Praveen Shivashankar

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‘Love’ly songs!

Okies! So the bug bit me too!! And the week since, I’ve been listening to only romantic and mushy songs giving me an overdoze of feel good factor and heart aches! And as is the vogue, I am gonna spread it out! There are songs that talk of the sweet love, the betrayal of love, …

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Do you know why I love you so much? Hmm… sometimes I wonder, if there is any need for you to know it too! Probably you know that I do love you! You always tell me that we are different! You have oft pointed out to the different views we share on various issues. I …

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Bhaavageete: Soulful songs for hearfelt emotions – 1

The richness of Kannada language has multifarious facets! One of it being the poetic compositions. In order for one to fully appreciate and understand the essence of that statement, they will have to dig deep into the myriad poems written by eminent poets ages since. One can vividly see the emotions penned down reflecting the …

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Off key Tunes….

Feb 1, my idle musings celebrated its first birthday. And then, 8 days later, Feb 9th my musical musings were conceived! And yeah this blog is gonna be a year old now!! Unlike soliloquies, I have not been able to update this blog more frequently! While I already have 73 posts in the former, the …

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Sudha Raghunathan : A sparkling brook of voice!!

Morning Raaga was a bold attempt in the Indian film genre to showcase the fusion of Eastern and Western styles of Music. The story was thin, but the saving grace of the movie was ofcourse the acting prowess of Shabana Azmi, and the songs (not surprisingly)! The one voice that stood out in all of …

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Divine Conflicts!

Before the phantom of False morning died, Methought a Voice within the Tavern cried, “When all the Temple is prepared within, Why nods the drowsy Worshipper outside?” – English Translation from Rubaiyat (by Omar Khayyam) Past few weeks have been time and again spent in the contemplations of customs, traditions, the aspects of prayers, worships …

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