On whims, fantasies and life

There are few ragas that remind us that they are not performed as often as they should be and Maandu is one of them. For some reason, I find Maandu short, sweet and crispy. Its Hindustani equivalent is Maand ( Maandu is how it’s called in carnatic terms). It is beautifully structured with the follow

Words can do wonders, they’re powerful, they’ve created history, brought us to what we’re today. True that! But are words the be all and end all of things around us? Not at all! Or so I feel. There is what’s called ‘actions.’ Yes, words can be one way to express things; but they’re apparently not su