TECH TENI TECH TE
ONE CHANNEL VIDEO
TIME – 1.53 MINUTES
YEAR -2023 – 2025
SUPPORTED BY - 1646 EXPRIMETAL ART SPACE RESIDENCY
IMAGE COURTSEY- KETAKI SARPOTDAR
”TECH TE NI TECH TE”
Levigation is the process of grinding materials that mainly possess medicinal properties. Thus, both the ground material and the act of grinding become useful and meaningful. However, in this video, I have subverted this action by levigating charcoal. Here, charcoal serves as a metaphor for useless thoughts, suggesting that repetitive thinking renders our time and mind worthless.
The act of levigation is crucial to this work, and the message is conveyed through the medium of video. The video is paired with the audio of the poem "TECH TE NI TECH TE" by Indian poet Govinda Vinayak Karandikar, which he wrote in his old age. In this poem, the poet begins by reflecting on the repetitiveness and monotony of daily activities,in end of the poem , ultimately touching on the subject of suicide. He argues that suicide is just another form of repetition; there is nothing fundamentally new about it. He concludes that both life and death are part of this repetitive cycle.
IMAGE COURTESY - 1646 EXPRIMENTAL ART SPACE TEAM AND ARTIST
It's the same, yes the same!
Day or night, Night or day
It's the same, yes the same!
Dentifrice or pepsodent
The Same A cup of tea & entertainment,
The Same songs, Same melodies,
The Same fools and the wise ones too!
Day or night, night or day,
It's the same, yes the same!
From one lunch room to another, I tried many
Because I couldn’t change my tongue!
Whether it's a woman or Taj mahal,
Everyone suffers like hell
Whether you Keep it mild or spicy hot,
In the end, we cook the same veggies,
The Same rotten taste of chutney, the same sour soup,
A Pile of sorrow and a tinge of pleasure come in a loop.
The tree of life grows with dangling bats of dreams,
The Sculptors of dreams are not poets but the dumbs,
Silly mocking entertainment
overused laments & muted morals,
Nine threads integrating in one colour
Reflecting transient manners.
Monotonous indulgence,
That same affliction of attachments.
The same temple, same idol,
The same offerings, that inspiration and smile.
Those lips, those eyes,
The Same flaunts and flirty ties,
The Same bed, same beloved
Not a sitar but an ektaari.
Even if I ponder committing suicide,
Be it Romeo’s suicide,
Or Dadhichi's suicide,
Suicide is the same.
Soul is the same
Killing is the same
Because life is also the same
And death... is also the same
Yes, the same!
तेच ते नि तेच ते ….
सकाळपासून रात्रीपर्यंत तेच ते !!तेच ते!!
माकडछाप दंतमंजन ,
तोच चहा तेच रंजन
तीच गाणी तेच तराणे ,
तेच मूर्ख तेच शहाणे
सकाळपासून रात्रीपर्यंत
तेच ते !! तेच ते !!
खानावळीही बदलून पाहिल्या
कारण जीभ बदलणं शक्य नव्हत.
काकू पासून ताजमहाल ,
सगळीकडे सारखेच हाल
नरम मसाला, गरम मसाला,
तोच तोच भाजीपाला
तीच ती खवट चटणी,
तेच ते आंबट सार
सुख थोडे दुख फार
संसाराच्या वडावर स्वप्नाची वटवाघुळे
त्या स्वप्नांचे शिल्पकार ,
कवी थोडे कवडे फार
पाड्यावरच्या भूतचेष्टा;
शिळा शोक ,भूल बोध
नऊ धागे एक रंग ,
व्यभिचाराचे सारे ढंग
पुन्हा पुन्हा तेच भोग
आसक्तीचा तोच रोग
तेच ' मंदिर' ,तीच ;मूर्ती'
तीच 'फुले' तीच ' स्फुर्ती'
तेच ओठ तेच डोळे
तेच मुरके तेच चाळे
तोच पलंग तीच नारी
सतार नव्हे एकतारी
करिन म्हटले आत्महत्या
रोमिओची आत्महत्या
दधीचिचीं आत्महत्या
आत्महत्याही तीच ती
आत्मा हि तोच तो
हत्याही तीच ती
कारण जीवनही तेच ते
आणि मरणही तेच ते ..