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Rumi hai, Kabir bhi
Updated On: 02 April, 2024 08:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Devashish Kamble
A performance of verses by the two great poets will aim to shed light on their converging ideas and ideologies
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(From left) Sawani Shikhare and Ashwin Chitale at a previous performance
Writer and actor Ashwin Chitale believes that bridges are the need of the hour in today’s world of increasing divisions. They existed in the writings of saints and poets from centuries ago, and are waiting to be discovered by those who choose to look deeper. “Humans have always been divisive by nature. Fortunately, there have always been a few that have strived to bridge the gap,” he shares. Rumi Meets Kabir, Chitale’s new production gives us a closer look of the converging ideas and thoughts of the two mystics separated by the Bhakti and Sufi movements, geographies, influences and most importantly time, through poetry, ghazals and bhajans.
Chitale traces his journey back to translating Rumi’s Persian verses to Urdu for his own understanding six years ago. After translating more than 1,008 verses, the artiste shares that his studies revealed how the 13th century mystic is often misunderstood, largely because people lack the context that his verses were written in. “With the West turning to Eastern philosophy recently, I noticed how Rumi was being increasingly misquoted and misunderstood. You cannot understand Rumi without understanding his life,” he shares. To that end, Chitale has been presenting his self-written solo show Rumi Hai, a detailed exploration of his findings since 2021.
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