Author: Mandar Karanjkar
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My moments with Mangesh Padgaonkar 1
Some people are very special. We have great ideas about them in our mind. For us, to meet them is just a dream. We just carry some ideas about them which define them according to our information and image built up in our minds. And then, some day, suddenly you come to know that you…
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Osho Zen Gardens ……
Zen means the flow of nature. Zen means being one with the nature. Zen gardens are such opportunities where one can see nature very closely, can feel nature in every breath and can witness things those go on happening in the nature. Zen master Osho had a very special love for such gardens and the…
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मराठी कविता – ही मंद धून कोणाची…
ही स्पंदने कोणाची? थोडी ओळखीची… डूबलो हिच्या नादात, ही मंद धून कोणाची? शोध घेता घेता, तो लागताच हाती, होते शांत जाणीव- ही तर सावलीच त्याची… एका शांत तळ्यात होती त्याचीच मूर्ती…. एक तरंग अशांतीची, साऱ्या मुर्त्या विरती…. या इथे या क्षणी, जाणवतो श्वास त्याचा…. अन् क्षणी पुढच्या, वासना किरकिरती या इथे, या क्षणी, तो दिसतो…
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Khushwant Singh : An honest lecher!
This earth has been a home to different kinds of people. Each of them has something special, something rare. I always read the column of Khushwant Singh which gets regularly published in Deccan Herald. Khushwant Singh is one of the authors I like to read. I am not saying that he writes good or bad…
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Come, sing and dance…
Open those sleepy eyes and just have a glance, Why keeping away, come sing and dance… All world is rejoicing, why are you out of tune? Put hands in hands and just be a commune….. This world is burning up, you are also a spark, Just fall down, without holding a single bark… Bubbles come…
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Sawai Gandharva Festival- A note for Critics
Each and every year, one feast is reserved for the lovers and admirers of Indian Classical Music. Sawai Gandharva Festival, this giant musical feast is available every year and I am there to attend it without any failure. Sawai Gandharva Festival brings almost all of the famous artists on the same stage. It lasts for…
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A temple in the river and mystical mystic
Currently I am on my visit to Gondiya, which is the youngest District in the state of Maharashtra. Gondiya has been blessed with huge forests and a very rich wild life. Along with all this, there are many temples each having its own story, each having its own legend. I go on wandering without fault…
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Shivkumar Sharma at Swarbhaskar Festival
Pune has blessed my life in many ways. Generally people outside Pune consider that it is a over rated city. Yes, in many aspects, it might be an over rated city. But as far as Indian classical music is concerned, Pune is really one of the best cities to live. The artists which you otherwise…
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Amjad Ali Khan or Mukul Shivputra
You have to make compromises in life. I do not like to choose things. But most of the times, you have to choose. Pune is a hub of musicians and performers. Performers love to play in Pune. Many times, it happens that two concerts get arranged on same day, at a same time. Then, fans…
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Jagannath Kunte : A man beyond words
I do not know if I know this strange man jagannath Kunte in so much details so as to write an article about him. But, one thing is sure, he is not a man of this world. He is made up of different salt. Some different aura. The first encounter I had with him when…