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When I first saw the movie ‘Guide,’ I was enthralled by the arc of Raju, his catharsis, and almost a Valmiki’an transformation. It made me wonder – Why isn’t this adapted into an Oscar-winning Hollywood movie! Well, some people did try, and let’s just say that some layouts look good on architectural paper, but, in …
I don’t know how many of you were dragged to your cousins’ marriages. As a child, those were the things I hated the most. To attend a wedding where you don’t know anyone, and just need to be present since it’s a must. I still don’t get it; why should a child attend a marriage …
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 …
