This is a non-film song by one of the greatest Indian movie singers - KL Saigal. It was written, composed and sung by KL Saigal himself. Go through the lyrics and understand his genius. I have heard many great Saints and poets try to express this same sentiment.. but the beauty with which Saigal's poetry and his voice + melody expresses is unmatched!! This is part 2, the part 1 is also uploaded here, so check out both the parts. The lyrics below however combine both parts together. Read more
This is a non-film song by one of the greatest Indian movie singers - KL Saigal. It was written, composed and sung by KL Saigal himself. Go through the lyrics and understand his genius. I have heard many great Saints and poets try to express this same sentiment.. but the beauty with which Saigal's poetry and his voice + melody expresses is unmatched!! This is part 1, the part 2 is also uploaded here, so check out both the parts. The lyrics below however combine both parts together. Read more
Shoaib is suffering from genital viral warts and electrofulgration [a surgical procedure] was done on May 12, 2009. His wound though healing needs further care and treatment for another minimum ten days for the purpose of healing and to achieve skin cover. Is that graphic enough or do you want the picture and the measurements of the organ in question? This was part of a press release given out by Pakistan's Cricket Board for the reason why Akhtar was not part of the T20 World Cup team. Honestly, Shoaib Akhtar is not the most disciplined or the greatest of cricketers. But he is damn good in what he does. This is the worst way you could humiliate a person like him publicly! I wonder what he thinks about playing for Pakistan again? It is my theory that the way to keep Pakistanis busy is have them forcibly live together and just be with themselves. They will end up fighting and humiliating each other so much that they will forget the others. I have seen it in my city in the US. There are so many radio shows.. most of them owned by Pakistanis. From 1997 onwards I have been listening to the acrimony. One humiliates the other "oh he is a lower cast guy.. obviously he has no class" then the other would call this guy a "Haramzada" on air.... all after promising to speak in "Shaeesta Andaaz" (piuos way). Yeah Right!! 😉 Read more
Here is another great song from Shahram Azhar and Taimur Haider - of LAAL band. Its a satire written by famous leftist poet from Pakistan, Habib Jalib. Worth listening to.... very melodious and well written.... Read more
Banging on the door as loud as my yearning for her; I called out to her to let me in! From the other side - she laughed and whispered "There is no door, my love.. ... feel me.. I AM YOU!" Read more
This is a beautiful song written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz and sung by Azfar Ali and Umar Amanullah. I found it on youtube and loved the music and the lyrics. It has a yearning written all over it.. a restrained one though and the passion of a generation. Listen to it and savor the brilliance of the poet, the music makers and the singers.. While you do see the translation in the video... here it is for reading below the video.. Read more
Think of the fierce energy concentrated in an acorn! Bury it and it explodes into an oak! Bury a sheep, nothing happens but decay! Read more
It is telling and indeed intriguing that three religions, coming from the same root have such deep-seated animosities. Even though all the three religions acknowledge half a dozen protagonists as their founding fathers, still Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have developed such deep rooted enmity. In fact, every strain of these religions in turn has led to more animosity that even after 15 centuries, it remains fresh and potent! Protestants vs Catholics or Shia vs Sunnis. I can understand if for some time, there may be misgivings... but there seems to be no end to this enmity! All the morals of Moses, or Love of Jesus or revelations of Mohammad are of no use if all these can inspire is nothing more than hatred and cruelty. A Sunni feels no compunction in hanging an Ahmediya simply because the latter added another protagonist to the long list of Prophets. A Jew feels little love for a Palestinian and vice versa. Nowhere and in nothing else has a "Past" had such a profound and debilitating effect on such a vast mass of humanity and for so long as the "Past" of Jerusalem. Sometimes, I wonder if there indeed could be anything "holy" about a place whose most practically felt contribution to the contemporary world has been hatred and wars! Holiness should inspire men and women to rise FAR above their stature and mind. Between the Demon and God, lies the Human. Holiness should take this humanity towards the realm of Godliness, but instead if that journey takes the humanity to demonic coordinates, then how profound can it be? Yesterday, Barack Obama gave a speech in Cairo. It was a speech that many in history SHOULD have given. He said what many SHOULD have said over the centuries since Mohammad but sadly and unfortunately DIDN'T! These were words that were resting on the Lips of Eternity to be uttered.... but there wasn't enough of a humanity available which could get over the bondage of that "Past" to even say these things as unequivocally as Obama said it now. Read more
Today we heard Obama's speech in Cairo to the Muslims of the world. Here is a wordcloud of all the words used. It is interesting that the word which was mentioned the most was the word "People". How emphatic he was on things can be viewed from the use of the word "Must". America was used more than Muslims and Muslim. And btw, do you see the word "Terrorist" or "Terrorism"? Well, he used "Violent Extremism" instead of Terrorism. Its time for vocabulary change. What do you think of it? Read more
This is the speech that Obama gave in Cairo today. Without doubt, Obama is THE most effective communicator of modern times. I have rarely seen anyone who can articulate extremely complex concepts, diametrically opposite viewpoints and address differences and similarities as effectively as he can. Here is speaks fearlessly about what the both sides need to do in no unclear words and yet comes off as a conciliator. I remember listening to Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), while he described Obama's performance in the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. After Obama's speech, Reid congratulated him, and Obama - not with pride or arrogance, but with humility firm in his understanding of his strengths, replied "I have a gift". Without a doubt, he has a gift of speaking the right things, with the right nuances, and with the right tone. I think the speech was very well articulated and delivered. What do you think? Read more
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