My Experiments with Guitar

Yesterday,  got hold of my guitar after a long time. Its difficult to catch up with professional life in full flow. 
Still , I have something to share with you guys today.I have been trying this on guitar since long time. Kinda perfected it sometime back. I don't know exactly what to call it.
But its a genuine try to generate some classical Indian music out of a western instrument like guitar.
Thought always came to my mind , How would Indian classical sound on a guitar?
Indian music in films has given this western instrument its own identity but still Indian classical on guitar?? Thought was fascinating so gave it a try.

I haven't learnt Classical as such, but from What I have heard till now, I could figure out that, the form of music I'm trying to generate on my guitar in the following video, has shades of Indian Classical instrument Sitar..

(Or is it? called something else?)

Its isn't really difficult to play, basically I'm trying to play all "Swaras" or "notes" in one Scale, also accompanying it with the rhythm with the help of B and G strings with all notes being played on E string.

Listen to it and let me know your views.

Hope you guys like it, its one of my experiments with my guitar :D

Note: Video quality might not be good as I had to reduce its size to upload it.

त्याच्या "नानाची टांग" :)

Hi Folks,Recently I came across this song from the movie Khatta Meetha, starring Akshay Kumar...

Movie doesn't really sound promising, Or may be it would do well, like all other Akshay Kumar movies. :P
But the songs in the movie are just outstanding.. Literally meaning they all stand out from the general category of songs. Two of them mainly..
1) Tyachya Nanachi Tang
2) Haath Jamayala

"नानाची टांग" ( Nanachi Tang ) is actually a kinda abuse in Marathi and the other  song "Haath Jamayala" mainly sounds like "हत तिच्या मायला" (Hat Tichya Maayala ) which is another Marathi abuse.


I want to mainly talk about the song "नानाची टांग".
Apart from the abusive name, the song has also accommodated some amazing MARATHI Lyrics in typical Rap Style. May be this is first of its kind in Bollywood or anywhere else. Marathi Cinema also has never witnessed a Rap song.
Rap Songs were mainly originated from African-American communities I guess..


These Marathi words are not the part of main song, but are there in the start and in between.
I think those lyrics are also not available on any other site.
So here goes the lyrics, of the song...
You can listen to the song here.




जिथ मी जातो , तिथ तू दिसते.. हवेत तूझी सुगंध पसरते..
मनात तू, माझ्या ध्यानात तू...चारी दिशांत तूची तू ...
जिथ मी जातो , तिथ तू दिसते.. हवेत तूझी सुगंध पसरते..
मनात तू, माझ्या ध्यानात तू...चारी दिशांत तूची तू ...


Tere peechay aaye jo bhi tere aagey aaye jo bhi pyaar se jo lega tera naam
त्याच्या नानाची टांग..
Jis ki tu nazar mein aaye jo tujhe nazar lagaaye kar doon usko main tera ghulaam
त्याच्या नानाची टांग..
Meri hai tu to meri hai
Tu mera sapna
Churaye mera sapna jo
Bolunga main usko saare aam
त्याच्या नानाची टांग


तूची तू..
आ..आ..
सुंदरी..
चल ऐक...
माझ्या तू जिवलगा , माझ्या तू पाखरा, स्वर्गाची अप्सरा,
तू स्वप्नसुंदरी, मोहिनी, कामिनी.....


Mere siwa tujhko jo dekh lagta bura
Ik din main duniya se tujhko hi loonga chura
Aake farishtey bhi tujhse mile to jalun
Subahon ko, shaamon ko, raaton ko main hi milun
Tere mere pyaar se jo jal raha ho jaan le woh de raha hoon main usse paigaam
त्याच्या "नानाची टांग
Jis ki tu nazar mein aaye jo tujhe nazar lagaaye kar doon usko main tera ghulaam
त्याच्या "नानाची टांग


मी प्रेमात तुझ्या वेडा, होऊ शकत नाही कोणी तीसरा ,
तुझ्यासाठी मी, माझ्यासाठी तू,
इतरांच्या नानाची टांग... :)
जिथ मी जातो , तिथ तू दिसते.. हवेत तूझी सुगंध पसरते..
मनात तू, माझ्या ध्यानात तू...चारी दिशांत तूची तू ...
माझ्या तू जिवलगा , माझ्या तू पाखरा, स्वर्गाची अप्सरा,
तू स्वप्नसुंदरी, मोहिनी, कामिनी.....
तुजविन संसार हा सुना, जगायच नाही मला तुझ्याविना ,
मी अस्सल मर्द मराठी ग, सगळ करील सदा तुझ..
तूची तू..
आ..आ..
सुंदरी..
चल ऐक...


Chuke hawayein kyun guzre yun tujhko bala
Takde hue tujhko kyun hai yeh suraj dala
Inn ko bhi tujhse mohabbat hui jo kahin
Ho jaayegi inn se bhi phir meri dushmani
Tu toh hai pasand meri chahatein kare jo teri pyaar ke jo bejega salaam
त्याच्या "नानाची टांग
Jis ki tu nazar mein aaye jo tujhe nazar lagaaye kar doon usko main tera ghulaam
त्याच्या "नानाची टांग
Meri hai tu to meri hai
Tu mera sapna
Churaye mera sapna jo

Bolunga main usko saare aam
त्याच्या "नानाची टांग

1 year at NVIDIA ...........And I'm Loving it...

Yes, its been one long year...I'm no longer a new college Grad :) Had some memorable experiences..summing those in this wordle.Hoping for some wonderful time ahead in coming years..

A side link for those who loved the movie DARK KNIGHT and also love playing games

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Check Out the video at the link

Raajneeti --- taken from MAHABHARAT?????

Rajneeti.....
The much hyped movie ...Like every other bollywood movie.. released this friday..
I don't want to get into the review of the movie, whether the direction was right, screenplay was right, Whether Ranbir did justice to the role... Not into all that..

The thing is that movie is strikingly similar to Hindu epic - Mahabharat..
Don't know , how many of you guys have seen Mahabharat actually...
But If you have, then surely you would have figured out this..

Think about, Nana Patekar as Krishna, Ranbir as Arjun, , Kunti-- Ranbir's mom..
Ajay Devgan- Karna, , Manoj Bajpayee -- Duryodhan, and If not very similar, Katrina as Draupadi..(the drama that goes on regarding her marraige with all different cadidates whom her dad want to finance for elections..)

What else,
1) When Ranbir (Arjun/ Sammar ) is in dilemma of whether to kill "Nihatta" Ajay Devgan (Karna / Suraj), Then the similar speech given by Nana Patekar (Lord Krishna ), That "Nyay anyaya ki baat mat socho, ise marna jaroori hai"..

2) When Ranbir's mom, goes to Suraj, (Ajay Devgan) to tell him that he is her son, the dialogue was like "Tum mere Jeshtha putra ho".. I think it was directly picked up from Mahabharat :D

These are just some of the examples, Watch the movie if you wanna figure out real similarities :D

If this movie is good or not, I'll leave that to you guys..
But it is surely a ditto copy of Mahabharat....

Nothing Else Matters-Metallica.

Guys, A break from US diary. Yesterday , I came back from work and for relaxing took out my ipod after many days, ... guess wat first song that started playing was Nothing else matters.
So more about this song..



In my words, The best song ever composed in human era.. The song which motivated me towards music, Motivated enough to learn guitar.
To perform, to present my guitar skills at events and all.
When anyone starts learning guitar, he normally has a song in mind, a milestone to be achieved, that "one day I'll play this song". My milestone was this one.
It keeps driving me, even for work , During Engineering days....... keeps me going.
What to say guys.. this song means a lot to me.
don know how it missed from my beloved blog for so many days.
So here it goes...

Watch it here:

here goes the amazing lyrics:

:::::Nothing Else Matters::::::

So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
and nothing else matters

Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters

never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
but I know

So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
but I know

Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say

Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us, something new
Open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters

never cared for what they say
never cared for games they play
never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
and I know

So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
No, nothing else matters

nAble event at nVidia, 21st Nov'09

Really wat a fabulous day it was!!
nVidia has this group called nAble which takes initiatives for noble causes. This time it was about donating substantial money to Jagriti Blind School of girls so that they can build a 'vocational training center' at their institute.

But a more innovative idea from nAble was not just to donate this money but also to invite those girls to nVidia to spend a day here!!

I initially thought not a big deal to invite them here. But when I actually interacted with them I came to know its a biiiig deal. Most of them were completely visually impared For them just to know that they were at the 12th floor of a building and to know that whole Pune's view can be seen from there, was one Wonder.I really appreciate nVidia for having something called nAble which most other software companies lack. I got the chance to perform here at the event and I'm glad that I performed here. It was one of the memorable performances. Wanted to keep this on my blog So Pasting down a mail which was circulated today in nVidia.

Hello All,

Nov 21 was not one of those Saturdays, which came and went just like that. It was the day, which is now considered as one of the most treasured day in the lives of ~30 odd NVidians and their families. That’s the day we spent with 46 students of The “Jagriti School for Blind Girls”.

It was a result of 3-4 days of continuous meetings and sync ups at various levels, including our invaluable facility and support team. The entire “planned” event went off without a hitch. A day of perfect team work and dedication for the cause!! Be it preparations, or arranging arrival for them – which meant arranging bus/receiving children/bringing them in lift to the venue, or to welcome them with drink-gazra-attar-gulab, or equally participating with them for various musical items or show, or to encourage them to win maximum chocolates during quiz time, or serving lunch, or helping them find a surprise star stuck in chair for a surprise gift, or just spending some time with them explaining musical instruments used or just singing with them => we had full enthusiasm visible all across. The performances were no doubt exceptional from the students side. Our NVidians also matched it with equal claps from the audience. Dhiraj kept the atmosphere light with his witty comments and quizzing time. Neeraj playing drum set (with all the energy and style) was so effective, that the children couldn’t keep their hands off the drum set during free time. No doubt the performers Akash and Neeraj struck a perfect cord, to become their “favorite” bhaiya by end of day.

Post lunch, the girls had started to open up. Antakshari being a favorite across all levels, we formed 5 groups (with names!!), NV volunteers joined one group each – and we started with a round of songs, laughter and call outs. Amol’s “Identify songs from the music” round won loads of “oh no, it was simple” remark. We followed it up with a round of musical chair and passing the parcel – being played simultaneously. Girls showed their competitive spirit and made sure they tried hard to win. Two of the winners in each game, got a token prize. Many NVidians then got hold of places opposite some of chess players we had amongst the girls!! The special chess boards they brought (on special request) was a curiosity for all of us.

The students’ performances in the 1st half was judged by 3 of the NV volunteers. They chose 3 most talented ones from the lot, who were given prizes by end of the event. We also gave 5 encouragement prizes to some students. We also gave away the 5 surprise gifts, in exchange of the surprise stars. Last, but not the least, Jagriti Blind School was presented with a total (employees contribution and NV-Foundation match) funds of Rs. ********/-, which they would be using to build a vocational training centre classroom in their under-construction new model school building.

We parted with them after some snacks and few group photos, with a promise to ourselves to continue doing these little things for the society around us – which gives us great satisfaction and adds meaning to our lives.

I would like a special mention of the great care and help available from the facility and support team. They were there even before someone called for them. They were finished with the job, even before someone could think of it. They are a wonderful lot under Ravi, dedication and energy levels are extremely high – incomparable!!

Great way to take out some time off our busy schedules, and do our bit of responsibility for the community.

Thanks for the continued support.

Regards,
nAble Team

Another Heartbreaking SOLO from Sachin :(

Felt like writing today after a long time.

Reason is another heart throbbing Solo by Sachin... but the fact that his another solo turned out to be heart breaking.

India Vs Aus, 5th Nov, 5th ODI, Venue Hyderabad.

There has been a long lasting debate on whether Sachin is the greatest ever player, even in my office. FYI, I'm a die hard Sachin fan but the fact that after yesterday's game every die- hard Sachin follower was sad.

Now, there are those blind followers of Sachin whom will say that we expect Sachin to single handedly win the game, other players did nothing , no one supported him, even upto the extent that hyderabad's ground is so called manhoos ground for India.(India has never won a match in hyderabad).

Of course, he played like a maestro out there, tearing apart Aussie attack. When our so called batsmen were throwing away their wickets like fools , Sachin was coping up with the every single wicket's fall and keeping up the runflow going.

The almost impossible target of 351 came in the vicinity thanks to Sachin. His 175 was his 2nd ever best score in ODI's. When he was batting you could notice pressure on Ponting's face. He could see Australian defeat.. And how demoralising it would have been for Aussies to lose a match after scoring 350.

Man, his shots were a visual treat. But it has been argued since long that he is not the finisher of the game. Of Course u won't expect an opener to go and finish every game. But when it really mattered ,, when India needed 19 to get off 17..with 4 wickets in hand..

The GOD just had to make sure that he stays on the crease.. See India through. (For those who would say u cant expect him to single handedly win the match for india,-->) That moment wanted him to stay back.. Not for his greatest 200 or his 17000 but for his team to win... That moment it was not about scoring runs under pressure. Aussies were under pressure.

I really feel, Those true followers of Sachin were left in disdain after the match. The frustration of India losing has to be more than Sachin scoring 175 or 17000.. If he is the GOD, Gods don't leave their team in a miserable condition exposing the tale to get those odd 19 runs.

Yesterday's match refreshed the memories of that India vs Pak test match when Sachin got out with India to get 17 runs and we lost the match. It looked like the same miserable Team India of 90's where without Sachin the GOD they can't win, and GOD again proving that he is not really the GOD to save them in every situation.

Sachin is truly the greatest ever batsman where he might go on to score 20K runs in ODIs and 50 hundreds in each test and ODI's but arguably not the greatest ever cricket player who could see his team through when it really mattered.

On an optimistic note, I really hope that next 2 matches turn out to be good.

I really want Sachin to play 2011 world cup and win it for india, For the great player who has played 5 world cups, this will surely be a grand exit.