Krishna and Woh Saat Din

KRISHNA AND WOH SAAT DIN

My first role on stage in a Dance-Drama was that of a Cow. And I thoroughly enjoyed being one. As a 9-year-old, I was only asked to frantically run around the stage shaking my head. I felt I had those horns every time I ran and was scared that I would hit someone in the rush. So I had this clever plan of having my own little gala time amidst the chaos. Come on, we were lots of cows, children, Gopas, Gopis running around anyway. I never thought that my teacher would notice me amidst this mayhem. But she did! She went on to tell the whole class that I was the best cow she had seen till date. *covers face*

Two decades later, after many versions of the same story, through different songs, I found myself back in the same episode. This time as Krishna. Not dancing at a rehearsal or on stage, but at a friend's portico taking shelter when Bangalore had it's heavy monsoon showers. I wondered the plight of this young boy. Getting wet in the heavy splashes of rain for 7 days and nights. I remembered the pose we were taught to depict this episode(lifting of the Govardhana Hill) and it instantly hit me.

KRISHNA IN TIMES OF HIS NEED

Poor thing, getting wet in the rain and not being able to pee. The idea for the image came to me when I went back to the mudra we used to hold for the pose, the humble pinky finger :D

All's well that ends well. In my monsoon clad evening, I could not help but imagine Krishna, post 7 days and nights, running to a nearby bush.