Vaishnavi Samvedi Spreading her vivacious voice, Hamsika Iyer just never fails to mesmerize you. Not only her singing but her personality has a spirit of positivity and wisdom. She’s humble, grounded, and extremely warm. Popularly known for her songs like Chammak Challo (Ra.One), 1234 Get on the dance floor (Chennai Express) Garje Gajraj Humaare (Junglee),...
Dinesh Ghate | Rubina Khan One fine morning looking at the cover page of the book “Melodies, Movies & Memories”, written by Nalin Shah, the thought of analyzing the content of this book came to my mind. Thought was never to critically review the content of this book but was to understand it. While discussing...
The book Master Ebrahim: The Forgotten Ace Clarinetist traces the journey of the legend from his hometown Ajmer to Bombay in great detail. The book contains interviews with his son Iqbal Ajmeri and his family who provided exclusive information. It has more than one hundred rare photographs and documents that have never been seen before. Professor...
Mr. P. P. Ramchandran Mr. P P Ramchandran, popularly known as Mr. PPR., deserves all praise for his achievement, especially at 83 + age. His name should be included in guinness' book of record. He is married to books, has more than 2000 books in his personal library at home. He has reviewed over 1000...
Yunus Khan | yunus.radiojockey@gmail.com बारिश की रिमझिम के बीच गीतकार शैलेंद्र के 98वें जन्मदिन के मौक़े पर खार में नौंवे रास्ते और लिंकिंग रोड खार के जंक्शन को गीतकार शैलेंद्र चौक का नाम दिया गया। गीतकार शैलेंद्र चौक का उद्घाटन विधायक श्री आशीष शेलार और नगर-सेवक अलका केरकर की मौजूदगी में किया गया। इस चौक के नामकरण...
Rubina Khan | rubinakhan17@gmail.com Abstract: Poetry and lyrics have always been in a debate for the difference they have. It’s easy to say a poem doesn’t have music but lyrics have music to enhance its artistic value. In Hindi Cinema many lyrics writers tried to break this literary difference between poem and lyrics. Poems are considered...
'Meri jaan rahe na rahe, mera sar na rahe, samaan na rahe, na ye saaz rahe, yehi Hind mera azaad rahe, meri Mata ke sar pe taj rahe... rendered mellifluously to the crystal-clear keys of a hand-pumped harmonium with lyrics which raised goosebumps in patriotic Indians, this song became the anthem during the Quit India movement. Its...
નંદિની ત્રિવેદી Legendary Composer Padmashree Purushottam Upadhyay came out like a warrior beating Corona. Much has been written about the skyrocketing achievements of music, hundreds of popular tunes, his experiences in the music world, his gurus, his relatives. He easily conveyed the nuances of music to the music lovers by revealing the words of the...
In times when Bhajans were thought of, as a form of entertainment for only old people, Bhajan Samrat Padmashri Anup Jalotaji popularized them in all generations and classes of people. Be it young or old, musician, or a layperson, Indian or foreigner, his Bhajans, and Ghazals transcend these and many other boundaries. Extensive, and rigorous...
