Main Shayar Badnaam

Main Shaayar Badnaam – Namak Haram

“Poetry is a spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings...” William Wordsworth When feelings become ink, they engrave soul-stirring emotions on paper. That paper, then, is more of a sculpture than scripture! Alam is one such artiste...who makes kites that soar high in the sky and who writes poetry that goes deep within the heart! In his final moments,...

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Ascendancy in Bollywood Music

The year was 1963, I was an 8-year-old studying in the Indian heartland of Gwalior, growing up in a family that did not allow viewing movies except for the mythological ones; the same time period when 'Harischandra Taramati' and 'Sant Gyaneshwar' were running houseful every day and every show. On the other end, Radio Ceylon,...