JasleeninLet Me Sing To YouChapter 9 : Ranjit : It Wasn’t Fucking EasyAfter Sean died, there was no point to anything. It felt like I had been ripped in half. And then, five months later, Bobby died in that…Nov 28, 2016Nov 28, 2016
JasleeninLet Me Sing To YouChapter 7 : Mom : Hearts from MamaDo you want to know what helped me through all of that the most? What helped me understand that I am not a bad mom, that you are not a bad…Nov 23, 2016Nov 23, 2016
JasleeninLet Me Sing To YouChapter 6 : Jasleen : You’re Singing AgainIn the mornings, as my grandfather woke to sing the hukam out into the atmosphere, and in the afternoons, as I entered my suburban Maryland…Nov 23, 2016Nov 23, 2016
JasleeninLet Me Sing To YouChapter 5 : Mummi Ji: Let’s Go There Together SometimeEvery morning, my mother would sit on her settee in the veranda overlooking our fortress of a house in Gujranwala, and she would do her…Oct 6, 2016Oct 6, 2016
JasleeninLet Me Sing To YouChapter 4 : Mom : Treasures in Trailer ParksThe only thing I remember from my few years in Amritsar before we came to America is the Golden Temple. It was like heaven on earth to me…Oct 3, 2016Oct 3, 2016
JasleeninLet Me Sing To YouChapter 3 : Dad : Remember to ForgetWhen I was very young and still living in New Delhi, I remember that Papa Ji was in the US studying at Cornell and working to bring us…Oct 2, 2016Oct 2, 2016
JasleeninLet Me Sing To YouChapter 2 : Papa Ji : The Way it Was Supposed to BeYou want to know about my childhood? I will tell you the only things you need to know: we were poor, my mother was uneducated, we lived in…Sep 29, 2016Sep 29, 2016
JasleeninLet Me Sing To YouChapter 1 : Jasleen : Prayers for the PeopleI don’t really know what the purpose of this is, but I do know that it matters and that it will help me somehow. It will help me somehow…Sep 28, 2016Sep 28, 2016
JasleeninLet Me Sing To YouIntroductionIn Indian devotional music, the notes and the words are equally important. Each hymn, depending on its meaning, is given a raag, or a set…Sep 27, 2016Sep 27, 2016