Ek Akela Is Sheher Mein, Film- Gharaonda, 1977

The concrete maze of Bombay has a way of swallowing dreams whole, but perhaps nobody felt that crushing isolation quite like the legendary composer Jaydev. The haunting melody of “Ek Akela Is Sheher Mein” (from the 1977 film Gharaonda) is often remembered as a anthem for the urban lonely. But the backstory carries a sharper,Continue reading “Ek Akela Is Sheher Mein, Film- Gharaonda, 1977”

The Art of Professional Idiocy

The Art of Professional Idiocy in our conferences. Picture this you are seating in a plush seminar room after a sumptuous lunch where a national conference going on.A barrage of obscure acronyms and jargon is being hurled across the room, while incomprehensible tables from international journals are displayed on the screen, as if they wereContinue reading “The Art of Professional Idiocy”