On a recent study session with my friend, we were listening to ghazals. If you haven’t realized it yet — everything in my life has to have music affiliated to it. We then got into a conversation about how ghazals create a very soothing, comforting, sometimes thought provoking ambiance.
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Serenity
Posted in music on November 13, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The sound of music
Posted in Bollywood, Family, Humor, Memories, music on November 11, 2009 | 7 Comments »
“Let’s call them gulf sisters!” suggests akka (my grandma) one afternoon while sipping her coffee. The adults sit in the veranda enjoying the breeze.”When Bombay sisters, Hyderabad brothers exist, my grand daughters can be gulf sisters. Can’t they?”
“Hmph. Adakella these girls must practice a lot akka,” answered appa with an oh-my-daughter-wasted-her-talent nod.
“Listen to them [...]
Tareef yeh bhi tho, sach hain kuch bhi nahi..
Posted in Bollywood, Family, Friends, Memories, music on July 25, 2009 | 11 Comments »
When it comes to similarities and differences, the latter has always outnumbered the former between the members of my family and me. With discussions pertaining to music though, we share an exceptional bond, rarely disagreeing with each other; whether its carnatic, hindustani, or even as sporadic as it can be, filmy music. In the twenty [...]
