Last night while trying to sleep I came up with a few words and by the time the tattered notepad’s page was full this evening, a Nazm was born. Since my last Ghazal in April, Akhiri Padaav – I haven’t been able to do much writing due to my travel to India and being extremely…
I wanted to share a recording of In the Paradise song written & composed by Nikhil. We did this dual Guitar recording at Rohtak – the night before our trip to Khajjiar, Himalayas in July 2007. There are no vocals, but just the Instrumental where we tried to add a second Guitar to this song….
Last Updated on May 4th, 2014 In Search of Mahavatar Baba’s Cave, Kukuchhina (Uttarakhand) The following is a count of my journey to Mahavatar Babaji’s Cave (Gufa) in Dronagiri area in Himalayas. I took the trek on 29th of July 2009 along with my Father. After several visions and signals from the Masters, I finally…
As I while away my time in India on vacation, I would like to share an old ballad I wrote a few years ago, which I chanced upon as I was turning pages of my book on my Father’s book rack. I am also thinking about composing it. Wishing you all peace and serenity!! Today…
I was going through my old writing pads and found this that I had written in December 2005, towards the end of yet another Michigan Winter. I’d like to share this with you all along with a short melody I recorded this afternoon. I don’t know yet whether I will take it forward or keep…
Yesterday afternoon a fleeting verse paid a visit to the confines of my mind and this afternoon while dozing off, I tried to finish the Ghazal, which I’m presenting for you all. Hopefully, this won’t be as hard to understand as “Khudkushi Ke Baad“. The vocabulary is fairly simple. Comments/criticism are both welcome. I also…
I read this very interesting article today and just felt how much common I have with the Author, Peter Lawrence. It feels like some people really have the determination and conviction to take the road less travelled. I would stop writing and would like you all to read the following article from Mercury News. Live…
While work has kept me busier than usual, I have been doing some reading – on both Spiritual and Poetic ends. A lot has happened since I wrote Khudkushi back in August last year including thoughts of trying out different courses in life, wife of my brother’s high school friend committing suicide and so on….
The following audio clips are taken from Swami Vivekananda’s speech that he delivered in Chicago, USA during the World Parliament of Religions on 11th Sept. 1893 and in days that followed. I don’t think anyone knows the true source of this Audio recording, which is now more than 124 years old. It is amazing to…
I listened to this song about 3 years ago and finally decided to record my rendition of it today to see how it’d sound. Just shot the first stanza with my webcam before my breath started to give out. I reckon one must sit straight while singing. Check out this version as I go back…