Monday 6 April 2015

Ramli Ibrahim ( born 1953 )


Ramli Ibrahim is one of the most fascinating personalities I have met.

I saw him first in the German Embassy at Delhi when he gave a performance of Odissi dance with one of his young female disciples.

 Ramli is an outstanding Odissi dancer. Odissi is one of the classical dances in India, perhaps one of the oldest, finding its mention in the Natya Shastra, the oldest Sanskrit dance text. Odissi is a devotional dance, depicting or honouring various Hindu gods, Shiva, Krishna, etc

 Ramli is a Muslim. Nothing wrong in that, though ordinarily one would expect a Hindu to dance a Hindu devotional style. But what is strange is that Ramli is not an Oriya, he is not even an Indian, he is a Malaysian. And yet he is a master and teacher of Odissi, a dance style which originated in Orissa.
 Ramli's life, like him, is fascinating. Born in Malaysia, he is a qualified mechanical engineer, but did not pursue engineering as a profession. He was attracted to dancing at an early age, and went to Australia, where he joined the Sydney Dance Company, and toured the world. He developed an interest in Indian dance forms, and learnt Bharat Natyam under Guru Adyar Laxman. However, he was dissatisfied with the rigidly structured  style of Bharat Natyam, and was attracted to Odissi, which has more scope for improvisation. Hence he became a disciple of Guru Deba Prasad Das, and learnt Odissi from him.

 Today, Ramli is well known in dance circles, and has set up his own Sutra Dance Theatre, which teaches and performs all over the world. Ramli has performed the Shiva Tandav furious dance, the dances of Krishnas with gopis, and as Yudhishthir in the Mahabharat.

  Ramli toured Malaysia extensively, searching for ancient Hindu temples in hills and forests. At one time Malaysia was a Hindu country, which later became Muslim. Ramli wants to restore the Hindu temples, and has received death threats from Muslim fundamentalist groups, but he has remained unafraid. He is totally secular, and believes that Hinduism is as much part of Malaysian culture as Islam.

Ramli is truly a great man

6 comments:

  1. http://www.rediff.com/news/report/why-ban-only-slaughter-of-cows-and-bulls-hc-asks-maha-govt/20150406.htm

    Why ban only slaughter of cows and bulls? HC asks Maha govt

    The Bombay high court on Monday asked the Maharashtra government the reason for banning slaughter, possession and consumption of cows, bulls and bullocks only and not including other animals in the ban under the state's animal preservation laws.

    A division bench of justices V M Kanade and A R Joshi was hearing a bunch of petitions challenging a provision under section 5 (d) of the recently amended Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act which bans possession and consumption of meat of animals such as cow, bull and bullock.

    According to the petitions, the flesh of these animals, if slaughtered outside Maharashtra, should be allowed inside the state.

    "Why has the state banned only cows, bulls and bullocks? What about other animals such as goats?" the bench asked. To this, Advocate General Sunil Manohar said the government was considering it.

    What state we are developing? I am worried about survival of India...

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    1. What would muslim sacrifice on Bakri Eid? Chicken? or Dhokla? They are not at all respecting other communities sentiment. Who is running Mumbai high court? Is this secular constitution?

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  2. (जाति से कश्मीरी पंडित एवं जस्टिस मार्कंडेय काटजू द्वारा गौ मांस खाने का समर्थन देने पर उनको करारा जवाब देती इटावा के कवि गौरव चौहान की ताज़ा रचना)

    भारत भू की पावनता है, ममता की परिभाषा है।
    धर्म सनातन की सुचिता है, आँगन की अभिलाषा है।।

    है प्रभात का पूजन, जन जन के मन का आराधन है।
    जिसका रूप स्वरुप स्वयम में गोकुल है वृन्दावन है।।

    परिवारों का पोषण है, हर घर की भाग्य विधाता है।
    पशु मत समझो इसे, गाय तो हर हिन्दू की माता है।।

    लेकिन देखो काश्मीर का पंडित कैसा डोल गया।
    वामन का वंशज होकर बाबर की भाषा बोल गया।।

    अरे काटजू शर्म न आई तुझको ये बतलाने में।
    बड़ा मज़ा आया था तुझको मांस गाय का खाने में।।

    फिर से तू खायेगा, ये भी बड़ी शान से बोला है।
    कुल के दुष्ट कलंकी तुझ पर खून हमारा खौला है।।

    जो हिन्दू गर गौ माता की चीर फाड़ कर सकता है।
    वो अपनी निज माता का भी बलत्कार कर सकता है।।

    जिसे गाय के टुकडो में प्रोटीन नज़र आ सकती है।
    उसको अपनी बहने भी रंगीन नज़र आ सकती है।।

    भूख लगे ज्यादा तो, माँ की कमर काट के खा ले तू।
    फिर भी ना ये पेट भरे तो सूअर काट के खा ले तू।।

    गौ माता को खाया, तू इंसान नही हो सकता है।
    कुछ भी हो, तू हिन्दू की संतान नही सकता है।।

    इक दिन तू रौंदा जाएगा, प्रतिशोधी उन्मादों में।
    तेरा नाम लिखा जाएगा, गजनी की औलादों में।।

    न्यायाधीश है लेकिन तुझमे न्यायधीश की बात नही।
    मानव मूत्र के बराबरह भी तेरी औकात नही।। राधीका

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