. We will never find any Rhythmless society. Everybody seeking the rhythmic dance of life. For that everyone needs to find a perfect avaratan. Those who live near nature are always connected to that Rhythm of nature. I feel cities are not rhythmic as compared to villages. Well humans often find it to be rhythmic in cities as we all know. Some of them dance on those beats of woofer machines. I have also been a part of parties twice in my life. But we will definitely get that satisfaction by dancing to folk. In Gujarat we know about the festival of Navaratri and the trend of playing on Rhythm is remarkable. I feel that in every society their rhythm defines the culture. The folk is the only way which produces a feel of that tradition and culture. In India we can have lots of different Rhythmic performances by visiting stats. It is the same as when we visit Africa, Europe, America and other continents.                   

         Today, we are living a very fast life when technologies grabbed us into that tempo. In this case many lives lose their Rhythm and they suffer in the vortex. They live a rhythmless life. Working and earning in daily life creates a shortage of beats by long-time. Meeting nature and those folk people who dance with their origin are great performers to make our life Rhythmic. We can think that the world has changed now but those people who are close to nature are still there and they are performing on a beat like nature. They are an offbeat composition of nature but feeling others’ life with beats. 

      If human beings are able to be an offbeat of Nature then life will always be Rhythmic…   

Thank You So Much..

Jigar