Home
Music
Anecdotes
Video
Contact

Home
Music
Anecdotes
Video
Contact

The last puff of the day-wind brought from the unseen villages the scent of damp wood smoke, hot cakes, dripping undergrowth, and rotting pine-cones. That smell is the true smell of the Himalayas, and if it once gets into the blood of a man he will, at the last, forgetting everything else, return to the Hills to die

Jo Fareb Maine Khaye

Posted on 24 May, 2012

Recorded a medley of Anup Jalota’s 3 Ghazals “Jo fareb maine khaye”, “Saqi teri nazar” and “Dard ki aanch se”.

You might also like

Awaaz Anjaane with Nikhil

22 March, 2007

Maha Shivratri

15 February, 2007

Return to Delhi

27 January, 2006

Comments So Far..

Journey Into A Poet’s Heart » Zulmat E Shab Ko 24 June, 2012 at 10:03 am

[…] I sat down today with my cough infested voice and decided to record first sketch of this Haunting Anup Jalota Ghazal that I discovered not too long ago. I hope to record a more refined version soon when I […]
raju 16 January, 2014 at 8:09 am

Gautam,
Very good song with nice open voice “ye pahala song sunati hu jis ki aavaz bahot khullii hue hai jis ko sunke bahot achha laga, magar kuch aur type ke bhi suna do jara …very very very nice……..om..

Reply Link
Post Your Comment..

Name

Email

Website

Cancel reply

Current ye@r *

Leave this field empty

Notify me of followup comments via e-mail
Threaded commenting powered by interconnect/it code.

Post navigation

Previous post Meri Ajab Hai Zindagi

Next post Zulmat E Shab Ko

Recent Comments

Savita Patel on Tu Hi Re – Hariharan Guitar Cover | Bombay
Gautam on Starry Starry Night – Tribute to Sushant Singh Rajput
Rajat on Starry Starry Night – Tribute to Sushant Singh Rajput
Gautam on Ediyan Chil Rahi Hain
Gautam on Starry Starry Night – Tribute to Sushant Singh Rajput

Recent Posts

Tu Hi Re – Hariharan Guitar Cover | Bombay
Kasar Devi Blog – Home to Mystics, Artists & Wanderers
Starry Starry Night – Tribute to Sushant Singh Rajput
Migrant Workers Walking Home – COVID19 Lockdown Crisis
A Google Employee’s Parody Song on Guitar on COVID-19

Instagram

himalayan.hermit

A fine chilly Sunday morning with a leisure bike r

A fine chilly Sunday morning with a leisure bike ride with @himalayanhermits before her Advanced Mountaineering Course in two wks🔥🧗‍♀️
*************************************
#cyclinglife #cyclisme #instacyclist #instacyclingcommunity #instacycling #bikelovers #couplegoals #couplecycling #gurgaondiaries #igersofindia #mountaineeringcourse #garmincycling #vivoactive4 @garminindia @tuffmanindia #tuffman #weekendvibes #sundaymornings #cyclingpics #instagood #instadaily #instacycling

Shahar ki raat aur mai..Nashaad o Nakaara phirun..

Shahar ki raat aur mai..Nashaad o Nakaara phirun..Jagmagaati Jagti..sadkon pe awaara phirun...Gair ki Basti hai kab tak..Dar ba dar mara phirun..
***************************************
Revisiting this Nazm by Majaz that I last sang in 2008. A post midnight 60 second crooning to this haunting melody by Jagjit Singh. Featured in the TV Series Kahkashaan in the 90s on the great urdu poet Majaaz. The story behind this Nazm is as deep as the night.
******************************************************
Majaz (pronounced Majaaz), who is sometimes called Keats of Urdu Poetry wrote Ghazals and Nazms that, if at once place speak of beauty and optimism and wit – create such a feeling of bitter despair that it leaves an ardent fan of Urdu Poetry like me and many others gasping for air. I have never seen despair and hopelessness as I have in Sahir Ludhianvi’s and Majaaz’s Poetry. Majaz’s life, however, ended way earlier than it should have.

He was one of the foremost Urdu Poets during the Progressive Writers Movement in and around 1930s and was a contemporary of noted Poets like Jigar Moradabadi, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Jan Nisar Akhtar, Sahir Ludhianvi and Asgar Gondavi.

As the story goes, he fell in love with a married woman from Delhi’s high society and by the time he left Delhi, his heart was reduced to nothing. After having multiple nervous breakdowns (and even landing in a Ranchi Mental Hospital) and attempting to come back to normal, he finally met his end on a bitter cold night in Lucknow when some callous friends left him on the roof of a Maikhana (tavern) after a night of drinking. People would often get him

#jagjjtsingh #chitrasingh #majaz #majaaz #javedakhtar #nazm #croon #midnight #sadsong #unrequitedlove #urdupoetry #jashnerekhta #rekhta #urdu #urdushayari #urduquotes #urdushayri #urdushairi #urduposts #urdulovers #ghazal #sardaralijafri #doordarshan #latenightmusic #gurgaon #gurgaondiaries #delhigram #igersofindia #60secondcover @meghnagulzar @azmishabana18 @rekhta_foundation @jashnerekhta @jashnerekhtaofficial @ishqurdu @singer_shaan @indiansingers.ig @singersadda @kalakaaars @indianmelodioussingers @jagjitsinghofficial #guitaristsofinstagram @himalayanhermits

A night of contemplation, meditation and silence d

A night of contemplation, meditation and silence despite the cyclones that surround you. May we keep the focus right and never give up
***********************************
#shiva #shivratri #shiv #shivaratri #omnamahshivaya #kashmiriyat #kashmiri #kashmiriculture #koshur #herathmubarak #yagna #hawan #homa #agni #meditation #bholenath #hinduism #🕉 #शिव #शिवाय #chanting #fire #gurugram #gurgaon #mantra #herath

Saturday run in the Aravalis followed by a Yoga Su

Saturday run in the Aravalis followed by a Yoga Sunday.
***************************************
#run #running #runningmotivation #runnersofinstagram #runnerscommunity #runningman #runninglife #saturdayvibes #saturday #aravalihills #gurgaondiaries #gurugram #gurgaon #gurgaonblogger #igeraofindia #rei1440project #solorun #pegasus @nikerunning @stravaindia @strava @himalayanhermits

An evening of oxygen and monkeying around at Arava

An evening of oxygen and monkeying around at Aravali Biodiversity Park with @himalayanhermits trying to teach me Bouldering.
***************************************
#bouldering #rockclimbing #gurgaon #gurgaonblogger #gurgaondiaries #warriorpose #veerbhadrasana #evening #spring @wearegurgaon_ @whatsupgurgaon #igeraofindia #rei1440project #outdoors #climbing #aravalihills #delhigram #instayoga #instagood #indiagram #gurugram #delhi

Trail a Thon 2021. Had planned for 28K this year b

Trail a Thon 2021. Had planned for 28K this year but no thanks to a procedural recovery, had to start training from scratch to get back to 14K. @himalayanhermits be ready for 28K next year. No ditching for skiing next year 😎. Another great event thanks to @trailathon_gurgaon @coach_ravinder
***************************************
#runnerscommunity #trailrunning #trail #trailrunner #marathonrunner #runnersofinstagram #runningcommunity #runninginspiration #runningman #runnersworld #igersofindia #runningcouple #nike #gurgaon #gurgaondiaries #gurugramdiaries @wearegurgaon_ #instagood #trailathon2021

Last few days of 2020 spent out in the prairie and

Last few days of 2020 spent out in the prairie and trails of Himalayas that me and @himalayanhermits call our first home. With a lot that went on in #2020, with a new resolve, discipline and constant reminders, we ushered in #2021 with a hope to learn, run, pray, love, share, sing and travel 😊🌞. Cheers to the days ahead🌅
***************************************
Location: Kasar Devi and Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
#rishikesh #kasardevi #hippie #2021goals #newyear #happynewyear #couplegoals #himalayas #mountains #vivekananda #dhlawrence #sunyata #bobdylan #shiva #shivatemple #shrine #devbhoomi #ganges #ganga #river #hammock #deodar #jageshwar #pahadi #kashmiripandits #hippiehill #almoradiaries #almora

My Poetic Tribute on wedding anniversary in form o

My Poetic Tribute on wedding anniversary in form of an Urdu Nazm to @himalayanhermits. May the flame stay alive till the Ida and Pingla merge into Sushumna 😊🧘❤️
***************************************
#urdupoetry #urduadab #urduposts #urdupoem #urdunazm #urdupoetrylovers #urdushayari #urdushayri #urdughazal #urduquotes #urdulovers #urdushairi #urdu #urdulines #hindi #hindiquotes #hindipoetry #hindishayari #hindipoem #hindikavita #hindiwriter @rekhta_foundation @meghnagulzar @jashnerekhta @ishqurdu @hindishayari #weddinganniversary #weddinganniversarygift #delhigram #igersofindia #indianpoetry #india_ig #love #instapoet #iloveyou

Tempus Edax Rerum.
#sos

Tempus Edax Rerum.
#sos

Follow on Instagram

NAzm of the Day – Akhiri Cheekh

YouTube

Gautam Dhar

YouTube Video UCALC7QyVsnhB18-CGxqeWTQ_LxCmPdPZVUw

A casual Friday rendition recorded with my phone of this Famous Folk song that was popularized by Simon & Garfunkel who learnt it from Martin Carthy who is a famous English folk singer and guitarist.

Origins of the song can be traced as far back as 1670. Enjoy!
If you like the song, do not forget to like, share and subscribe!
Follow me: https://linktr.ee/himalayanhermit

All Rights to Music Label Co. & No Copyright infringement intended.

Scarborough Fair Simon & Garfunkel Fingerstyle Guitar Cover | Martin Carthy Folk Song | Gautam Dhar

YouTube Video UCALC7QyVsnhB18-CGxqeWTQ_LxCmPdPZVUw

When all songs have reached their end, Denver finds its way again. A 2 min cover of this stunning song "Wings that fly us home" by John Denver as a goodluck poem sung for Varuna Raina as she ascends to the high mountains tomorrow for her Advanced Mountaineering Course😎👍🙏.

#johndenver #advancedmountaineeringcourse #mountaineering #goodluck #wingsthatflyushome

If you like the song, do not forget to like, share and subscribe!
Follow me: https://linktr.ee/himalayanhermit

All Rights to Music Label Co. & No Copyright infringement intended.

Wings That Fly Us Home – John Denver Guitar Cover | Motivational Song| Rocky Mountains | Gautam Dhar

YouTube Video UCALC7QyVsnhB18-CGxqeWTQ_hLciINDFSDE

I heard this song by Neil Diamond in 8th grade for the first time. That was many autumns ago and it still sounds as fresh as it did to my 14 yr old counterpart. Just a 1 min version for now. Enjoy.
***************************************
"If You Go Away" is an adaptation of the 1959 Jacques Brel (Belgium) song "Ne me quitte pas" with English lyrics by Rod McKuen. Created as part of a larger project to translate Brel's work, "If You Go Away" is considered a cult song from the 60s.

Guitar Chords:
Am----------
If you go away on this summer day,
Dm---
Then you might as well take the sun away
G---
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
C---
When our love was new And our hearts were high
Dm----------------------------------------E
When the day was young, And the night was long
------------Am
And the moon stood still For the nightbird song
Am------------------------E--------------------Am
If you go away, if you go away If you go away
E-------------Am
But if you stay, I'll make you a day
------E------------------------------------Am
Like no day has been or will be again
-------E-------------Am---
We'll sail on the sun, we'll ride on the rain
Am-----------------G---------------------------C
We'll talk to the trees that worship the wind
E-----------Am-------------A#
And if you go, I'll understand
-------------------------------Dm----E-----------Am
Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand
-----------------------------------C-------------G----Dm-------E
If you go away, if you go away If you go away

If you like the song, do not forget to like, share and subscribe!
Follow me: https://linktr.ee/himalayanhermit

All Rights to Music Label Co. & No Copyright infringement intended.

If You Go Away – Glen Campbell Guitar Cover | Neil Diamond Chords | Ne me quitte pas | Gautam Dhar

YouTube Video UCALC7QyVsnhB18-CGxqeWTQ_0KSZvs8-2ro

Revisiting this Nazm by Majaz Lakhnawi that I last sang in 2008. A post midnight 1 minute crooning to this haunting melody by Jagjit Singh. Featured in the TV Series Kahkashaan in the 90s that was created by Urdu Poet, Sardar Ali Jafri. The story behind this Nazm is as deep as the night.
#jagjitsinghghazals #JagjitSingh #majaz #Majaaz #javedakhtar #nazm #sardaralijafri #kahkashan #urdupoetry #मजाज़ #Majazlife
*******************************************************
Majaz (pronounced Majaaz), who is sometimes called Keats of Urdu Poetry wrote Ghazals and Nazms that, if at once place speak of beauty and optimism and wit – create such a feeling of bitter despair that it leaves an ardent fan of Urdu Poetry like me and many others gasping for air. I have never seen despair and hopelessness as I have in Sahir Ludhianvi’s and Majaaz’s Poetry. Majaz’s life, however, ended way earlier than it should have.

He was one of the foremost Urdu Poets during the Progressive Writers Movement in and around 1930s and was a contemporary of noted Poets like Jigar Moradabadi, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Jan Nisar Akhtar, Sahir Ludhianvi and Asgar Gondavi.

As the story goes, he fell in love with a married woman from Delhi’s high society and by the time he left Delhi, his heart was reduced to nothing. After having multiple nervous breakdowns (and even landing in a Ranchi Mental Hospital) and attempting to come back to normal, he finally met his end on a bitter cold night in Lucknow when some callous friends left him on the roof of a Maikhana (tavern) after a night of drinking. People would often get him drunk to hear his Poetry. He died alone (some say due toÂ cold) that night on 5th of December 1955 in Lucknow. Part of Lucknow died with him that night and Urdu Poetry suffered a huge vacuum, never to be filled again.

The Nazm was popularized by Talat Mahmood in the Hindi movie, Thokar (1953) starring Shammi Kapoor and Shyama. However, I like this painful version by Jagjit Singh more.

If you like it do not forget to like, share and subscribe!

Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/himalayan.hermit
Follow me on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gautamzafar

All Rights to Music Label Co. & No Copyright infringement intended.

Ai Gam E Dil Kya Karun – Jagjit Singh Guitar Cover | Majaz | Kahkashan | Talat Mahmood | Gautam Dhar

YouTube Video UCALC7QyVsnhB18-CGxqeWTQ_TsgxxixWHIc

This is the video that my friend, Nikhil and I shot for an Original Hindi Song I wrote and Composed. The video is from 2011 but it's one of my personal favorites out of all the songs I have written and I'm not sure why I have never shared it on my channel. The track was produced by a musician friend, Ari.
Vocals/Guitar: Gautam Dhar
Lyrics/Music: Gautam Dhar

If you like it do not forget to like, share and subscribe!

Follow me: https://linktr.ee/himalayanhermit
All Rights Reserved.

Jalpari – Hindi Music Video | Hindi Original Composition | Yosemite National Park | Gautam Dhar |

YouTube Video UCALC7QyVsnhB18-CGxqeWTQ_p0ncxxRahDI

#Shivratri #शिवरात्रि #ॐ #Shivaratri
On Shivratri yesterday, Varuna and I decided to sing a Bhajan while celebrating Herath, which is Kashmiri Shivratri and falls 1 day before Maha Shivratri. Hope you enjoy it 🙂

Bhajan: Om Mangalam Omkar Mangalam on Guitar and Ukulele

If you like the song, do not forget to like, share and subscribe!
Follow Gautam: https://linktr.ee/himalayanhermit
Follow Varuna: https://linktr.ee/himalayanhermits

All Rights to Music Label Co. & No Copyright infringement intended.

Om Mangalam Omkar Mangalam On Guitar | Shiva Dhun | ॐ मंगलम ओमकार मंगलम | Gautam Dhar | Varuna Raina

YouTube Video UCALC7QyVsnhB18-CGxqeWTQ_SphhceNzToQ