Indurikar Maharaj Explained

Indorikar Maharaj
Other Names:Nivrutti Maharaj Indurikar
Birth Name:Nivrutti Kashinath Deshmukh
Birth Date:1972 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Indori, Akole taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra
Education:Until B.Ed
Alma Mater:Gokhale Education Society's College of Education, Sangamner, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra
Yearsactive:1994-present
Known For:Kirtans (In Marathi)
Spouse:Shalinitai Deshmukh
Children:2

Nivrutti Kashinath Deshmukh (born 9 January 1972) is an Indian kirtankar and social educator from Maharashtra, India. His shows typically involve humorous routines that poke fun at societal ills and malpractices.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Indurikar was born on 9 January 1972 to a kirtankar father.[3] He grew up in Indori village in Akole taluka of Ahmednagar district and adopted the demonym Indorikar/Indurikar as part of his stage name.[4] [5] Indurikar earned a B.Ed. degree from the Gokhale Education Society's College of Education in Sangamner, Ahmednagar district.[6] [7] He initially worked as a teacher and started performing Kirtans at the age of 22.

Kirtan style

Indurikar is known for interlacing humorous relatable examples in his kirtans and thus is able to quickly strike a cord with the audience. First cassette of his kirtan was released in 2003 and soon became famous over the social media.[8] Indurikar, along with a group of associates, employ musical instruments Taal and Mridang, but their usage is minimal.

According to Sadanand More, a historian as well as a kirtan writer, Indurikar does not fit within the hierarchy of Sant Parampara and Warkari sampradaya. He added that Indurikar's objectification of women and substandard jokes are indicative of base-level mediocrity.[9] [10] [11]

He has been accused of promoting superstition.[12]

Controversies

Teachers unions in Maharashtra expressed displeasure at swipes taken by Indurikar accusing teachers of being lazy.[13]

Indurikar has made several controversial statements about woman. Some examples of these statements are:[14]

February 2020 case

In February 2020, Indurikar received strong backlash for one of his statements that his made during his sermon in Ozar (budruk) in Ahmednagar. The preacher had reportedly said that "If a woman has intercourse on the even date, a boy is born. If a woman is on an odd date, a girl is born .... If intercourse is done at an inauspicious time, the child that is born would bring a bad name to the family. If the timing (of intercourse) is missed, the quality of output (child) will be sub-standard."[15]

An Anti-superstition NGO Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti sought to file case against Indurikar claiming his remarks on timing of intercourse and gender of child violated the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act as well as the anti Black-Magic Act.[16] [17] His kirtan in Kolhapur was abruptly cancelled.[18] [19] Women's rights activist Trupti Desai threatened to throw ink on his face if a case wasn't filed against him soon.[20]

Indurikar apologized in a handwritten note saying he was tendering an apology if anyone's sentiments were hurt by his remarks.[21] [22] He added that some people unhappy with his work were causing additional trouble for him.[23] While answering a notice from the health department, Indurikar flip-flopped claiming that he made no such statements and there was no event held on dates in question.[24]

State minister Bachchu Kadu announced that there will be no charges filed against Indurikar.[25] [26]

On 19 June 2020, a First information report was registered in a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court in Sangamner, Ahmednagar.[27] [28] He was summoned to be present in court in August.[29]

Personal life

Indurikar lives in Ozar (Bk) in Sangamner taluka in Ahmednagar district with his wife Shalinitai Deshmukh and two children.[30] He is the founding president of Dnyaneshwar Mauil Bahu-uddesiya Sevabhavi Sanstha in Ozar (Bk), Sangamner.[31] [32] He runs a school in the village and is a known philanthropist in his region.[33] [34]

In 2019, there was a brief speculation that he may join politics with the Bharatiya Janta Party,[35] but he quickly clarified that he won't ever contest in elections.[36] [37]

Notes and References

  1. News: Chaudhary . Rajshekhar . निवृत्ती महाराज देशमुख इंदोरीकर यांचे बहारदार समाज प्रबोधन . 7 February 2021 . . 23 July 2018 . mr-IN.
  2. News: निवृत्ती महाराज देशमुख (इंदोरीकर) यांचा २० रोजी भव्य कीर्तन सोहळा . 7 February 2021 . Lokmat . 18 November 2017 . mr-IN.
  3. News: Gaikwad . Anand . इंदुरीकर महाराजांचा वाढदिवस पंकजा मुंडे, थोरात, जानकरांनी केला 'एन्जाॅय' . 1 January 2021 . Sarkar Nama . 10 January 2019 . mr.
  4. News: Murumkar . Ashok . आपल्या हाटके स्टाईसाठी प्रसिद्ध असलेल्या इंदुरीकर महाराजांच्या गावाची माहिती जाणून घ्या . 1 January 2021 . www.esakal.com . 30 August 2020 . mr-IN.
  5. News: Joshi . Nandkumar . इंदोरीकरांच्या समर्थनार्थ अकोले तालुक्यात कडकडीत बंद . 31 December 2020 . . 23 February 2020 . mr-IN.
  6. Web site: Prestigious Alumina: LIST OF SOME OF THE PROMINENT ALUMNI OF THE SOCIETY TILL 2018 . gesociety.in . Gokhale Education Society . 31 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Eminent Alumni . gescoledusgm.org . College of Education . 31 December 2020 . Sangamner, Maharashtra.
  8. News: Temghare . Shankar . इंदुरीकर महाराजांना सोशल मीडियाने दिला आधार अन् केले बेजारही . 1 January 2021 . www.esakal.com . mr-IN.
  9. News: "महाराष्ट्राच्या संत परंपरेत इंदुरीकरांचं कीर्तन बसत नाही; त्यांचे विनोदही कमी दर्जाचे" . 1 January 2021 . Loksatta . 18 February 2020 . mr-IN.
  10. News: इंदोरीकर महाराजांची शैली कीर्तन परंपरेला बाधा आणणारी ; सदानंद मोरे . 1 January 2021 . Lokmat . 19 February 2020 . mr-IN.
  11. Web site: More . Sadanand . Sadanand More . इंदोरीकरांवर चर्चा यापूर्वीच व्हायला हवी होती. . Facebook . 1 January 2021 . mr-IN.
  12. News: Majha Vishesh: इंदुरीकर महाराजांचं कीर्तन की अंधश्रद्धेचा बाजार? . 1 January 2021 . . 12 February 2020 . mr-IN.
  13. News: नेब . वेदांत . इंदुरीकर महाराजांची शिक्षकांची खिल्ली उडवणारी क्लिप व्हायरल, शिक्षक संघटनाची नाराजी . 1 January 2021 . . 14 February 2020 . mr.
  14. News: बंगाळे . श्रीकांत . 'इंदुरीकर महाराजांना महिलांशी काय प्रॉब्लेम आहे?' . 7 February 2021 . BBC News मराठी . 8 March 2019 . mr.
  15. News: चौकर . निखील . स्त्रीसंग सम तिथीला झाल्यास मुलगा आणि विषम तिथीला झाल्यास मुलगी होते, इंदुरीकर महाराजांचं वादग्रस्त वक्तव्य . 1 January 2021 . ABP Majha . 11 February 2020 . mr.
  16. News: Anti-superstition NGO wants FIR against Indurikar Maharaj . 1 January 2021 . Outlook India . February 13, 2020.
  17. News: Joshi . Nandkumar . कीर्तनकार इंदुरीकर महाराजांवर गुन्हा दाखल करा; 'अंनिस'ची मागणी . 1 January 2021 . Maharashtra Times . 17 February 2020 . mr.
  18. News: Kadam . Ganesh Pandurang . इंदोरीकरांचा शिवाजी विद्यापीठातील कार्यक्रम रद्द; वेळेत पोहोचणार नसल्याचं कारण . 1 January 2021 . Maharashtra Times . 28 February 2020 . mr.
  19. News: Banerjee . Shoumojit . Kolhapur varsity cancels controversial Marathi kirtankar’s talk . 1 January 2021 . . 29 February 2020 . Pune . en-IN.
  20. News: Activist threatens to blacken preacher’s face . 1 January 2021 . The Asian Age . 20 February 2020.
  21. News: Preacher Indurikar Maharaj apologises for remarks . 1 January 2021 . Press Trust of India . PTI . February 18, 2020 . Aurangabad.
  22. News: इंदुरीकर महाराजांनी 'त्या' वक्तव्यावर व्यक्त केली दिलगिरी . 7 February 2021 . BBC News मराठी . 16 February 2020 . mr.
  23. News: People unhappy with my work troubling me: Nivrutti Maharaj . 1 January 2021 . . PTI . 17 February 2020.
  24. News: ‘मी तसं बोललोच नाही’; इंदुरीकर महाराजांचा त्या वक्तव्यावरून यू-टर्न . 1 January 2021 . Loksatta . 21 February 2020 . mr-IN.
  25. News: No Case Against Preacher Indurikar Maharaj On Odd-Even Theory For Boy-Girl Child: Maharashtra Minister . 1 January 2021 . . PTI . February 18, 2020.
  26. News: शेख . अजहर . इंदुरीकर महाराजांसंदर्भात बोलले बच्चू कडू . 1 January 2021 . Times Now Marathi . mr-IN . February 18, 2020.
  27. News: Complaint filed against Indurikar Maharaj for ‘violation’ of PCPNDT Act . 1 January 2021 . . 26 June 2020 . en.
  28. News: Banerjee . Shoumojit . Case filed against Marathi preacher over ‘odd-even’ remark for girl-boy child . 1 January 2021 . The Hindu . 26 June 2020 . Pune . en-IN.
  29. News: गाडेकर . मनोज . मुला-मुलीच्या जन्माबाबत इंदोरीकर महाराजांचे वक्तव्य, संगमनेर कोर्टाने सुनावणी पुढे ढकलली . 1 January 2021 . TV9 Marathi . 7 August 2020 . शिर्डी . mr-IN.
  30. Web site: Kirtankar Indurikar Maharaj Biography in marathi (इंदुरीकर महाराज्यांचे जीवन चरित्र) . 1 January 2021 . June 9, 2020 . mr-IN.
  31. Web site: WRIT PETITION NO. 4255 . Indian Kanoon . 31 December 2020 . 2016.
  32. News: इंदुरीकर महाराजांचा माफीनामा; वाचा दिलगिरीचं सविस्तर पत्रक . 1 January 2021 . Loksatta . 18 February 2020 . mr-IN.
  33. News: बंगाळे . श्रीकांत . इंदुरीकर महाराज यांची मुलाखत मी घ्यायला गेलो तेव्हा... . 7 February 2021 . . 9 April 2019 . अहमदनगर . mr.
  34. News: 'इंदुरीकर महाराजांचं समाजकार्य लाजवाब, पण त्यांनी महिलांचा आदर करावा' . 7 February 2021 . BBC News मराठी . 9 March 2019 . mr.
  35. News: इंदुरीकर महाराजांचे राजकीय 'किर्तन'; थोरातांना शह देण्यासाठी भाजपचा डाव . 31 December 2020 . www.esakal.com . 14 September 2019 . mr-IN.
  36. News: 'समाजसेवेचे व्रत हाती घेतले आहे, राजकारणात कधीच उतरणार नाही', निवृत्ती महाराज इंदुरीकरांचे स्पष्टीकरण . 31 December 2020 . Divya Marathi . 14 September 2019 . mr.
  37. News: मुख्यमंत्री भेटीबाबत इंदोरीकर महाराजांनी केला खुलासा, म्हणाले.... . 31 December 2020 . www.esakal.com . 14 September 2019 . mr-IN.

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