Gulzar's Poetry on DPD

There can be no bigger honour for a blogger, who claims to love Delhi as much as I do, than to have a video of Gulzar sa'ab reading out his poem on Delhi on the blog.

Here, he talks of a Delhi where he grew up. It is very close to the Delhi where I spent my childhood as well.




A college romance compared to the cosmic phenomena of the Total Solar Eclipse, no other poet can achieve this.




With age, comes maturity of thought and we begin to question. Here, Gulzar sa'ab asks, 'Have You Seen the Soul?'



Pavan K. Varma has beautifully translated the above lines in English.

Rajasthani Dance, Dilli Haat

This is a beautiful lady who was dancing in Dilli Haat to entertain visitors, ranging from within the city to foreign nationals, last evening.


No photo would have been able to do justice to the dance I saw in Dilli Haat yesterday. That is why I made a video. This is the Kalbeliya dance, which finds its origin in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The inspiration for the dance is serpents and same is the case with the dance movements and clothes.



Hope you enjoy the dance. Since I use my camera phone for this blog, the video has been shot vertically by mistake. Next time I'll do a better job. But I hope despite the pain in your neck, you will enjoy the dance. :-)