‘Vande Mataram’ An ode to Mother & Motherland
‘Sir, India ka gaana hai! Ijjat se banana hai!’
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Genesis of ‘Selfie Le Le Re’
Ironically, ‘Selfie le le re’ was a last minute addition to the song. It just sealed the song for us because all the rest of the stuff was so rustic and desi.
What the cluck is this Chicken Song about?
What I’m trying to say is that Chicken has been sitting and clucking away to glory on the dividing lines that run through Indian kitchens. It’s not the division of India and Pakistan, Hindu and Muslim – it runs through the family.
#BezubaanPhirSe Decoded
Being speechless doesn’t always mean that you have nothing to say. It could also be a state of mind where you have too much to say and you cannot express it in words. When your heart is filled with rage and angst, you have an overwhelming outburst, a scream of silence. That expression of angst is […]
The Birthday Song 2.0
The point is, there was no good birthday song that I’d play at my friend’s birthday party. It’s always that same boring ‘Happy Birthday to you…’ Or from Hindi films it is that one old song (that our Sachin actually sings on EVERYONE’s birthday) – ‘Baar baar din ye aaye….’
Mayur Puri
