Movie: Khuda Ke Liye
Song: Neer Bharan Kaise Jaaon
Verdict: Who'd have thought complaining about getting water from the river could sound so beautiful?
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Friday, June 19, 2009
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Bombay Dreams
YouTube is awesome.
So is A.R.Rahman.
After years of searching for this part of the disastrous song I had to dance to in high school, I finally found it.
This song is probably high up on my friend Nivedita's and my embarrassing moments list - as part of an inter-school competition, we were on a team that had to show how it was talented in more than one way. So, I had to step out of my literary and quizzing comfort zone, and participate in acting, dancing, and other awful activities put on the face of the earth by aliens wronged during Creation. My only consolation is that none of it was filmed. And the human memory is a fickle thing, so most people have probably forgotten about it.
But it's still an awesome song.
So is A.R.Rahman.
After years of searching for this part of the disastrous song I had to dance to in high school, I finally found it.
This song is probably high up on my friend Nivedita's and my embarrassing moments list - as part of an inter-school competition, we were on a team that had to show how it was talented in more than one way. So, I had to step out of my literary and quizzing comfort zone, and participate in acting, dancing, and other awful activities put on the face of the earth by aliens wronged during Creation. My only consolation is that none of it was filmed. And the human memory is a fickle thing, so most people have probably forgotten about it.
But it's still an awesome song.
Friday, February 29, 2008
"Be the change you want to see in the world"
I just found one of my favorite songs on youtube "Vaishnav Janato Tene Kahiyeji"... apparently, it used to be one of Gandhi's favorites too.
I don't understand the lyrics - they're in Gujrati- but my understanding is that the song talks about the best kind of qualities in a man, the kind of qualities that bring him closer to being God-like. But the music is phenomenal. The kind that finds its way straight to your heart. A totally bizarre comparison would be to the the Beatles' 'Let it be' - which has the same soothing effect on me when I'm troubled or sad.
I actually survived this week. Came out battered and bruised, but still standing. And with a will to be in better shape next time.
Had to sacrifice climbing today for a TBP event. But at least it was worth it. I'm glad I made the decision to pledge - otherwise, I'd have slowly stagnated in my own little thankless world.
While I was talking to Aditi today, she said something remarkable...that sometimes, when she talks to other people about important matters, she learns so much about how much change every individual is capable of making in the world. And that she pities the people we could have become, but didn't.
I'm realizing that now - this semester is like a new awakening...and it's nice to go back to being un-lazy and a little more hard-working. I think my brain atrophied in Cincinnati . . . and there's definitely something missing in life when learning stops. I'm beginning to understand what the whole deal with the quest for knowledge is.
And just being conscious of who I am, what I can do, and what I've become - is an encouraging thought. I think I'm really hard on myself most of the time. Things could have been so much worse.
I don't understand the lyrics - they're in Gujrati- but my understanding is that the song talks about the best kind of qualities in a man, the kind of qualities that bring him closer to being God-like. But the music is phenomenal. The kind that finds its way straight to your heart. A totally bizarre comparison would be to the the Beatles' 'Let it be' - which has the same soothing effect on me when I'm troubled or sad.
I actually survived this week. Came out battered and bruised, but still standing. And with a will to be in better shape next time.
Had to sacrifice climbing today for a TBP event. But at least it was worth it. I'm glad I made the decision to pledge - otherwise, I'd have slowly stagnated in my own little thankless world.
While I was talking to Aditi today, she said something remarkable...that sometimes, when she talks to other people about important matters, she learns so much about how much change every individual is capable of making in the world. And that she pities the people we could have become, but didn't.
I'm realizing that now - this semester is like a new awakening...and it's nice to go back to being un-lazy and a little more hard-working. I think my brain atrophied in Cincinnati . . . and there's definitely something missing in life when learning stops. I'm beginning to understand what the whole deal with the quest for knowledge is.
And just being conscious of who I am, what I can do, and what I've become - is an encouraging thought. I think I'm really hard on myself most of the time. Things could have been so much worse.
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