Recliner Reminiscences

The first visit to any other country, especially Usa is going to be exciting. The food outside in the restuarants were different to what...

We are simple, down-to-earth folks. Our food is ordinary, healthy, seasonal, and readily available. We get some vegetables from the...

Yes, I had mastered the art of patting the tap—or so I had generously conferred this title upon myself. But when I reached the USA, it...

Our journey through the world of taps of various shapes, sizes, uses, and models continued unabated. In the modern jet age, air travel is...

The year was 2001. It was our first visit to the USA. Our minds were full of trepidation and apprehension. How to check in, whether the...

And the flight of fancy took off. I was on cloud nine. Many of the modern composers I had seen created music with the keyboard. I...

My musical journey almost stalled. But help keeps coming from somewhere. Through one of my nieces, I heard about a gentleman who was...

In 2013, we were on the lookout for land in the suburban areas for small investment purposes. Land developers arranged for transport to...

After three days, my teacher sent one of his students to teach me. He would just take the Carnatic music book and tell me which fingers...

So how did my foray into the unknown, unsuitable (for me), ever-expanding world of music revive itself? No, not as a singer—there was no...

I never learned music in my younger days. Like many youngsters of that time, I did a lot of bathroom singing. Luckily, nobody cared to...

Somewhere in the mid-1960s, I felt that Hindi music was experiencing a lull—a dull period. It’s possible that having moved to Madras, I...

And when talking of songs, no one can ignore some of the great music directors and singers of that era. Wonderful lyricists were...

Which household did not play Binaca Geetmala? I understand now that it was introduced in 1952, broadcast from Radio Ceylon, and later...

How does interest in music develop? When? It’s difficult to pinpoint for anyone. In my era, blaring loudspeakers playing songs were very...

Gift from God  A Seer you are with all-knowing understanding  The world of Maya couldn’t stand before you  All of us stood happy yet...

And then came this tiny guy, the brother of the plump one. He was fondly called the "cute baby" because of his size and adorable face....

Pervading Peace and Pleasure  tick tock tock  tick tock tock  a swaggering walk  from here to there  there to here  hypo-activity  sign...

And then arrived the Princess, our first and only granddaughter. We could see her in person only when she was almost one year old. Being...

He came, he saw, he conquered... Playing with Grandchildren The storm hit with a friendly fury,  Destroying loneliness and boredom, ...