(1942 – 2022) Kanwal Muthu, whom we knew as Nanaji at home, was born as a pure soul, unruffled by the worldly concerns, unmindful of personal gain. As…
Following writing about my father is from my autobiography, Inclinations and Reality, published in 2010: My father and uncle Papaji emerged as the towering personalities and gurus of our…
Dilip Kumar Is No More: It is a deep personal loss to me that Dilip Saab, one of the heroes of my life, passed away a few hours ago.I discovered him…
It was hard to believe when you left us, A shock to our existences, A joy-wrencher, a peace-snatcher. For years you walked on earth with tough-feet, And carried…
She was a ray of lightSourced by an unknown and unknowable fire within -Unencumbered by surroundings and society,She lit a room full of people by her intense enigmatic smileAnd imbued little…
I do not remember when I first heard about Kailash Mehra the singer the first time, but I remember thinking about her seriously in 1990’s when her musical…
We hardly knew you Bhajanji, A year has passed since you unexpectedly left us, A year of intense suffering and slow-burning pain. We searched for you in the corners…
It is something that the world remembers you after death, But for a moment I would burn our love and reclaim my freedom, As in our times it is a…
Where do we find you Bhajan, In the shy Wullar waters of Sopore, Or in the regal Nishat and Shalimar gardens? Your carefully managed long tresses of hair, Well…
There were times when some people thought I was a pure specimen of life, But such adulation was rare and far between, Most of my life I was a…