It seems that my Writer’s Block is finally over. I am actually able to put my thoughts onto paper now. For last few days that is what I have tried to do and lo & behold a Nazm has been born each time. And quite amusingly my last 2 have come while I was washing…
Yesterday I wrote a Nazm after speaking to someone who was in some distress. This one is written from an observer’s viewpoint as compared to my previous Nazm which was more or less autobiographical as always. This is the unknown story of an unknown Shayar. Notes : Aaghaaz: Begin Muslasal: Continuous Tasavvur: Khayaal
I went to the Delhi Book fair yesterday and got some rare Urdu Poetry books. This one is from a book by not so well-known Urdu Poet and Script-writer, Rahi Masoom Raza. I remember my dad telling me how he sang (to escape ragging) a Ghazal by Rahi when he was a freshman in college…
Last night I decided to record a video to kill some time. It’s an old Kishore Kumar song from the Hindi movie, Shalimar. Just a first acoustic attempt. There’s always room for improvement. It’s an easy song to play on Guitar. The audio is a bit choppy at times, but the overall video is alright….
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…
On our way to the Himalayan Paradise Khajjiar, Nikhil and I stopped at Jalandhar to halt the journey and met up with my school chum, Nikhil. He came over to the hotel and after dinner we chatted and played some songs. Here’s a (grainy) video I shot of Nikhil (the guitarist!) playing guitar and singing…
After sending an Independence Day SMS to my sister in law, I realized that I should post this video of Capt. Lal reciting some Urdu Poetry during another one of our Sher o Shayri evenings that we enjoyed last year. He starts off with a patriotic poem by Bismil Allahabadi, a great freedom fighter and…
Here is a Ghazal written in a witty vein by Rakesh Kaushik from Bombay. He is a Banking executive, but has been writing poems for more than 30 years. If you have any feedback, leave a comment or contact the Poet directly. Enjoy!
Here’s a song I recently recorded on a friend’s request. She didn’t really specify a song, so I just went ahead with this one. This is Brad Paisley’s version of a spiritual song. Click here for the MP3 if you’re having trouble with the player. [audio:http://gdhar80.googlepages.com/GautamDhar-IntheGarden.mp3] Words: I come to the garden alone While the…
My trip to Khajjiar, which is still etched in my memory presented paradise in its own way. Here is a video Nikhil made while we made our trek to the top of the Kalatop Forest. It was a pretty dense forest full of many kinds of animals though we were only able to spot a…