March 18, 2017. Ustad Zunain Khan, the torchbearer of the Jafferkhani Baaj sitar playing style, was to perform a jugalbandi with me. It was an unusual combination – his magnificent sitar and the new kid on the block, the Pratham tarang. Some of the classical music aficionados were amused at the sight of the two … More How a 74-year-old YouTuber created instrumental versions of film songs using the Pratham tarang

The older folks like me have this compulsive habit of slipping into the halcyon days of the past. Bereft of all the modern gadgets that people take for granted, looking back, our childhood, spent in one of the quietest suburbs of the bustling city of Mumbai, was like a seamless dream. In the evening, after … More The Jungle Man

એ અચાનક જ આવી ચડતો. ઘણી વાર અમે બધા છોકરાઓ કમ્પાઉન્ડમાં લંગડી રમતા હોય ત્યાં પચાસ જાતના બિલ્લા લટકાવેલા કોટ પહેરેલો એ, પક્ષીઓના અવાજ મોં થી કાઢતો અંદર આવતો; પાછળ છોકરાંઓ નું ટોળું દોડે. હવે ખરી મઝા આવશે. “એ ભરત, એ નરેશ, એ ચંદ્રિકા જલ્દી નીચે આવો કમ્પાઉન્ડમાં. પેલો જંગલનો જાદુગર પાછો આવી ગયો. નીચે … More એક હતું જંગલ

The Aliens attack the earth Haven’t you read stories of how some aliens from Mars or other planets would attack mankind one day and create havoc? I am sure you have not only read but also watched Hollywood movies, showing odd-looking creatures suddenly swooping down on the hapless earthlings with vengeance.I am always amused by the … More The Aliens attack the earth

What can one say about a self appointed music artiste going gaga over the uploading of his video on the Youtube for the first time? The excitement is more significant if one takes into account the resources expended on the making of the professional video. How will I look? How will the friends react? How … More Uploading a video the first time on the Youtube