All classical music raags sound more or less same to me. Clearly my listening is not evolved enough. After all the visual sense is the primary sense in most humans, including me. However I can feel the personality of Raag Bhairav somewhat. Recently I came across a tiny Bhairav aalaap composition by Pune based Khayal… Continue reading Seeing A Classical Raag
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Children, Philosophy, Meaning, and Joy
We were children. I used to love the conversations we had exchanging thoughts and ideas, my brother and I. We were on the terrace, talking. I shared some thought of wonderment with my brother. A what-if kind of thought. He said, “It’s all just mental masturbation.” I interpreted his statement as, “It’s all pointless, undesirable… Continue reading Children, Philosophy, Meaning, and Joy
The Power of Sound and Harmony
Before COVID struck, it was the last in-person meet of Saahityikee. Saahityikee is a women-only literature group in Kolkata. In that meeting, members were, in turn, coming to the dias and reading out what they’d written. Then a lady came, and she sang. I distinctly felt the air in the room change. The air became… Continue reading The Power of Sound and Harmony