The Multifaceted Bhupinder Singh

Posted on 30/07/2022 on Trivia- The Spice of Life 8th April,1939-18th July, 2022 The year 2022 has been disastrous for the world of Indian music as one doyen after another has departed from this world. On 18th July, 2022, Bhupinder Singh an ace singer, musician and composer passed away at the age of 82. What

The Omnibus Tales

Posted on Trivia – The Spice of Life on 18/03/2022 Here’s wishing all the readers a very Happy Holi!! Life has undergone a sea change in the last one week. A number of activities have resumed in their pre-COVID avatar; schools too have re-opened. Ever since offline school (as we prefer to call it now!)

Songs with Laughter

Posted On Trivia -The Spice of Life on 07/11/2021 The physical exertion involved in singing – filling of our lungs, the calibrated control of our vocal chords, the movements of our mouth and body – is among the reasons why it can lift our mood. Singing is an aerobic exercise (aerobic means in the presence

Romantic Songs with a Third Person

I had been toying with this theme for a long time. There are songs where apart from the couple in love, there is someone else in the frame – either obtrusively or unobtrusively. The third person may be an innocent onlooker. Alternately, it could be the villain whose intentions are not noble and is spitefully

Songs of ‘Teachers’

Today is Teachers’ day. This Teachers’ day is rather special and different. The academic year has been disrupted and there has not been a single day of regular school. It has been schooling in the virtual world. Both the students and the teachers have had to adapt to and accept the new normal. Ordinarily Teachers’