Parrots Are Taking Over the World...मिठू मिठू पोपट

 

दिलीप चित्रेंच्या प्रायोगिक रंगभूमीवर गाजलेल्या ‘मिठू मिठू पोपट’ (१९८९) ह्या नाटकात काय आहे हे मला माहित नाही....

 दिलीप चित्रेंना इथे दिलेल्या विलक्षण गोष्टींची माहिती होती का हे ही माहित नाही ... 

 

मात्र अरुण कोलटकर, बा सी मर्ढेकर , सदानंद रेगे आणि स्वतः दिलीप चित्रे या प्रतिभावान कवींना हे माहित असते तर पोपट त्यांच्या कवितेत वेगळ्याच पद्धतीने नक्कीच आले असते... 

 

"... For better, for worse, and sometimes both, parrots have taken over our cities. Their ability to thrive in our altered habitats is a testament to what makes these species special and why we should work to conserve them in the wild while minding the potential impacts of introduced parrots. They're innovators, problem solvers, socializers and survivors. That's how they earned our adoration in the first place. Sometimes it's a joy to stop and marvel at the parrots."

 

Read essay by Ryan F. Mandelbaum for Scientific American titled "Parrots Are Taking Over the World"dated July 1 2023  here.

 

                            A Parrot Perched on a Mango Tree; a Ram Tethered Below

 

painting belongs to the Golconda school and dates back to 1670. The painting was displayed at the Met in 2015 as part of the ‘Sultans of Deccan India’ exhibit.