पराधीन आहे जगतीं पुत्र मानवाचा
When my father passed away, my friend Pradeep Deshpande merely expressed ‘ पराधीन आहे जगती पुत्र मानवाचा ' . Ironically, this song penned by GaDiMa (गदिमा) was one of the coveted songs of my father. I grew up listening to various songs of Geet Ramayana (गीत रामायण ) – this one is also from it – but never felt the impact of the words till pangs of sorrow and separation made the essence of this poem percolate down to my inner existence. How mystically ग दि मा) used the event of the separation of Lord Rama and Bharata in conveying the profound truth and meaning of life in such a simple fluidic poetry. Sudheer Phadke who sang this and every song of Geet Ramayana has imbibed himself every nuance of the emotive spirit of this amazing literary creation . This song also reminds me of my RSS senior in my school days. I forgot his name but his image is still prominent. While going to Shishir Shibeer , in the local train, he would use quiz to entertain us. He ask