Sudhirendar Sharma*
Don’t get me
wrong if I say that ‘yodeling’ is nothing but ‘yelling’ albeit musically. It is
for this reason I believe that the mythical character of Tarzan may not have
been the first...
Sudhirendar Sharma
Poets are known to condense words in a manner that let people realize (later) that those were the words they were seeking, or were about to say to...
Sudhirendar Sharma
Need I say that in the celluloid world ख़्वाब features predominantly for not only building the fictional narrative but to move the story forward too. That ख़्वाब (dream)...
Sudhirendar Sharma
It is often said that ‘melody was queen’ in the 60s, 70s and 80s. I would say that it was ‘queen’ because the words (or lyrics) ...
Sudhirendar Sharma
Clapping is as old as human existence. It is used to attract attention; to celebrate success; and, to express adulation. Be it guided (as in political rallies) or spontaneous (as during...
*Sudhirendar Sharma
Why
retro music has retained its mass following over what is called the millennial
music? Why with changing times the music of yore has endured? While individual
choice and taste could be one reason, it...
Sudhirendar Sharma*
Have you ever watched how a lullaby (लोरी) works on a
toddler? Even during those early days of cognitive development, soulful melody
by the mother (or Nanny or grandparents for that matter) registers on...
सुधीरेन्द्र शर्मा*
'सच' सब सुनना चाहते हैं, लेकिन सच बोलना कोई-कोई! शायद इसलिए सच बोलने से सब कतराते हैं कि कहीं सच को हथियार बनाकर सच-बोलने वाले पर ही उसका...
Sudhirendar Sharma*
Let me put a disclaimer upfront that I am a teetotaller
by choice but have no qualms about others indulging in it albeit within civic
limits. Not sure why but alcohol consumption has...
Sudhirendar Sharma*
Come
summer holidays and people head north/south (relative to one’s position) in
search of recluse from the so-called urban chaos, much of which is of their own
making though. In fact, ‘escape’ is the new...