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Videos🎬
This video has gone viral multiple times over. For good reason.
Something to do with the idea that something as boring as chalk can be an object of fascination for some. Or the fact that usually boring aged and nerdy mathematics teachers and professors are in fact all romantics at heart.
Up next,
Many things that you do today, you will not be able to do in the future.
The title might be cheeky little bit of click baiting but some good footage of times gone by.
GAME TIME : HOW MANY OF THESE FILMS CAN YOU IDENTIFY? 😲
Music🎵
Hmmm. How about some Kashmiri music??
Yeah?
Well, I present to you 3 songs by Vibha Saraf.
First up, and you may have heard this one, is a song called Roshay.
The song Roshay was written by Habba Khatoon.
Habba lived 500 years ago in a Kashmir much different from today and she was a poetess.
She was said to be in love with Yusuf Shah Chak, the king of Kashmir . As often does happen with love stories which become legends, their love was unrequited. The poetry though lives. As is the case with this song sung by Vibha.
This one coming up is one of my favorites. It is just one of those which I can’t shake off.
Movie🎥
A few years ago, in a pre-pandemic careless state of mind, I stumbled into a screening of Unreserved. I say careless state of mind because I don’t even remember where it was. Somewhere in town.
Anyway, coming back to Unreserved. A bunch of friends/filmmakers take a trip across India. The only rule being they can only travel in the unreserved compartment of a train. This film is the result of this mammoth task of travelling the length and breadth of this country. Kaafi rang hai apne desh ke. Dekhiye. Also, music by Indian Ocean.
Going to leave with you this
Rembrandt van Rijn, Lion Resting, Turned to the Left, c. 1650-52
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