Living Diagonally In My Parallel World!

I had first published this blog on 27th March 2017. Since then some songs were taken down on YT. Now re-updating links in October 2025.     One song inspires many more This is a heartfelt reflection on the ripple effect of creativity. I have tried to explore, how a single song — its melody, mood, and meaning — can spark a cascade of poetic responses, each one echoing and transforming the original in deeply personal ways. This post celebrates the power of artistic dialogue, showing how inspiration flows across languages, cultures, and emotional landscapes. It’s a beautiful meditation on how one tune can awaken many others.   The notes of one song  Thadi Hawayein Lehra Ke Aaye from “ Naujawan  created in 1951 were tweaked by various music composers to create their own version of the original song. Except for the Tamil version (which is similar note by note) others are “different” as they have been tweaked. They retain the original melody but are distinct in...

आज चाँद झाँककर देख रहा था खिडकीसे लगता है मेरी तन्हाईके चर्चे आसमानों पर हैं उम्मीद थी यह रास्ता तेरे घर को ले चले उम्र गुजर गयी हम यही रास्ता तकते रहें ये मुहबत की बन्दिशें भी बड़ी अजीब हैं क़ैद कर के हमें फ़रार कहें हम पर था इलज़ाम बेवफाई का हम तो उनसे दिल लगाकर खुद से ही अजनबी रहें किसका रास्ता तकती रहती है मेरी ऑंखें एक अरसा हो गया किसी को आये हुए बस एक खामोश खालीपन भरा पड़ा है उसने तो मिलने का वादा भी नहीं किया था कसूर तो अपना ही था के उम्मीदों को जगाये रखा वह दोस्ती को जताते रहें और हम मुहोबत तलाशते रहें अब तो ये अपनी ही मजबूरी हो गयी है के अकेलेपन से बातें करता हूँ और खामोशियोंसे लड़के पुरानी तस्वीरें लिए सो जाता हूँ

A monk decided to meditate alone, away from his monastery. He took his boat out to the middle of the lake, moored it there, closed his eyes and began meditating. After a few hours of undisturbed silence, he suddenly felt the bump of another boat colliding with his own. With his eyes still closed, he felt his anger rising, and by the time he opened his eyes, he was ready to scream at the boatman who had so carelessly disturbed his meditation. But when he opened his eyes, he wa s surprised to find that it was an empty boat that had struck his own. It had probably gotten untethered and floated to the middle of the lake. At that moment, the monk had a great realization. He understood that the anger was within him; it merely needed the bump of an external object to provoke it out of him. From then on, whenever he came across someone who irritated him or provoked him to anger, he would remind himself, that the other person was merely an empty boat, the anger was within him...

Today's song is one of the best compositions of Pancham-Gulzar-Kishore – Raah Pe Rahte Hai from Namkeen. Another fabulous song after Phir Se Aiyo Badra Bidesi. The movie had bombed at the box office and the song got lost wilderne ss. Everything about this song is top class – RD’s music, Gulzar’s words and Kishore’s rendition. Namkeen was made by Gulzar was based on Samaresh Basu's Akal Basant. In Gulzars words, Namkeen is a story of an incomplete family of three sisters and their mother, their alcoholic father and the tenant truck driver with fabulous performances by Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Shabana Azmi and Waheeda Rehman.   Orchestration and arrangement: Resso resso, Bongo, Bass Guitar, violins, santoor and chorus. The entire song is woven around a basic rhythm played on resso resso, bongos and bass guitar. Trivia- The words ख़ुश रहो अहले वतन, हम तो सफ़र करते हैं are actually taken from Ram Prasad Bismil's poem. He was a revolutionary and Bhagat Singh...

Do Naina Aur Ek Kahani This song from Masoom is as rich in melody as well as meaning as Tujhse Naaraz nahi zindagi. This is a lullaby sung by Aarti Mukherjee. Now lullabies are meant to calm and relaxing for the children being put to bed. Surely, the tune is soothing but the for the more matured, the pain and sadness becomes evident from the lyrics when the reference gets to eyes and tears. It conveys continuous sorrow, sorrow as a condition of life rather than a passing event in one’s life. It conveys this by addressing the helpless child who wishes for someone to come and love it. RD Burman has done a fantastic creation by setting tune to a lullaby in Raag Yaman structured on a Triveni. Triveni is a form of poetry created by Gulzar. Unlike a “Sher”, a “Triveni” consists of three "hemistichs" (misras). The first two lines complete the meaning, but the addition of the third misra gives a new dimension. Putting a rhyme to something that is symmetrical or “even” is do...

Pancham – Khaali Hath Shaam Aayi Hai Awesome song. This song from Ijaazat brings to fore RD’s command on classical. The song is picturised on Rekha (Sudha) who has walked out from Naseer’s (Mahender) home as she (despite making attempts) is unable to come to terms to his past (Anuradha Patel as Maya).    The dictionary meaning of "Loneliness" is "The pain of being alone, but having a desire for a connection". This is Sudha's state of mind.  For her, each evening arrives and departs without altering her emotional landscape. She expects sorrow, but that too refuses to visit her, leaving her numb.    In the song "evening" and "night" are personified as entities that just come and go without bringing ant resolution or closure. They are so familiar now that they are almost ritualistic in their futility.   Evenings are a time that a person in love looks forward to. But for a broken heart, evening can be a time of suffering waiting endlessly for...

Pancham - Jaane Do Na Video https://youtu.be/PI7qRURU9D0?t=807 One of the all time best seductive/sensuous songs by Pancham is Jaane Do Na from Saagar. Asha Bhosle and Shailendra Singh have fantastically expressed the emotions of the couple who are deeply in love and get the opportunity to take the relationship to the next level ... getting physical. Asha expresses the dilemma of the young girl who is is keen but hesitant because of middle-class guilt. Shailendra Singh emotes the carefree attitude of the flamboyant rich guy (Rishi Kapoor) in love with the poor girl. Dimple in a red sari and backless blouse oozes sensuality in every movement. The song picturisation is done extremely aesthetically and the shadow play in the background caused by the light reflecting from the swimming pool sets the mood. With this setting, the song opens with a combination of bamboo flute and a regular one. Use of Bass guitar as the pickup and tabla beats relate to the flutter of heart beats ...