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And now for some music !

Shared with the kind permission of Sudhir Nayak, Aneesh Pradhan and Veena Modi. (Recorded in Delhi – March 2012) [soundcloud id=’2389715′ color=’#ff7700′ format=’set’] Photo: Courtesy Raghav Pasricha Album photo: Courtesy Veena Modi

I am going Baba dhaam !

Sprawled across the ghats of the Varuna and Asi, the ancient city of Banaras or Varanasi watches as tradition and modernity wind themselves around the teeming masses that ebb and flow into and from the city. Pilgrims flock to the city, often swelling its population...

Akeli Dar Laage

I am not sure if ‘all-time favorite’ would be an appropriate term to describe those pieces of recorded music that journey with you for decades through the labyrinthine twists and turns of one’s life. But for lack of a better term, I would put it...

Thumri Festival in Delhi.

A two day festival dedicated to thumri ! Accompanying me will be Aneesh Pradhan (tabla) and Sudhir Nayak (harmonium) And my photograph in the poster appears courtesy Nitin Joshi. Thanks, Nitin.

Osho on Guru Purnima

“Guru is like full moon and disciple is like Ashadh (the month of clouds and rains). The moon of Sharad Purnima is beautiful because it is in the empty sky. There is no disciple then, the Guru is alone. If the same beauty happens in...

To acknowledge or not to acknowledge? – Back to back on radio

“Sirf hungama khada karna mera maqsad naheen, Saari koshish hai ke ye soorat badalni chahiye” (Quoted from Dushyant Kumar’s – “Ho gai hai peer parvat si, pighalni chaahiye”. To me, it seems to be a fairly simple issue. A huge chunk of content played on...

Saida Begum – Voice for and of the wounded

Inherent in the power of music is its instrinsic ability to communicate as few other mediums can. You could be a complete stranger to a musician, and yet their music will touch and move those depths of your being that you have so carefully hidden...

On creative collaboration

I am a student of voice and I have been studying voice in the Hindustani classical tradition for over 30 years now. However, I remain curious about music and the use of voice in all systems and traditions, and in new trends too. And I...

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My land, my state

I meant to write about something else this fortnight but then you see, I got all busy and worked up trying to figure out these new immigration laws that us Indian, but non-Maharashtrian, musicians have to deal with sooner or later. I mean, now that...

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