Sudhirendar Sharma*
The prime reason for immense mass popularity of
cinema has been its hold over the narratives that touch multiple aspects of our daily life.
While the script has characters picked from ordinary existence,...
Sudhirendar Sharma*
In my sustained engagement in understanding the impact of
popular songs I have come to realize that popular film music has a long and
layered history of engagement that cuts across cultural and...
Sudhirendar Sharma*
Modern day living has little place for ‘philosophy’,
which is often considered a domain of those who view life beyond its daily
ordeals. Yet, there is limitless flow of thoughts of the...
Sudhirendar Sharma*
Lyrics are to music that heart is to the body, and that
has what made film music endure. It is, however, another matter that lyricists
(barring exceptions) have rarely got their deserving due...
*Sudhirendar Sharma
A friend who
often ignored my music notes got back to me to convey that gradually these notes have helped
generate an interest in music. He generously added that with the help of...
*Sudhirendar Sharma
Bengaluru-based columnist Pragyan Mohanty, believes one
Rafi song a day keeps doctor away. To me, this could be the greatest tribute to
Rafi sa’ab for gifting us with several soulful numbers based on...
*Sudhirendar Sharma
Music is an integral part of nature. Every action in
nature has its own rhythms. Be it day or night, music remains eternal to all
that occurs in nature. There is music in...
*Sudhirendar Sharma
Some regular readers of my 'Music Notes' provide me with interesting insights and reflections. An avid listener thinks that music reciprocates our feelings, soothing nerves like none other. It is an...
*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
For the
Greeks nostalgia meant a mix of sweet and bitter pang that humans often suffer
in search of their roots, and their belongingness. From what was once
considered a...
