Bhor— a Sufi journey, is about the bird's flight in the perspective of its abode on the shady branch below, the sky above and lurking threat of the bird catcher around, again drawing a simile with life.
bhor:
"katal bhi aisa hua ke panchhi mar ke maala-maal
allah mere chidibaaz ne aisa phenka jaal
katra katra aasman hai
boojhi asal udaan.................."
Went for the Unity Concert on Friday.
(Thanks, Cristabel for the passes and Usha for "VIP" seats)
Indian Ocean were absolute "God level"
Sounds as Indian as they get and Lyric divine.
Bhor is a song from their second (I think) album Jhini after Kandisa.
(Just saw Kandisa on number 5 on Indi Pop top 10 rack at Music World. Over 10 years after the album was recorded. No video, No radio performance, Not a single TV appearance. How's that for Ageless Music)
Made Asha buy Black Friday (That's a movie based on Mumbai blasts).
Now, playing "Aray ruk jaa re banday" for 5th time in one hour.
PS: Strings were there too. That's all there's to say about their performance.
Monday, January 31, 2005
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Life and Death
To Aditi, who messaged me this the night before her final semister MBA paper.
Penguin Books India > Free Chapter > Life of Pi: "When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling. My life is like a memento mori painting from European art: there is always a grinning skull at my side to remind me of the folly of human ambition. I mock this skull. I look at it and I say, You've got the wrong fellow. You may not believe in life, but I don't believe in death. Move on! The skull snickers and moves ever closer, but that doesn't surprise me. The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity. It's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is but the passing shadow of a cloud."
~Life of Pi: by Yann Martel
Penguin Books India > Free Chapter > Life of Pi: "When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling. My life is like a memento mori painting from European art: there is always a grinning skull at my side to remind me of the folly of human ambition. I mock this skull. I look at it and I say, You've got the wrong fellow. You may not believe in life, but I don't believe in death. Move on! The skull snickers and moves ever closer, but that doesn't surprise me. The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity. It's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is but the passing shadow of a cloud."
~Life of Pi: by Yann Martel
Monday, January 24, 2005
Feeling blue? It's January 24th!
Feeling blue? It's January 24th!- The Times of India: "experts have announced that January 24, Monday, would be the most depressing day of the year. "
I have decided to celebrate "The most depressing day"
Will leave "The most depressing card" on Asha's desk.
Thought of "Most depressing lunch" and then thought of cafeteria food.
Have a Happy Most Depressing Day :)
I have decided to celebrate "The most depressing day"
Will leave "The most depressing card" on Asha's desk.
Thought of "Most depressing lunch" and then thought of cafeteria food.
Have a Happy Most Depressing Day :)
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Unmaad
http://spidi.iimb.ernet.in/unmaad/events/schedule.htm
Jagjeet Singh, Strings, Indian Ocean, Parikrama, Moksha, all performing at IIM Bangalore.
Somebody please tell me where to get the passes.
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Thiruvannamalai On Bike
Thirivanamalai from Top
Bird
On the Road
Pond
No helmet
Stop
Bike's on the side stand
NH-7
Trip meter says 575
Guitar, Asha, Sitar
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