Today after my early morning laundry, I visited the famous/infamous Rengstorff Mansion that stands on Shoreline Blvd. in Mountain View, California. Last weekend, I decided to do some research on any possible strange places locally, and came across the Pioneer Park and the Rengstorff Mansion. I did not find anything documented about the Park other…
Category: Anecdotes
I just found out from my Father that our old time neighbor, Capt. Lal’s wife Mrs. Lal aka Lal Aunty passed away in sleep last night (Saturday, IST). There are many fond memories to cherish and look back as everyone bids her adieu while she makes her way to ‘life after life’. Since 1989, we…
Tonight, Brandon and I used a website to do a live video stream where he asked me about my latest song and life in California. We also spoke of other random things and talked about people back in Michigan. Allow some time for video to get loaded. I think there was something wrong with either…
Not many people know that the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar was also an Urdu poet of a very high order and it was during his reign that Urdu Shayri reached its Zenith. As Sanjay Garg outlines in his book, Maqta – Zafar on Zafar, “Zafar’s reign was a golden era of Urdu Ghazal…
I reached Sunnyvale yesterday after a 1-day delay at Lansing on Friday. I’m currently staying at a temporary corporate apartment provided by Google. The hunt for wheels and a roof is on! I’m looking forward to my first day at Google tomorrow. Weather here is cold (between 45-55), but certainly no freezing temperatures. I took…
For those who do not know, Manasarovar is a lake known for its high spiritual values in both Hinduism and Buddhism, in Tibetan region of Himalayas. It lies at 14,940 feet above sea level and is the highest fresh water lake in the world. Manasarovar was supposedly created by the Hindu God, Brahma in his…
Today, December 27th is 211th Birth Anniversary of Mirza Ghalib, the legendary Urdu Poet. I don’t need to really say anything about him, for anyone who has ever delved into the tender world of Urdu Poetry knows about Mirza Sahab. After a long gap, I am posting one of my Nazms. I wrote this one…
This last Sunday a group of Monkeys came over to our vicinity and just hung out there, ate Guavas from a tree next to our house, and some just basked in the sun on the chilly morning. I took some videos of them jumping around and added the theme song of Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) in…
I found an old recording that Nikhil and I had done back in January. For some reason, we didn’t like the recording at the time. However, now that I listen to it, I think it turned out alright. My vocals could have been a little better. Nikhil played the Guitar classical style and just like…
Here’s a poem by my friend’s younger sister, a Young poetess named Jahnavi. The poem brings back my Khajjiar trip to mind. The unknown paths of Himalayas and the beauty within. The picture is just one of the ones Nikhil and I took when we were there. Couple mountain kids waving to us! Enjoy the…