INTERVIEWS
1. Mr. Jaydeep Nanavati, a member of the Naagar Gujarati community, on Garba
TRANSCRIPTION
Jaydeep: Junagadh ma Ambaifalia ane dhebaifalia be falia najik najik ma che ane evu kevai che ke tya mataji navratri ma jyare nikadiya garba ramva tyare garba ramta ta tyare koi karan sar bhay na lidhe badha mataji ne alag alag jagya chupavu padyu etle ae bev jagya thaine 8 ke 9 jagya ae swayambhu prakat thayla mataji gharma hase ae alag alag jagya ae che. Junvani gharma paani na taanka hoy che ae taanka ni andaar athva juna jamana je ceiling hati ke dewaaro par em alag alag jagya. Rasoda ni andaar kabaat ma em alag alag jagya ae mataji swayambhu prakat thayla che ane ae badha mataji je prakat thaya che ene hingudja mataji kevama aave che jene fakta hingdo j chadhe ane kanku naa chadhe ane ae mataji nu alag swaroop jovani ane darshaan karvani ek anubhuti je che ae tame darshaan karo toj anubhavi sako shabda thi varnai sakai evi chej nai.
TRANSCRIPTION
Jaydeep: Jai mata di, jagat janni adhya shakti nu je pragatya swaroop che ena ghana swarupo chej pan ema mataji na garbao gavata hoy che ema khaas karine saurashtra ma nagarnati na bethagarba ma sambhadva ae ek sukhad ane alokik anubhaav hoy che ane ema tem kevai che jo koi tene sambhde toh ena ma pan etli badhi urja utpan thai che jena thi tamne anubhav bov saro hoy che. Junagadh ma ek area che marchid, ena najik ni andaar lagbhag 8-9 swayumbhu prakat thayla mataji che ane ema je bethagarba ma 60 varas thi ek gharni andaar thay che jema be alag-alag bhaag hoy che sanje pella behno na betha garba hoy che ane ratre 9 thi 11 purusho na betha garba hoy che. Ae pramane eloko ae pan eni je booko baar padi che je badha ne available hoy che. Ane ena alag alag garba na alag alag dhad hoy che ae pramane gavani khub j majja aave che jo tame pan ena garba sambhadso toh eni prastuti vishe evu lagse ke aa vastu kharekar sambhadvani majja aave evi che ane ema bhav thi gavata garba tamne sukhad ane alag aj anubhav aapse.
Kunjika: khali gharvada betha garba gay ke koi pan aavi sake?
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Jaydeep: Koi pan aavi sake che ema, eloko nu ek mandal hoy che je garba gatu hoy che pan garba gavani sathe garba jhilva je chorus aapde kaiye eni aakhi alag majja hoy che. Ane eni mate aaloko paramparagat vajintro j upyog kare che ema dholak, manjira, harmonium, khanjri sathe j garba gavai che.
Kunjika: Toh aa badha na gharma thai ke amuk loko j kare che?
Jaydeep: Naa aa je huin vaat karu chu ae mandal che je ek jagya ae mataji prakat thayla che ene tya garba dar navratri hoy che ane dar chaudas ae hoy che. Pan tame jo em kyo ke amare aa ghare garba rakhvu che toh tamare ghare pan aavine eloko nishulk bhav ae tamare tya garba no aayojan karilese ane jena mate eloko koi pan charge nathi leta ane samme ni vyakti ni arthik parsthiti ne pan dhyaan ma rakhine vagar koina pan ghare evu jaruri nathi ke koik naati na ghare j javu, koi pan naati na ghare fakt bhav thi tame bolavo toh tya aavine garba kare.
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Kunjika: aa khali nagaar brahman gayi evu sukam hoy che?
Jaydeep: Evu kevai che ke nagaar ane nagaar brahman na kuldevi jeaajya shakti matadevi kevai che lagbhag badha nagaaro na kuldevi junagadh na andaar aavelao che etle badhaj nagar na alag alag je hoy che eloko badha potana bhav pramane garba gai che.