A night less ordinary

Serendipity indeed.... Of my 4 years in college, I have not had a more eventful night as far as musical performances are concerned. To sum up:

1. a satisfying ETMS production, well received keeping in mind the not-so-noisy crowd.
2. Seeing Breathe, a Pink Floyd cover band, live amid fireworks and a cool breeze.
3. Playing with Breathe.

A night of elevation....

Things you have to try before you die.

This post is likely to end up as the longest blog post I have ever written. Not because my mind is taking giant leaps of imagination at this moment, but because every mind takes these giant leaps at random moments in the past, which all go undocumented. Since this documentation is so important, I dedicate this megapost to the immense amount of information that we imbibe through everyday sources, but end up losing it all to the pathetic structure of human memory.

It is quite useless to trace the sources of whatever has been written down here. It is a list of various things which I have/have not experienced.It is all dynamically updated, and is probably being furnished with new stuff as you read.

The list of things to be experienced before you die:


1. Witness the border sealing exercise at Wagah, Punjab: This one is a beauty. Green guys on one side, Khakis on the other. Excessive rhythmic stomping. Soldiers exchange thumb gestures that look like the 'thenga' we all know. Two flags rise and fall together with perfection. And the best part: a few hundred Indians and Pakistanis on either side, shouting "Hindustan/Pakistan Zindabaad", each loving the indescribable sense of victory: shouting your land's praise right at your enemy's doorstep....

2. Listen to Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt live: Few musicians have the ingenuity to invent a musical instrument. The sheer audacity with which the man churns out notes from a guitar look-alike is astounding.