Happy Birthday Uncle Pai
September 17, 2011image – google doodle on the 17th of September 2011 The man who triggered my love for History, Mythology, Religion and Comics – the birth anniversary of Uncle Pai. Amar Chitra Katha – that was a concept 😀
Category: Entertainment
Books, Movies, Music, Graphic Novels, Games
Reading in Progress – Kissinger On China
September 6, 2011IN OCTOBER 1962, China’s revolutionary leader Mao Zedong summoned his top military and political commanders to meet with him in Beijing. Two thousand miles to the west, in the forbidding and sparsely populated terrain of the Himalayas, Chinese and Indian troops were…
Aahir Bhairav – Nusrat
September 4, 2011I heard Nusrat in my teens – a set of classical music tapes that a friend from had. For long, I heard his qawwalis – without understanding too much of the language – neither my Urdu nor my Punjabi are much to…
Concert – Jayateerth Mevundi
August 21, 2011Went to hear Jayateerth Mevundi, a rising star of the Kirana Gharana, with Manisha Lakhe. Jayateerth Mevundi hails from Hubli-Dharwad, the land of great vocalists and maestros of Hindustani Classical Music. Pt. Sawai Gandharva, Bharat Ratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Dr.(Mrs.) Gangubai Hangal, Pt….
60DP – Shammi Kapoor – and God Created Man
August 14, 2011This morning Shammi Kapoor passed away. My father was a huge fan of the actor. We grew up with music from his films. Later on when we got a Television – some time in 1985 – watching his films on Doordarshan became…
60DP – Kaivalya Kumar – Hindustani Classical Vocalist
August 10, 2011Today I heard a singer, who touched my soul. My heart blossomed in happiness – I could actually feel it – and I had this gooey smile plastered on my face when he finished singing. I was searching for some variations of…
60DP – Review Singham
August 9, 2011Finally got to watch Singham Just the kind of movie that doesn’t tax your brain. which holds your attention for the two odd hours that it runs. Singham – after Wanted and Dabangg – is a back to basics film. Totally Desi….
60DP – Madan Mohan – some favorites
August 8, 2011There is no special reason for this post – no birthday or death anniversary, except that a person I know and respect greatly asked me for one on Madan Mohan. And since, I do love Hindi music, and love the music of…
60DP – Information & Attitudes
August 5, 2011(am now on the 60 day project 😀 – enjoyed the 30 day project too much to give up) Been hearing an audio book – The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick. Essentially been my car listening when…
The Thirty Day Project – Day 30 – and Next
August 4, 2011And it is done. The thirty day project. My way of reclaiming my life and interests, my friends and family, from ennui. When I started the project, I didn’t think I would be able to last the 30 days. Inertia is not…