Let it be

“Mann re tu kaahe naa dheer dhare O nirmohi moh naa jaane, jinkaa moh kare Iss jeevan ki chadhti dhalti dhoop ko kisne baandhaa Rang pe kisne pehre daale roop ko kisne baandhaa, kaahe ye jatan kare Utnaa hi upkaar samajh koi jitnaa saath nibhaa de Janam maran kaa mel hai sapnaa yeh sapnaa bisraa …

The Sounds of Silence .. (with an adulatory nod to Simon and Garfunkel)

    “Naam gum jaayega, chehraa yeh badal jaayegaa meri aawaaz hi pehchaan hai…. Gar yaad rahe” – Sampooran Singh “Gulzar” [(The) Name will get obscured, (this) countenance will get altered only the voice is the ipseity … should one (wish to) remember] This emphasis on “aawaaz” (literally, the voice) illustrates the importance of SOUND, …

Ibteda …start

Main akela hi chalaa thaa jaanib-e-manzil, magar log saath aate gaye aur kaarwaan bantaa gayaa - Majrooh Sultanpuri [I had started alone towards my destination, but People continued to arrive and a caravan continued to evolve] This journey has been a long time coming. Over the past six decades many people have contributed to shape …