Aug'05
30
Confluence of the Pandits
पंडित जसराज व पंडित हरीप्रसाद चौरसीया
Yesterday I witnessed a live joint performance by Pandit Jasraj and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. Pandit Jasraj is a distinguished artist from the Mewati Gharana (मेवाती घराणा) of vocal music and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasiya plays the bansuri, an expertise of lord Krishna.
The concert was at Shanmukhanand Sabhagruh, Sion, Mumbai. […]
Aug'05
25
Photographing the Moon
“Look at the rising moon. It looks fantastic !”, I received an SMS from Gauri at around 2250 hrs.
Next 90 minutes were spent experimenting with various settings. By the time I could get the pictures right, the moon was atleast 30° above horizon and I had consumed over 30 shots.
Technique:
[Disclaimer: I’m barely a beginer] At […]
Aug'05
24
Commuting every morning (Part 2)
Sequel to previous post:
7:21 AM:
As we see the arriving train from a distance, people start moving around, adjusting to their positions. Bags and purses are fastened, and dupattas are tucked in. I always take the third first class compartment (video coach) and pretty accustomed to all the regulars there. As the first two I class […]
Aug'05
22
Uptown Monsoon Waves
Last week I attended a music concert “Uptown Monsoon Waves” (रंग वर्षा), held at Gadkari rangaytan, Thane. It was a confluence of the three artforms - Vocal, Instrumental and Dance (गायन, वादन, न्रुत्य)
Dr. Ketkar performed ‘kathak’ dance based on raga megh theme, followed by lovely Sitar by Shekhar Raje, student of […]
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18
डोंबिवलीत ‘रेल-रोको’
आज सकाळी १०:३० वा. डोंबिवली रेलवे स्थानकावर संतप्त प्रवाशांनी केलेल्या जन-आंदोलनामुळे ठाणे ते कल्याण दरम्यान उपनगरीय वहातुक पूर्णपणे बंद होती. हे ‘रेल-रोको’ सुमारे ९ तास सुरू होते, व सायंकाळी कार्यालयातून परतणार्या लोकांना प्रचंड गर्दी व विस्कळीत वहातुकीला सामोरे जावे लागले.
मी सकाळी कल्याण ला income tax returns भरायला गेलो होतो. कल्याण हून थेट आॅफिस ला जाण्याचा […]
Aug'05
17
“The Street Lawyer”, by John Grisham
From riches to rags, and peace of mind
This is a story of a young lawyer Michael Brock, on the verge of a partnership in a giant law firm, Drake and Sweeney. The money was good and work getting better until he came across a violent encounter with a homeless man. Michael starts investigating about him, […]
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