Bole re papihara – what a blockbuster song it was with a soul-stirring impact
MUSICALLY YOURS/Ramesh Kumar Bole re papihara. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56AUdC9mn4E) What a song it was! It was playback singer...
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Satyajit Ray, the magic spell of Mian Ki Malhar raga, and a unique jugalbandi
MUSICALLY YOURS I am no fan of Satyajit Ray. I am familiar with his realistic films...
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How my Mittoo mian remains so very quiet when the music plays
MUSICALLY YOURS Don't know about you, but I loop the YouTube version of birds chirping not...
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Gandhi’s favorite dhun, Vaishnavo Janato, as a qawwali, Sufi style, quite an incredible experience
MUSICALLY YOURS My memory of another of Mahatma Gandhi's favorite dhun, Vaishnavo Janato, is linked...
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Devotional songs that were close to the heart of Mahatma Gandhi
MUSICALLY YOURS With Independence Day round the corner, I got sucked into a patriotic fervour....
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Songs that lift me from deep mental agony grip and sporadic mood dips
MUSICALLY YOURS A few film songs lift me from my deep mental agony grip. Not depression,...
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That last meeting with Amrita Pritam at her Hauz Khas residence and more
PICTURE TALK Two Indian women named Amrita by their parents, both born into Punjabi Sikh families,...
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With Jagjit already gone, Bhupi’s demise leaves the world of melodious ghazal singing orphaned
After Haqeeqat, he never looked back. We rejoiced in his success – and whenever he came...
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Down Memory Lane: Lucky one to shoot pics of the ‘Nightingale’ who’ll always rule our hearts
PICTURE TALK The eldest daughter of Master Dinanath Mangeshkar, born on 28 September 1929 in Indore,...
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Vulgarity in the name of music is patently wrong because music is divine: Bhojpuri icon
In a world of vulgarity and over-the-top sexualisation of songs, it is not easy for a...
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