Himachal Pradesh, May 11 Tabo: Tulku ji in Zion Cafe (Nikon)
Director: Anushka Meenakshi, Iswar Srikumar; Cinematographer: Anushka Meenakshi, Iswar Srikumar
Duration: 01:42:37; Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1; Hue: 33.871; Saturation: 0.119; Lightness: 0.431; Volume: 0.212; Cuts per Minute: 4.482
Summary: Tulku
ji is an absolute people magnet. He loves to be around people, and people get
drawn to him. Imagine a slight mix between the screen personas of Dev Anand and
Rajesh Khanna. A total charmer, he has an infectious smile, a booming laugh,
clouds in his eyes and a smoky voice. He loves the camera almost as much as the
camera loves him.
Tulkuji grew up in the village of Lari in the spiti valley. Tulku is a name given
to him by the people, as it means llama of the highest order. He is a retired
water pump operator and a farmer. As a child he used to go to Manali to study.
This meant a 7 day trek, as there were no roads. One of his fondest memories is
of having acted in a Hindi film 'boond jo ban gaye moti' (the drops that became
pearls). He along with 15 other children were chosen to act for a song sequence
in the film, in which Jeetendra sings (well actually Mukesh does) yeh kaun chitrakaar hai (who is this
artist). Tulkuji had a hard time convincing his family that he is actually in
the film. A few months before we met him, a friend of his managed to get his
hands on a videocassette after serious searching and string pulling.
Tulkuji is one of the last living exponents of
the local instruments kokpo and the piang. During the winter months the valley
gets fully snowed in. At this time the locals stay at home and party. All
birthdays, weddings, and functions happen at this time. At this time, Tulkuji
goes from village to village teaching and inspiring people to learn their
music. The instruments and the folk songs are slowly finding their way back
into the communities.
The
owner of the Zion Cafe is a student of Tulku ji. As we filmed Tulku’s music,
over four hours, people walked in and out when they heard the songs, joined in,
exchanged some news and moved on. Many picked up one of the music instruments
and jammed with him. All of them were Tulku’s students. The landscape, history,
lakes and forts add a lot of richness to a space, but it’s the people who
create, maintain and inhabit these spaces that gives it life.
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Tabo, Himachal Pradesh
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