Posted on 22/03/2023 on Trivia – The Spice of Life This is not a post on Hindi phonetics. But it would be interesting to understand the semi-vowels of Hindi alphabet to appreciate how they have been used in film songs. The semi vowels of the Hindi varnamala (वर्णमाला i.e. alphabet) are called antastha (or अन्तःस्थContinue reading “र and ल in Hindi Film Music”
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Vintage era music relived in films
Posted on Trivia – The Spice of Life on 03/07/2022 This is a post that I wanted to write for a long time. Simply put, it is an attempt to chronicle those movies/songs in which the songs of the vintage era are remembered sometimes as a tribute and sometimes are very craftily woven into theContinue reading “Vintage era music relived in films”
Songs of (skewed!?) Work-Life Balance
Posted on 05/06/2021 by Trivia-The Spice of Life Work-life balance is that (elusive!!) state of equilibrium where a person equally prioritizes the demands of one’s career and the demands of one’s personal life. Achieving that perfect balance between ‘work’ and ‘life’ is easier said than done. The reasons for the imbalance could be many. SometimesContinue reading “Songs of (skewed!?) Work-Life Balance”