Keith Jarrett was a legendary piano player. He was a perfectionist. He practises hard, reaches the concert venue 3 hours early to have a rehearsal and distributes cough drops among audience lest it will disturb his rhythm. In 1975, he arrived at Cologne for a concert and reached the venue ahead of schedule. All 1400Continue reading “A Reluctant Genius and half a Piano”
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The Alma Mater
“Alu paratha, Anda bhujia.” I mumbled bellow my breath and let those 4 nostalgic words hang in the air in between us. As if on queue, he echoed: “दो Alu paraNtha, दो Ande ki bhuruji aur Chai, 40 rupees, 11 number” and moved on to the next customer. 11 is the serial number of myContinue reading “The Alma Mater”
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