Music Programme at Karnatak Sangh Hall

Sunday the 23rd September
I went to this hall at 11a.m. The occasion was a musical rendering by Dr.Jyoti Kale, Mr. Aditya Khandwe and finally Dr. Ashwini Bhide in memory of their guru Late Shri Ratnakar Pai.

I reached late as the programme started at 10 a.m. I heard Dr.Jyoti Kale sing  Pancham Lalit [all the ragas were rare ragas not heard often]She has a strong voice, sang in the upper octave and was very" surili."

Next was Mr. Aditya Khandwe. He began with raga"Bhankar"He has a very strong voice which could have been heard even without a microphone. Again ,he too sang the higher notes with perfect ease ,was good with tal .After this rendition he sang raag "Suha Kanada".By then his voice had really gotten into a smooth-flow and he sang with gusto and ease ,taking long ,complicated taans and enjoying his music and taking the audience along!

The last session was Dr. Ashwini Bhide. She is a well known singer and a fine artiste.She began with raag"Husaini Todi".She did alapi and then began the bandish slowly and steadily increased the tempo . She was accompanied by two of her shishyas who were both well trained and "surili" The next composition was raag-Anand- Bhairav.the raag is sweet to hear and has komal notes . .Dr.. Ashwini Bhide started having  some trouble as her throat was causing irritation. The programme ended with a drut bandish .

I was very happy that i had decided to go for the programme. Avery well spent Sunday! 

An incident from the past

An incident from the past

I had morning practicals ,so I left home at 8.30 a.m. I reached Andheri station and stood in the queue for the bus.The bus was late,people were agitated.At last the bus came. As we started getting into the bus one woman just rushed and as I was about to step in, she bit me on my arm just above the elbow at the back .She was angry and desperate.

I was shocked and shouted "Why are you biting me?".Seconds later , I was in the bus ,people were staring and me feeling quite stupid and still shocked that some grown woman had actually bitten me! I started thinking of what to do next.

 The entire journey was spent in deciding this. I came to the conclusion that medical aid must be taken. There was no cut or bleeding . I approached our college Ayurvedic medical center.Someone there cleaned my arm with Savlon and applied Soframycin ointment. She told me that if the arm swells up in the evening I would need to take a Tetanus injection.


What a day!         IN THE 21ST CENTURY A WOMAN BITES ANOTHER.......