A beautiful song by Lata and Mukesh
The immense power of this song lies in these two lines: Mein man ko mandir kar daloon tu pujan ban jaa Mandir se puja ka rishta mein na bhoolungi Translation: Let me make my heart into a temple, and...
View ArticleChaundavi Ka Chaand Ho
This is my first attempt at recording a song in my own voice and putting it on YouTube. I generally don’t like my voice and for a couple of weeks I had stopped practicing. Yesterday I felt like...
View ArticleInsaf ka mandir hai ye
My Guruji had asked me to learn this song so I was listening to it while having breakfast. The rendition brings tears to your eyes. The same goes for the performance, especially by Dilip Kumar....
View ArticleJinhain naaz hai Hind per wo kahan hain
The most heartbreaking line in this song is: Ye beti bhi hai aur behen bhi hai maa bhi jinhain naaz hai Hind per wo kahan hain Always brings tears to my eyes.
View ArticleBeautiful song, scary lines
Ghar se chale the hum to Khushi ki talaash mein Ghum raah mein khade the Wohi saath ho liye I left home in search of happiness, sorrows were lurking on my path and they came along.
View ArticleZindagi bhar nahi bulegi – great song, great acting
After doing my riyaaz (singing practice) while having breakfast I was listening to this song zindagi bhar nahi bhulegi wo barsat ki raat (Im never going to forget that rainy night) as my effort to...
View ArticleWhy I listen to older songs
I’m quickly writing this short post as Steve checks his quote engine (I program for him) These days I’m constantly listening to FM stations while working. This is because I’m mostly coding and doing...
View ArticleWe deserve the sort of deal we get from our politicians and governments
I was just watching how the Uttar Pradesh government has asked shopkeepers and malls to shut shop at 7 PM and open at 11 AM to save electricity. The news channel was getting feedback from various...
View ArticleWhat makes Rafi, Lata, Kishore and many of their contemporaries timeless
I am an avid Hindi film music fan (I know, this sounds clichéd) although of late I wasn’t getting much time to listen to 100s of my favorite songs. While recovering from a severe bout of herpes (no, as...
View ArticleA compilation of my favorite Manna Dey songs
Before presenting to you a concise list of my favorite Manna Dey songs I would like to say a few words about this touching interview of the great singer published in The Pioneer. The editor of The...
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