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Where the Mind Is without fear
15 May 2015 10:54 PM GMT“Music fills the infinite between two souls”“Love does not claim <g data-gr-id="84">possession,</g> but gives freedom”“A mind all logic is...
Musical Guide for life
10 May 2015 7:35 PM GMTEarlier this week, I was engrossed in a deep conversation about Indian music and cinema with a non-Indian friend. He’s Croatian, brought up on a...
Music, spirituality, and the Ganges
3 May 2015 7:35 PM GMTMusic, religion and spirituality have long been inexplicably connected with one another: from Christian choirs in the church to sacred chants...
You’ve come a long way, baby!
19 April 2015 9:11 PM GMTWe’ve all worshipped Madonna at some point in our lives. No, I’m not referring to the Virgin Mary. I’m talking about Madonna Ciccone, commonly known...
Magical mystery called music
12 April 2015 8:23 PM GMTEver wondered why the sweet notes of the saxophone tug at your heartstrings? Ever given a second thought to the warm tears that roll freely down your...
Music is what music does
5 April 2015 8:39 PM GMTI remember wrapping up last week’s column by quoting one of my favourite artistes of all time, U2 frontman Bono. He said, “Music can change the world...
London, Music, Musings
22 March 2015 10:29 PM GMTAs a musician, London has always been sacred. Any trip there has been no less than a pilgrimage! Wikipedia says, “London is famous for its rock scene,...
A song for every occasion
8 March 2015 10:20 PM GMTEver wondered why Indian cinema is incomplete without music? Can you imagine Mughal-e-Azam (1960) without Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya or Pyaasa (1957)...
What’s cinema without music?
1 March 2015 7:18 PM GMTAfter being nominated and missing out on the award seven times before, French composer Alexandre Desplat finally struck gold with his 8th! He won the...
Booked for life
15 Feb 2015 3:30 AM GMTZeba was 20 years old when her recently retired abba decided that she must get married. The day he found a suitor was a day when she came home from...
Love is the prize
7 Feb 2015 1:41 AM GMTAs I write this, Delhi is all set to elect a new government. I’ll be quite relieved, to be honest, once this is over. All the sloganeering, mud...
Mountain High
1 Feb 2015 11:25 PM GMTEven as Delhi prepared to welcome a certain Mr Obama last weekend, I packed my bags and quietly slipped out of the city. It was a long weekend that...