This story is from June 20, 2016

Kirti Shiledar shares fond memories of Nashik

Kirti Shiledar, remembered her father Jairam Shiledar, a doyen of Marathi musical theatre, during a special event organised by Sarvajanik Vachnalaya Nashik on Saturday.
Kirti Shiledar shares fond memories of Nashik
Nashik: Kirti Shiledar, remembered her father Jairam Shiledar, a doyen of Marathi musical theatre, during a special event organised by Sarvajanik Vachnalaya Nashik on Saturday.
The musical interaction was full of nostalgic memories and conversation which made everyone recall the golden era of musical theatre.
The event was organised by Public Library as part of its 175th anniversary celebrations.
It also marked ongoing birth centenary year celebrations of Jairam Shiledar . Kirti Shiledar, herslef stalwart of Marathi Sangeet Natak who is in her seventies now, performed some of her milestone songs from popular Marathi plays.
"My father was a Guru, a mentor and an inspiration for me. His contribution to Marathi theatre is immense. He nurtured the tradition with devotion even when the Sangeet Natak fell on bad times," said Shiledar.
She also regaled the crowd with a few anecdotes from her experiences in Nashik, "I was singing a popular song 'Avaghachi sansar sukhacha karin' here when the power-supply on stage was disrupted. Luckily, my microphone was running on power back-up and people could hear my voice. One by one, they started using the lights of their cell phones and within a few minutes the entire auditorium was filled with twinkling silver lights. It was heavenly experience," Kirti said.
Recalling an incident at Parshuram Saikhedkar auditorium during her grooming days, Shiledar said, "It was a difficult time for us when we had to stop the show of my play 'Sharda' at this auditorium after the contractor fled with the ticket money in the middle of the show. We had very little money at that time. There were no ATMs, cell phones and 24x7 banking. Authorities at Public Library realised our difficulty and arranged dinner and transport for us in such a situation. Such incidents strengthen my bond with people of Nashik," added Shiledar.
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Chaitanya Deshpande

Chaitanya Deshpande is Principal Correspondent at The Times of India, Nagpur. He has a PG degree in English literature and Mass communication. Chaitanya covers public health, medical issues, medical education, research in the fields of medicine, microbiology, biotechnology. He also covers culture, fine arts, theatre, folk arts, literature, and life. Proficient in Marathi and Hindi along with English, Chaitanya loves music, theatre and literature of all three languages.

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