Today is India’s 62nd Independence Day. I didn’t attend any flag hoisting ceremony. Nor watch on television the Prime Minister’s traditional salute to the flag and address to the nation. What I did do was stumble upon AR Rahman’s brilliant rendition of Maa Tujhe Salaam/ Vande Mataram that features the kind of music only he [...]
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Independence Day goosebumps
August 15, 2009Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: abroad, AR Rahman, country, Flag, goosebumps, Independence, Independence Day, Maa Tujhe Salaam, music, patriot, pity, pride, prime minister, song, Vande Mataram | Leave a Comment »
Radha-Krishna: The greatest, unconsummated, love story ever
June 18, 2009Did you know that, as per Indian mythology, Radha & Krishna never got married? Apparently, there are some intricate explanations for their unfulfilled – yet eternal – love. Non-religious that I am, I had never paid much attention to all those mythological stories that you tend to absorb no matter where you live, what you [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: god, human being, Indian, Krishna, love, moving, music, mythology, pheras, Radha, rituals, romantic, stories, tradition, wedding, years | 1 Comment »
