चिंगारी कोई भड़के, तो सावन उसे बुझाए

When you discover some good characteristic about a matter than you knew previously, there is a certain immense pleasure.

I first heard this song nearly four decades ago. Even though I liked the song, and even hummed it on occasion, I didn't know that it is in Raag Bhairavi; neither did I know it projected a certain sadness by invoking the ideas in proverbs such as the Fox Guarding the Hen house.

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There is a Kannada proverb with a similar import: ಬೇಲಿಯೇ ಎದ್ದು ಹೊಲ ಮೇಯ್ದರೆ

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कोरा कागज़ था ये मन मेरा

Today marks the end of an era. Rajesh Khanna: The death of Romance.

In memory of his contributions, I present this song that describes, in poetic manner, how lovers declare their love to each other.

तारीफ़ करूँ क्या उसकी, जिसने तुम्हे बनाया

One of the interesting things in this song's lyrics is the manner in which the male describes his lover's beauty:

What appreciation shall I show him/her [God], who made you [so beautiful]?

An indirect way of saying to her: "You are beautiful."

चन्दा है तू, मेरा सूरज है तू

A mother wishes a child well, in spite of her own difficulties, through lilting music. I selected this song to be included here, after I listened to Raag Bhoopali rendered by Vijay Prakash.

दिल ऐसा किसीने मेरा तोडा ...

It appears very easy to create stirring emotions when there is sadness involved, and इन्दीवर has done a wonderful job in describing the sadness in a man's failure.

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