Thursday, May 12, 2011

HARDWAR - THE HOLY CITY - ABHA DEEPAK VISIT APRIL 2011




And Abha's younger brother Alok - recently got promoted to Inspector General Of Police - a big feather in the cap for all of us - and we went to Hardwar where he is at present and met Abha's father - as fine and fit as ever with the same sense of humour which my brother always liked - and we also saw the new born calf to their Cow - just a few hours old it was - and my friend Vinod Kala's daughter Ritvika really went bonkers over the calf! And we had also visited Abha's sister Sadhana and her wonderful husband Ravi at their Nursing Home in Muzaffarnagar - by the way Abha was born in Muzaffarnagar and for one thing - you get terrific Kebabs there .. and thence we went on to Dehradun and had a lovely short break with Kala and Kavita - we all kept waving our hands in the air ... but that is another story ha ha

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days


And those days ended - yet we keep the amazing voice and
beautiful lyrics always alive in our hearts and our souls and
so we never let those days ever end while we are alive .. yes
Those were the days my friend and we shall never let them end!
Deepak

Petula Clark ' This Is My Song' in Stereo


This is the original and best version of the immortal song
"This is my song - a Serenade to you" by Petula Clark which
went to the top of the charts in the late glorious dancing '60s
and it is this version of the song which I like the most .. and of
course this is a Serenade to you from me too ...
Deepak

Saturday, February 05, 2011

C.I.D. 'Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan'

Another great song from the old old Movie C.I D. sung by the
Great Comedian Johnny Walker - wonderful song about there
being every thing in Bombay except the "Heart" ....

Jaane kahan mera jigar gaya ji

This movie was one of the hits of the good old days and it was sung
in the movies Mr $ Mrs 55 when Black and White movies could
really provide all the beauties of shooting great films - the actor is
The great Comedian Johnny Walker and the song says that "Goodness
Knows where my heart has gone, it was here just some time ago" and the
actress sings the repartee "It had been lost in someones charms, and
some one's big big eyes" - Notice her big eyes and the expressions she
makes with them!!!! Unforgettable Music and Tunes ... La la la la...
Deepak

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

And my poem 'The Tamarind Tree' Came Alive ...

I received a mail and was asked permission to post my poem on the Blog of a New School - and so it came to be at http://sanctamariaschool.blogspot.com/2011/02/our-tamarind-tree.html?showComment=1296672493842#c5436772732737340317
And this is really thrilling and you can read it there in its rightful place
Deepak

Aaj Jane ki zeed na karo