The Automobile by Jeff Wirtzfeld

I love the Vande Maataram composition in Raag Des sung by Lata Mangeshkar.  Vande Mataram is the national song of India. In 2003, BBC World ...

Behad Ramzā̃ Dasda Mera Dholan Māhī Below I’ve shared the original kafī (Gurmukhi + transliteration), a fresh translation, followed by a sh...

Bade Ghulam Ali Khan's version of this Multani Kafi This is a beautiful spiritual song of separation written by Ghulam Farid.  I recentl...

I have recently heard this Bulleh Shah song and it has really touched my heart. Several people have sung it, but I love the original composi...

I’ve been working on a musical composition for a beautiful shabad by Bhagat Naamdev, and it’s been making me think deeply about its message....

Krishna's Cosmic Flute Playing Bulleh Shah in a kafi says, "You are playing a surprising, wondrous, flute O Krishna." Bulleh S...

Anger: A perspective from the Guru Granth Sahib An article by T. Singh You (anger) take the perplexed beings (corrupt, agitated, Bikaare...

Ja Tu Mere Val Hai  Surrender of the Singer of Oneness  The shabad "Ja Tu Mere Val Hai" conveys a powerful message centered around...

I was listening and meditating upon this beautiful ghazal by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, beautifully composed by Mehdi Hassan. It is one of my favorite...

One of my favorite Kabir's poem I call "Dulhani." In this beautiful poem, Kabir envisions himself as the bride and the univers...