Category: ANURADHA DEV

  “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”–Victor Hugo Having carried on about Sonu Nigam last week, I thought it best to weave the theme of music into Indian Arrival Day, which we celebrated last Saturday. In any case the Dharmic Sabha brought the artiste both to raise funds for the shelter for abused children and also to kick off its Arrival Day celebratory activities. And what a celebration it was! There’s no question that Sonu Nigam is a very talented…

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“I handle fame by not being famous. I’m not famous to me.” – Bob Marley I’m in the middle of writing my first year CAPE – and that means submitting IAs; finishing labs; completing end-of-terms and dreading writing the actual exams starting later this week. Lots of tension, right? You bet! So you could imagine my reaction when my dad brought home tickets to the Sonu Nigam show and for the launching of the building plans for the Dharmic Sabha’s Shelter for Abused Children on Friday night with Sonu in…

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“Those who contemplate the beauty of the Earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” – Rachel Carson Today (Sunday) the world commemorates “Earth Day” under the theme ‘‘Mobilise the Earth’’. The organisers have announced that groups in more than 180 countries “will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protection.” To a person from my background I have always found it a bit strange that people have to be ‘organised’ to recognise the worth of the earth. Growing up in a Hindu…

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“Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves” – Ernest Dimnet When my dad suggested that I look at a Salman Khan video on the web last year, I thought he was certainly setting me up for one of his famous pranks. I mean, I liked some of Salman’s movies and all that but it wasn’t as if he’s on the top of my hit parade. It was actually a prank but one that literally became a life changing experience. The video on…

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“The function of poetry is religious invocation of the muse; its use is the experience of mixed exaltation and horror that her presence excites.” –Robert Graves A week or so ago, our government sponsored an event that commemorated “World Poetry Day”. But for some reason I didn’t notice any Hindu participation. Did the organisers know that every Hindu text – which is chanted, recited, sung and analysed every day, across the country – is in the form of poetry? Were they invited or does the government go along with the…

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