Friday, October 25, 2013

yaad shehar with neelesh misra live @ ihc

yesterday, i attended live story narration session by neelesh misra. it has been organized as a part of some indian languages festival by ihc.

i have generally liked the story narrations by neelsh misra which aired on radio and tried to catchup whenever possible. there is something about his voice, that paints a vivid visual picture of what is being narrated. and somehow, most of the times, i think i visualize myself as the protagonist. maybe that's the reason why i like to listen to his stories.

the stories he narrated were 'diwali ki woh raat' and 'che phere', these were among his first stories that were aired. the stories were intertwined with songs which had been written by him. his 2 men orchestra and singer accomplice did a marvelous job.

at times i feel that some of his stories end abruptly, right when the interest in it was at the zenith - sort of open ended stories, free to be interpreted by the listener. somehow i do not like such open ended stories - be it a book or a movie. my logical brain has a liking for what is definite and with finite outcomes.

was getting late so could attend only two story narrations. was an impromptu decision to attend the event but i fully cherished the time i spent at the story telling session.

Tuesday, October 08, 2013

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Friday, October 04, 2013

Six Rules - People Like Us

Six Rules:

1. If you like something because you think other people are gonna like it, it's a sure bet no one will.
2. Most doors in the world are closed, so if you find one you want to get into: you damn well better have an interesting knock.
3. Everything you think is important, isn't. And everything you think is unimportant, is.
4. Don't shit where you eat.
5. Lean into it: the outcome doesn't matter. What matters is that you're there for it.
6. Never sleep with someone who has more problems than you do.