Poet Shailendra Listen to Shailendra’s songs: https://www.buzzsprout.com/284204/9081140 Shailendra whose real name was Shankardas Kesarilal who was born, 30 August 1921, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist. Noted for his association with the filmmaker Raj Kapoor and the composers Shankar-Jaikishan, he wrote lyrics for several successful Hindi film songs. Shailendra started…

Desh is a Hindustani Classical Music Raag. It’s considered romantic in nature and often performed at night. Listen to some Old Hindi /Urdu Film Songs in Desh: https://www.buzzsprout.com/284204/6341245 https://www.buzzsprout.com/284204/8457630 It belongs to the Khamaj Thaat and resembles Raag Khamaj. It is often used for Thumris, a semi-classical form where melodic…

My school, Vidya Mandir in Nainital, India, had this as one of our morning prayers Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from…

By Vesna Parun (translated from Croatian to English to Hindi to English) If it were possible to go away If it were possible to ride a horse And go away forever. Or to call upon an old boat… So it will take us away from this town Friend would leave…

Desh is a Hindustani Classical Music Raag. It’s considered romantic in nature and often performed at night.Here are some Old Hindi Film Songs in Desh. https://www.buzzsprout.com/284204/6341245 https://www.buzzsprout.com/284204/8457630 It belongs to the Khamak Thaat and resembles Raag Khamaj. It is often used for Thumris, a semi-classical form where melodic boundaries are…

Manna Dey Manna Dey was one of the great playback singers. Here are some of his well-known songs: https://www.buzzsprout.com/284204/1417747 He broke into the Hindi film industry under the direction of his uncle, the legendary blind singer Krishna Chandra Dey. In a career spanning the 1950s to the 1970s he sang…

Alhaiya Bilaval is a North Indian Classical Raga. Here is a link to some popular songs based on this raag: Songs in Alhaiya Bilaval, Literature shows that it has been around for the last 500 years. In Carnatic (South Indian) music it is known as Raga Bilahari. However, in the…

Raag Tilak Kamod The Indian classical music Raag (Raga) Tilak Kamod is quite popular and pleasing. It belongs to the Khamaj Thaat and is generally performed in the late evenings (in the second part of the night). Here are some popular songs that are based on this Raag: https://www.buzzsprout.com/284204/8152211 It…

Where the Mind is Without Fear My boarding school Vidya Mandir in Nainital, India, had this as one of our morning prayers Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow…