On her recent trip to India, my sister gave me her iPod Nano. This Nano was special. It was gifted to me by a friend (a long time ago). I filled it up with my favourite music back then, to…
Tag: Music
Bhimsen Joshi: A voice that brought classical music to the masses
Originally written for DNA: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_bhimsen-joshi-a-voice-that-brought-classical-music-to-the-masses_1498722 The Indian music community suffered a massive loss today when Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi breathed his last. “It’s the end of an era,” said santoor player and associate Satish Vyas. Vyas, son of the…
Of Planet M, Boyzone and the days we used to pay to posess music
No matter what they tell you… A hot air balloon and god looking boys singing to me… That’s what I remember of this song. I was a geek who couldn’t get words right in a song back then. Whenever the…
RIP MJ
When you wake up, you happen to check facebook for birthdays and you read RIP Michael Jackson in your timeline, you know it’s a sad sad sad day. I went numb. How can he die? He used to live in…
Drowned In Gulaal!
The timing of Gulaal’s release is just fantastic. Right after Holi and just before elections. Gulaal tells the story of a nobody, Dileep Singh. This nobody is a colourless, passionless character who is a student who looks like a professor.…
Dostana- Different and fun, but not quite awesome!
Dostana has all the makings of a masala hindi movie, but I was pleasantly surprised that it’s a completely new Bollywood experience! Hot guys, hot girls, beautiful locales, an OTT Punjabi Mom, gorgeous designer clothes (minimal but beautiful!), dhinchak music…
Mamma Mia I’m Impressed
During the summer that me and my sister spent holidaying in UK, we waited and waited for a cheaper ticket to show up for the musical, Mamma Mia. We ended up not seeing the show and when I saw the…
Random thoughts
So, I was super busy thorugh the last 3 weeks. I did blog about stuff but completely forgot to record stuff that happened through August. I have been trying to recap the month of August but the amount of times…
July July
July was fabulous. I was on my toes with work and yet I ended up watching a lot of films, reading some books and enjoying quality time with family and friends. So here is a quick recap: Films: It was…
Follow the sound of silence
There’s something about Simon&Garfunkel that makes you think think think. Here’s a story. Saturday evening. An exercise addict who had decided that this was going to be a day of rest has ventured out. The grey clouds covered the setting…