by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on July 10, 2000 Namashkar. The old melodies assembled under the Bilawal rubric come on the heels of the Todis and the Bhairavs in the matutinal parade of ragas. The Bilawals bring to mind those marvellous, hot breakfasts in India, whipped up by the ladies: soft idlis…
by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on October 1, 2001 Namashkar. We open this feature with a salute to the matrubhoomi. Vande Mataram In the heyday of radio, Indians arose every morning to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee‘s Vande Mataram broadcast nationwide by All India Radio. Our national song has been matched to…
