www.ragascape.com
Posted by Mani Padma in Chef's Pick, Issue 02, Issue 2, Issues, Sections, Vol. III on 15. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
While surfing through the net for sites dedicated to Indian classical music, we chanced upon Ragascape or www.ragascape.com which introduced itself as a website designed to discuss the melodic modes of Indian music. Though there were other sites that promoted Indian classical music, some in a totally no nonsense , commercial manner, ragascape stood out [...]
Gogona- indigenous rhythms
Posted by Pramathesh Borkotoky in Art, Issue 02, Issue 2, Issues, Sections, Vol. III on 15. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
I had been always fascinated by this wonderful instrument called Gogona which often awed me and which I had tried only a few times out of awe. Gogona is a type of Jew’s or Jaw harp, a vibrating reed instrument that is used primarily in the traditional Bihu music in Assam and that which is [...]
Amir Khusrao
Posted by lasya shahsimohan in Issue 02, Issue 2, Issues, Random Take, Sections, Vol. III on 15. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
In today’s era where relationships are fast becoming functional (often loveless and meaningless), mystic poet Amir Khusro Dehlvi’s extrasensory love and devotion towards his mentor Nizamuddin Auliya, a great Sufi saint of the Chisti order seems an ideal. Somewhat akin to the sentiment expressed by metaphysical poet John Donne in his poem – ‘A [...]
Fun, Fashion and Music Festivals by Rachel
Posted by Fried Guest in Fashion & Trends, Issue 02, Issue 2, Issues, Sections, Vol. III on 15. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Music Festivals are nothing short than an experience of a lifetime. Part of the experience is dressing the part. Music festivals are the one place where you can wear whatever you want without being judged and break out of your comfort zone, shocking your friends and strangers with your original fashion sense. Fashion vs. [...]
How to hunt for good music
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Fried Jukebox, How To Skills, Issue 02, Issue 2, Issues, Sections, Vol. III on 15. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Time: Half past ten on a pleasant autumn evening sometime in November Place: Inside a taxi somewhere in the streets of Ho Chi Minh City A football match between Malaysia and Indonesia is going on somewhere in the world and the enthusiastic taxi driver listens to the live commentary on the radio. It is half [...]
Can’t Escape by Stephen and Jiki – Passion and innovation I
Posted by Fried Eye Joint venture in Art, Issue 02, Issue 2, Issues, Sections, Vol. III on 15. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
You know you have a hidden talent. You know you have a passion. You also know that you have a creative streak in you, but you shake off the feeling with a sigh and lose yourself to day to day life and its struggle. After all everything needs to be planned well, everything needs an [...]
Bachpan after pachpan- Passion and Innovation- III
Posted by Fried Eye News Service in Issue 02, Issue 2, Issues, Press Release, Sections, Vol. III on 15. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
In the third of the series of Passion and innovation, we are bringing before you a beautiful and inspiring account of how passion never dies and if you are innovative enough then, the hidden passion of yours will always come to the fore, no matter how old you are. High Street Phoenix is Mumbai’s [...]
An aam bolly-musical viewpoint by Sharmila Jayakumar
Posted by Fried Guest in Issue 02, Issue 2, Issues, Movie Desk, Sections, Vol. III on 15. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Movies have come a long way. First it was those street plays, then theaters and then silent cinemas and then to the cinemas that we see with full fledged dialogues.But one thing that has been witnessing this transition by being a silent spectator is the sound or music as we know it today. Music in [...]
A Fun Quiz
Posted by Fried Eye Research Team in Issue 02, Issue 2, Issues, Quizzes, Sections, Type 4, Vol. III on 15. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
We have brought before you a small quiz , just for fun, to see how much of a movie do you remember? Does the memory of a movie or a television go beyond the plot and cinematography to theme songs? How many of you can instantly recollect the movie by listening to its theme [...]
7 musicals for 7 days
Posted by Fried Eye Research Team in Issue 2, Issues, Movie Desk, Sections, Vol. III on 15. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Seven brides for seven brothers is a musical from Hollywood from which the movie Sattte pe Sattta derived “inspiration” Well but we are not writing about the movie nor does it figure in our recommendations for the week which we have named as Seven musicals for seven days.We are bringing before you our seven DVD picks [...]
Editorial
Posted by Editor in Editorial, Issue 2 on 15. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
Dear Readers, Its Lohri time in the capital and its neighboring areas. The bonfires lit in every nook and corner of the city is a welcoming sight in the cold chilly January night. Families and friends gather around the bonfires offering worship to the fire god and to make merry. The atmosphere reminds me of [...]
Agartala
Posted by Ajatashatru in Issue 2, Issues, Sections, SeeNEw, Type 2, Vol. I on 15. Jan, 2010 | 9 Comments
“Mujhe mootra visarjan karna hai.” “Disgusting! When will you stop mouthing cheap Hindi movie dialogues?” asked a seemingly exasperated Neelam. “Knock! Knock! Reality calls! You have married a cheap Hindi-dialogue aficionado, sweetheart!” “Bakwaas nai karo! Go and do your mootra…God! Tumhare saath rehte rehte main bhi aisi hi ban gayi hoon!” “That’s like my gal!” [...]
Saffron, White and Green
Posted by Radhika Baruah (Myra B) in Creative Writing, Issue 2, Issues, Poetry, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
History Written. Erased. Redefined. Witnessed. Forgotten. Recounted. She paints herself with a thousand countenances. In a myriad of colours.
Foster Child
Posted by Debanjan Bhattacharya in Creative Writing, Issue 2, Issues, Poetry, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
Hopping across the brooks running down the Patkai Pestering Bhaiti reaping his paddy, Running aimlessly chasing the dragonflies. The mist on the tea-leaves Bhaiti’s bamboo shoot rice, The pretty niece Well include the first kiss!
The Rains Come From Behind the Curtain
Posted by Fried Guest in Creative Writing, Fried Guest, Issue 2, Issues, Poetry, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Jan, 2010 | 3 Comments
Author of the poetry collection We Called the River Red: Poetry from a Violent Homeland, Uddipana Goswami is also a researcher and media consultant. Her area of expertise, both as writer and researcher is the Northeast region of India – often called India’s troubled periphery. She has been addressing issues like insurgency, conflicts, militarization, nationalism, [...]
Good News
Posted by Fried Eye News Service in Good News, Issue 2, Issues, Sections, Vol. I on 15. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
P C says ‘good news’ soon for people of Northeast New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, on New Year’s Eve, said there would be “good news” for the people of the region in the days to come. The minister expressed confidence that something good would emerge from the talks with the Northeastern militant groups. [...]
