Shades of India

mud mud ke na dekh - Shree 420

I like this song for its magnificent set, for its orchestration, its picturization and choreography. I like this song for initial glimpse of beautiful Nargis, beautiful and elegant Nadira and the handsome Raj Kapoor. I like this song for its change in rhythm and change in the mood halfway through the song. I like this song for the way it is written and also for its meaningfulness. I like this song for its place in the film. The film would be incomplete if this song was not there.

मुड़ मुड़ के ना देख मुड़ मुड़ के
जिंदगानी के सफर में
तू अकेला ही नहीं है
हम भी तेरे हमसफ़र हैं

आए गए मंजिलों के निशाँ
लहरा के झूमा झूका आसमाँ
लेकिन रुकेगा न ये कारवां

नैनो से नैना जो मिला के देखे
मौसम के साथ मुस्कूरा के देखे
दुनिया उसी की है जो आगे देखे

दुनिया के साथ जो बदलता जाए
जो इसके सांचे में जो ढलता जाए
दुनिया उसी की है जो चलता जाए

मुड़ मुड़ के ना देख मुड़ मुड़ के...

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गीत : शैलेन्द्र
संगीत : शंकर - जयकिशन
स्वर : आशा भोसले, मन्ना डे
चित्रपट : श्री ४२० (१९५५)

BHONSLE, MANNA DE, RAJ KAPOOR , NARGIS , NADIRA , LALITA PAWAR , IFTEKHAR

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awara hun - lyrics

आवारा हूँ, आवारा हूँ
या गर्दिश में हूँ
आसमान का तारा हूँ
आवारा हूँ ...

घरबार नहीं संसार नहीं
मुझ से किसी को प्यार नहीं
उस पार किसे से मिलने का इकरार नहीं
मुझ से किसी को प्यार नहीं
सुनसान नगर अनजान डगर का प्यारा हूँ
आवारा हूँ ...

आबाद नहीं बरबाद सही
गाता हूँ खुशी के गीत मगर
जख्मों से भरा सीना है मेरा
हसती है मगर ये मस्त नजर
दुनिया, दुनिया मैं तेरे तीर का
या तक़दीर का मारा हूँ
आवारा हूँ ...


गीतकार: शैलेन्द्र
गायक: मुकेश
संगीतकार: शंकर जयकिशन
चित्रपट: आवारा (१९५१)

Weekend ride to Mahabalipuram

Santosh has recorded this video of one of the weekend rides to Mahabalipuram on Royal Enfield Machismo on May 13, 2007 with his Nokia N72 camera phone. The road is the famous East Coast Road (ECR). I suddenly thought that I should share it here.


At the same time I am getting inspired about going on a early morning ride. :) Let me see if I can manage to go.

Sarvatmaka Sarveshwara

An humble attempt to sing Bhairavi to conclude a musical program by Marathi Mitra Mandal IIT Madras at Maharashtra Mandal Chennai during Ganeshotsav 2006. Shri. Rajendra Sakhale accompanying on tabla.

सर्वात्मका सर्वेश्वरा, गंगाधरा शिवसुंदरा।
जे जे जगी जगते तया, माझे म्हणा करूणा करा॥
आदित्य या तिमिरात व्हा, ऋग्वेद या हॄदयात व्हा।
स्रुजनत्व द्या, द्या आर्यता, अनुदारिता दुरिताहरा॥
सर्वात्मका सर्वेश्वरा॥



English Translation of Sarvatmaka Sarveshwara

Rally WRC Jumping Complilation

Hinduism for US police

The Chicago police uses this video to sensitise its force.

Chile’s Chaiten volcano spews lava, blasts ash 20 kilometres into sky

Shri Ganesharati

Ganesharati at Maharashtra Mandal Chennai

Ganesharati at Marathi Mitra Mandal IIT Madras Chennai

Driving uphill to Shri Jyotiba Temple

Journey by Indian Rail along Hubali Londa Route

Monkeys have merry time...

Nikhita Searches Aai

Date: March 15, 2007
Place: Sawantwadi (Maharashtra)
Camera: Canon Powershot A80

Journey with Indian Rail

Mumbai CSTM - Chennai Express (6011)
Canon Powershot A80
Date: March 21, 2007

Touring the countryside of Tamilnadu

This video clip is taken during our photographic expedition cum pleasure trip to the interiors of Tamilnadu in India. Manjith is at the wheel. The road in the video connects Chengalapatu and Mahabalipuram. The two old Hindi songs played on the car music player are sung by legendary singer Asha Bhosale.

Camera: Sony DSC H1

Landing at Kamaraj Domestic Air Terminus Chennai

This video is taken at the end of the journey from Pune to Chennai on the way back from Maharashtra trip in April 2005. The video shows the landing of Jet Airways' A320 aircraft at Kamaraj International Airport Chennai from south end of airstrip after hovering for twenty minutes.

Waterfall Palaruvi in Thenmala, Kerala

This is a video taken at giant waterfall in Palaruvi. Pala (say Paala) means Milk and Aruvi means Fall or fountain.