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School Memories
Nostalgic memories from school days
Qawwali’s are simple performances, without a wide array of instruments or orchestra, etc. A chorus of claps modulates the underlying rhythm. Human anatomy limits the maximum beat that can be created by clapping. Hence, Qawwals use a table to get around this limitation and introduce faster beats in between the claps. A Harmonium is mostly …
Mythology or Ithasaa are just labels, and some might find it controversial if I attach Jyotish to a similar placeholder. Jyotish entwines mythological fables in its narration and allows exploration of the human condition. One such fable rises from the highly celebrated ‘Ramayana.’ The prime antagonist of the epic, Ravan. Ravan is a study of contradictions, the …
The irony on the movie is that when Saif has a acid trip in the movie, a disclaimer pops up discouraging the use of narcotic and psychotic substances, however the movie seems to tilt towards saying, that acid trip is not that a bad thing, and probably is ‘an experience’. Kaalakandi is a Marathi term …
