I broke the Literature Nobel to
Bob Dylan news at my place and soon it got the traction that was expected.
The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize Oct 13 - Stockholm,
Sweden
BREAKING 2016 #NobelPrize in
Literature to Bob Dylan “for having created new poetic expressions within the
great American song tradition”
RESPITE!!
Santosh
Chaubey added,
The
Nobel Prize @NobelPrize
BREAKING 2016 #NobelPrize in Literature to Bob
Dylan “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song
tradition”
And it was a decision that
sounded perfect - and it, indeed, was perfect - because Bob Dylan is a cultural
doyen, a counterculture icon and a living legend not just in the US - but
across the world. (We will happily forget those criticisms based on grudges and
nudges of some who thought what Bob Dylan was creating could not be seen as
literature). So the first reaction that came was:
As is natural to me, I wrote
some pieces on Dylan, focusing on his India connect and the Literature Nobel
for what he is. Being an Indian, I have had interest in knowing 'why and how'
of the India connect of everyone who visits India more or less for similar
reason - its spiritual treasure and the solace of nature it provides to such
souls (like Sorensen, Leary, Jobs, Dylan or even Zuckerberg).
A Nobel to him again pushed me
to know more about his India visit and connect, but despite best of my efforts,
I could not get much - as would happen every time. What was different this time
was the approach that I took. In an age of social media, I thought to get in
touch with Dylan directly to see if I could some first-hand help from the
person who was centre of my efforts. So I tweeted:
Santosh Chaubey @SantoshChaubeyy Oct 15
@bobdylan Nobel 2u is a big
respite.Ws tryng2find ur Kasar Devi visit India views.A 78 RollingStone i/v
gives sm insight. Cn thr b mor luck?
But the luck didn't smile.
Anyway I had expected it. Maybe he or his team didn't see it. Maybe he or his
team was not interested in talking about it. Maybe he or his team just ignored
it.
And then there is another angle
to it. Though I know it is not even remotely related, I would like to feel so,
because gives you a direction (even if it may be non-existent) :).
Bob Dylan has not acknowledged
his Literature Nobel yet. The Nobel Prize committee after five days of consistent
efforts abandoned its exercise but Dylan remained incommunicado (for them). While
he held concerts and events where others lauded for him for his Nobel (but he
looked like he didn't notice it). He also unveiled his 'permanent work of art
for a public space' according to a Daily Mail report.
As if he never cared for a
Nobel. (Now may be different reasons for it that a reticent Dylan would never
speak about.)
©SantoshChaubey