Graph Of Popularity Of Kavi Sammelan
Kavi Sammelan has become so expensive that the traditional Kavi Sammelan held in small towns has been closed due to lack of funds. Fifteen years from now, not even a single poet will be available for the same amount of money that the entire Kavi Sammelan used to cost.
The popularity of Kavi Sammelan cannot be measured by its historical facts. Because every Kavi Sammelan brings challenges for every poet. Every poet has to prove himself in every Kavi Sammelan. Any platform of Kavi Sammelan can be the first or the last platform for a poet. What the listener sitting in front wants to hear is not decided in advance. Listeners change their mind at any time. Even a poet giving a good presentation suddenly becomes victim of some light line. Any sudden comment made on any person or any leader can spoil the entire atmosphere. Therefore Kavi Sammelan is a game of more possibilities than cricket.
Just as in cricket, a player does not know on which ball he will be out and on which ball a four or six will be hit. In the same way, it is difficult to decide anything in advance in a Kavi Sammelan. At present there are many challenges before the Kavi Sammelan. From IPL to series running on OTT platform, they are eating up the time of Kavi Sammelan. Where YouTube videos have taken Kavi Sammelan and poets to every home. Now some of its side effects have also started coming to light. Most of the audience sitting in front of Kavi Sammelan come after listening to all the poems of the poet beforehand. As simple as this may sound, it is equally fatal for poets in practice.
It is difficult to assess whether the graph of Kavi Sammelan has gone up or down. Because the popularity of some poets is sky high. In their view the graph will be considered above only. On the other hand, there is a section of poets who are struggling for their livelihood. A deep chasm of inequality has formed in the Kavi Sammelan. Which can be judged from the payment received by poets. Apart from this, there are many such topics which clarify this difference.
The conclusion is that Kavi Sammelan has become so expensive that the traditional Kavi Sammelan held in small towns has been closed due to lack of funds. Fifteen years from now, not even a single poet will be available for the same amount of money that the entire Kavi Sammelan used to cost. Today it has become difficult for the traditional audience of Kavi Sammelan to raise sufficient funds. This is the reason why Kavi Sammelan are decreasing and the audience of Kavi Sammelan is decreasing.
