Ghulam Ali

January 13, 2015
Chalice & the Drinker

Rear Window: The Chalice & The Drinker

A beautiful Urdu she’r (couplet) says: इश्क़ की चोट तो पडती है दिलों पे यक्सांज़र्फ़ के फ़र्क़ से आवाज़ बदल जाती है It means that in love, the blow is similar to all hearts. But the sound changes depending on the vessel. Figuratively, it means that different people react differently depending on […]
July 29, 2014

The Religion is Love

I was the chief guest at a CD release function some time back. Dr. Shashank Inamdar, a music loving doctor from Goregaon composed music for an album based on the Ganapati Atharvashirsha. The songs were sung by veteran music composer Shridhar Phadke and sung by the supremely talented Sadhana Sargam. […]