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 ...

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

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...

Sanson ki Maala was made famous by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sahib.  Although some have attributed this song to Mirabai and Khusro, this is a gh...

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

[O my Lord] by rabi'A Translated by Jane hirshfield O my Lord, the stars glitter and the eyes of men are closed. Kings have locked their...

Guru Nanak's teachings are undoubtedly about love. So are Guru Arjan's teachings. The Mool Mantra is given the highest importance i...

Bajre Da Sitta is playful and evergreen Punjabi folk song.   The song is often sung during long Punjabi weddings. One can imagine that a wom...

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...

Taati Vao Na Lagai - Guru Arjan's embrace  Someone texted me these words and I just felt like singing Bhai Harjinder Singh ji's melo...