Music in India is evolving!
Indian music used to be very cliche for a long long time and when I say Indian music, I am talking about Indian Indie Music and not Bollywood. Bollywood follows strict patterns and that is a whole new topic!
I am encouraged by the new music that is coming up in India and it is very very heartening to see so many people experimenting and trying new stuff. So what if things derive from western cultures, there are quite a few bands and musicians in India who are carving out niches for themselves. There is finally a ‘Sound’ that can be associated with bands from India.
I would like to start with the band that I play for … ‘The Raghu Dixit Project‘. The music that we make and play is a complete refreshing change from most other music made here and we have a ’sound’ which is a blend of the acoustic guitars, the bluesy riffs, the world music beats, the funk bass, some classical violins and Raghu’s overwhelming voice!
This sound is not classifiable directly under any single genre and we prefer it that way! its not even okay for us to just put it in ‘World’ or ‘Alternative’ because that is too vague. We prefer our own little connotation of ‘Indo World Folk Rock’! Check it out and let us know what you think!
Another new band that I currently love is ‘Avial‘. Its not a new band I know but then they have come into the limelight recently with their debut album which is a MUST BUY! They have managed to fuse rock music with a regional Indian language (Malayalam) like no one else has been able to before! I have been singing their songs and listening to them and totally loving it!
The list of these bands that are re-defining the Indian scene is growing longer and longer and I will split it into multiple posts. Watch out for more soon!
Posted on Mar 10th 2008 by Gaurav. No Comments ».
The merry men?!
Its not our fault that this happens! Its just that we are made this way and its certainly not meant to be offensive, our attention is immediately drawn towards certain things!
I am in no way justifying people leching or the eve-teasing that happens and I certainly think that such things are repulsive and the guys who indulge in eve-teasing should be condemned and drastic action taken against them …
But if a pretty girl walks by or is anywhere in the area, we can’t help but steal a glance!
And from the forward I received today, looks like, neither can a few of our ‘Men in Blue’ 
Posted on Mar 10th 2008 by Gaurav. No Comments ».
What a weekend!
Team Foss.in was back again and hopefully this time things will fall into place much smoother and much better (though a lot of people don’t believe we can do any better ;)). Its always good to get an early start and analyze what happened the previous time. We did that and some important decisions were taken which will unfurl in good time … but be prepared to see early action on that front!
Sunday was spent at the Cauvery Fishing Camp in Bheemeshwari with Shilpa, Sheila and their dad. It was a fun drive to a nice place! In the morning, we had the place almost exclusively to ourselves and we had the best time lazing around on hammocks and just chit chatting by the river.
We then took a trek to the top of a hill where there was a watch tower installed and that is when I realized among other things that I am completely unfit! I used to play full football matches and swim 5-10 kilometers during practice and now I can’t go on a trek up a hill without it taking the life out of me! Its high time I did something about that and I guess I don’t have any more excuses now to get back into shape and start exercising 
The trip itself was fun and the drive was very pleasant … the company was brilliant as usual so it just made things better!
We then landed up at Umang’s house where we played ‘Teen Patta’, a variation of Poker which I had not heard of at all before this! I sucked at the game at first, but magically after eating the yummy food that was prepared, my luck changed and how … I made back all the money put into the pot and some more! and had the most chips at the end of the game!
But the dreaded Monday is here and I have a herculean effort to pull off if I have any hope of having my schedule ease up later! … so wish me luck.
Posted on Mar 10th 2008 by Gaurav. 2 Comments ».