The Deceased Greats-They can only be Reminisced now !!!!

Over the last one and a half years, the nation has lost some of the doyens in the field of Culture and Cinema. The Legends whose absence has created such a void that can never be filled. The latest to leave us was the first Superstar of the Hindi Film Industry, our most adored ‘Kaka’, Shri. Rajesh Khanna . What was so extraordinary about all these individuals? Apart from their gifted talent and expertise in their respected fields, it was their willingness to think and aim big and obviously their assiduity .Yes they were sedulous and tenacious. Its one thing to be blessed with a skill or to have the potential, but not many can transform it in to performance. These great personalities were precisely able to do that and got boundless success so much so that they have made their golden imprints on the history books. Charismatic Rajesh Khanna, effervescent Shammi Kapoor, indefatigable Devanad, the man who took Ghazals to the masses,Ghazal Samrat Jagjit Singh,the bard of  Brahmaputra Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, the Symbol of Strength of India,  Rustam –E- Hind  Dara Singh, the  literary genius Indira Goswami better known by her pen name Mamoni Roisom Goswami and a poet par excellence Hiren Bhattacharya, our beloved ‘Hiruda’. These distinguished people were indeed possessed with exceptional qualities and though they are not with us now, there legacy is timeless and will be eternally with us. With Rajesh Khanna people associate the height of Stardom that he had enjoyed, Shammi Kapoor will be remembered for his panache and animated dance moves and no one can forget Dev Sahab’s mannerisms, élan and flair. Besides, they were all outstanding thespians. Jagjit Singh’s and Bhupen Da’s musical heritage is amaranthine. In fact Bhupen Da’s impact on the Socio-Cultural Environment of Assam and his contribution to the World of Music can itself be a very elaborate and intricate area of research and analysis. Dara Singh’s rendition of  ‘Lord Hanuman’ in  Ramanand Sagar's ‘Ramayan’ was undeniably divine and beatific, no other actor was as convincing as Hanuman, as he was. Indira Goswami’s greatness as a writer can be manifested from the fact that she has modified the tradition of Assamese Literature, and brought it to the World Stage.Hiru Da will always be remembered as Prem aru Rodalir Kobi (Poet of Love and Sunshine) whose poetry reflected varied hues of human emotions like love, loneliness,patriotism, rebellion, and so on. Celebrating their birth and death anniversaries will not be enough to pay them homage, actual reverence in my humble opinion  lies in appreciating and preserving their work  for the generations to come.