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Music & Lyrics

Ankhon ke Jazeeron ko mere naam kar diya.. Saaki ne phir se mera jaam bhar diya..     Music, I think is second best thing that happened to humanity after moms. There are songs for every mood . Songs , so powerful, that they entice emotions that you don't realize that you were capable of feeling.   Here is the list of some of my favorite songs and the emotions that they elicit : Guncha koi.. Mohit Chauhan 's best and I wonder why we don't hear him often these days. 'Guncha' has a very calming effect , magic of amazing voice and beautiful words weaves a quilt that I can sleep under. Works everytime. Mose bolo  na bol , Meri sun ya sun: "Tumhari kaha ke main kit jaaun re.."   Abida Parveen 's voice and the thaap of tabla , bliss!!. The song has a spiritual touch or at least that's what it conveys to me. Though the words are specifically of a wife addressing her husband but they seem so similar to Meera's bhajan of divine...

Listening to the man..

Oh what a voice and such a cute face! But somehow, even after hours of looping this song through, I still can't match the voice with the man. Nevertheless, he is on my mind..George Ezra..ever so British!

Lo Din Beeta..Lo Raat gayi

Life seems to be akin to this Bachchan Poem, every day passes with  the futile  hope of something new the next day . I have touched the nadir as far as my career is concerned. On personal front , in past two years ,haven't acquired a hobby or skill to be proud of. May be it is the peril of the sunday evening, slipping by list fistful of sand and the looming Monday blues and a grinding week ahead . But whatever may be the reason , I am at the sulk zone. I tried to cheer myself up by hitting  search for  'British Lit heroes' on youtube. And the results were quite fascinating i must say!!  I had Darcy on my mind but came to know more such epic ' Byronic ' heroes. The video that I liked the most was a catalogue of Brit Ladies talking about their favourate Hero off the pages . This is a 8 part series titled Heroes . This was like a treat and it gave me a list of books to order for. But as I expected , it went on to discuss Mr Darcy . By the end of a futile ...

On my mind

Yes, I am the quintessential Virgo. Disorder appalls me. But i am too lazy to do anything about it. ******************************* 2nd Nov 17 If not as a kid, as a new mom, you sure wish for magic every single day. One to make him sleep, next to make him eat.