Sunday, October 28, 2007
Benazir Says "She's Not Scared"
If that's true, why stop attending those political meetings where she is supposed to praise her candidates to the skies.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Eid Qawwali concert
Who would've thought that a Westernized urban girl like me would come to love Hindustani classical music and Urdu poetry. I am glad to learn this about myself. It makes me realize I have struck my roots and respect my heritage.
I really enjoyed the Eid concert that the Times organized the day before the Lead India campaign at the same venue, Bandra Fort. The first group was from Pakistan (Munawwar Masoom) and I loved the Qawwali style of poetry mixed in with music, that goes back centuries.
Lead India campaign
I have to thank the Times for conceiving of this campaign to get better leaders for India. And I am glad Rahul Bose is running so I can vote for him. He seems like a sensitive, articulate, and progressive Bombayite, besides being a talented actor.
I watched a debate at the beautiful venue of Bandra Fort yesterday, which, prior to this past weekend, didn't know existed. The stage is at the waterfront with the sea framing the background with palm trees. And at the top of Bandra Fort, you get a great view of Bandra Reclamation.
After the debate, Shubha Mudgal performed some great patriotic songs. The one I liked the best was written by a 'kothawali' (a singer who performs for men, considered by 'decent' people to have loose morals) who responded to Gandhi's call at a Kothawali convention in Benaras to sing protest songs. It went something like: "India is like a garden. You can strip her of flowers but not of her pride. We will be free soon, the age has come."
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