Small things

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 ...

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...

I have been singing this shabad for over 30 years; I composed it when I was a teenager. It comes from a fairly long poem of 55 couplets, lyr...

Vaishnava Jana To is a Hindu bhajan, written in the 15th century by the poet Narsinh Mehta in the Gujarati language. The poem speaks about ...

Pour love in your heart, like the rain pours on the land today. As I am working on a Meerabai song I am doing research on the different vari...

Yesterday, we lost an amazing kirtaniya, Prof. Kartar Singh ji who passed away at the age of 94 years.  He was recently handed over the Padm...

This is a Mool Mantra (also spelled Mul Mantra) in a 18 beat cycle. This is from the Guru Nanak's Elemental Meditation album ( iTunes ,...

I believe these ideas from Mirabai and Khusro, but written by an unknown writer.  Sanson Ki Mala Pe Simroon Main Pi Ka Naam Prem Ke Raang Me...

We recorded an improvisational album live with 5 musicians from 3 continents.  There was no planning or composition before we met.  We just ...