Cross Connections

Do things ever leave? Maya, illusion or reality, hovers around in stray thoughts, words. Its - her - presence is so all-pervasive that even ...

“Democracy don't rule the world You'd better get that in your head This world is ruled by violence But I guess that's bet...

"And I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning striding behind you or your shadow at evening rising to mee...

What is dusk? The end of the day returning without nothing. When I wrote Break Lighting , I had a feeble idea. My mailbox brought me up-to-d...

That intangible something. Kaheen yeh woh tau nahin …I must admit it is not great lyrics; quite pedestrian, in fact. No passion, no sublimit...

Aa Chal Ke Tujhe, Maein Leke Chaloon Eik Aise Gagan Ke Taley Jahaan Gham Bhi Na Ho, Aansoon Bhi Na Ho Bas Pyaar Hi Pyaar Paley Let me take y...

Expressions of love can be so varied. I usually prefer old songs from the B&W era; I haven’t seen many of those films but the potent fee...

Sometimes it is a line; sometimes the holding back of a line…taken over by a rhythm like a pulse beat. I can think of several song...

This might sound strange. I put this song in the romantic category. Romantic in capital letters, as in a love beyond love. apna bh...

I had no idea how this song was filmed. It took me by surprise to see Mehmood and Shubha Khote performing since Guru Dutt and Meena Kumari w...

I did not want to use visuals with this. Have fun. It’s almost winter here and autumn elsewhere…but… You're So Last Summer - Taking...

Am sure Naushad saab had no such desires when he left this world – to see his beloved Carter road named after him. But it is now Sangeet Sam...

I love everything about this song...the lyrics may seem regressive, but I see it as a higher plane of subsuming rather than submission. ...

For many days now, I have been humming “ ek raadhaa, ek miiraa dono.n ne shyaam ko chaahaa ”. Ravindra Jain is probably among the most ...

Sitting with my back to the sun, I liked the shaft of light on the floor. A song that may seem unconnected but which I hummed... jalate hai....

On any national holiday, one gets to hear the same old songs...most are good. For me, Saathi haath badhana from Naya Daur remains a favouri...

Killing people with statistics amounts to zilch if you don’t have an original idea to stand on its head and yours. When I started getting le...

Today is Kishore Kumar’s 20 th death anniversary. Everyone has their special Kishoreda song or moment. I will skip analysing the brilliant ...

It would not be quite in the order of things to say I mourn the death of Luciano Pavarotti. But, for an unfathomable reason I feel his absen...

I avoid using foul language in personal communication. ( Voice in background : Such a nutcase. Does it mean she uses it in official communic...