Name: Komal Ramkali.MP3 by Shubha Mudgal in sm
Duration: 5 min 31 s
Description: Dr. Ashok Da Ranade (November 25, 1937 - July 30, 2011), eminent scholar, musician and composer renders Raag Komal Ramkali. The composition is from Marif-un-Naghmat compiled by Nawab Thakur Ali of Akbarpur.

Don't be so proud of your possessions. Don't be so arrogant about your body. This body is like dust, like a dewdrop, blown away by the wind one day. A Bhakti folk song from Malwa, Madhya Pradesh.
Recording thanks to Vinod Eshwar and Santhos Nataraja in Bangalore.

मत कर माया को अहंकार, मत कर काया को अभिमान
काया गार से काची, जैसे ओस रा मोती
झोंका पवन का लग जाये, झपका पवन का लग जाये
काया धूल हो जासी

ऐसा सख्त था महाराज, जिनका मुल्कों में राज,
जिन घर झूलता हाथी, जैसे ओस रा मोती

भरया सिंधड़ा में तेल, जहां से रचयो है सब खेल,
जल रही दिया की बाती, जैसे ओस रा मोती 

खूट गया सिंधड़ा रो तेल, बिखर गया सब निज खेल,
बुझ गयी दिया की बाती, जैसे ओस रा मोती

झूठा मांई थारा बाप, झूंठा सकल परिवार,
झूठी कूंटता छाती, जैसे ओस रा मोती

आं-हां लाल में का लाल, तेरा कौन क्या हवाल,
जिन को जम ले जासी, जैसे ओस रा मोती

बोल्या भवानी नाथ, गुरुजी ने सर पे धरया हाथ
जिनसे मुक्ति हो जासी, जैसे ओस रा मोती

Mat Kar Maya Ko Ahankaar

01 Naina

Song from the collection of Asha Barunjee performed by Bhavana Sabherwal.
Bhavana Sabherwal's photo courtesy Amitabha Bhattacharya

Kahe baray rovay lalanva, sabere ghun-ghunwa mangai debai
Why do you cry my darling son, I will send for a rattle (toy) for you in the morning. 
Sasure mein hotyoon to Sasu-ji se kahatyoon, Amma se kahat lajanyoon, haan bahut lajanyoon….
Had I been in my marital home, I would have asked my mother-in-law,
But I feel shy, so shy asking my mother …..


Sohar from Bhavana Sabherwal's collection

Dr. Ashok Da Ranade (November 25, 1937 - July 30, 2011), eminent scholar, musician and composer renders Raag Komal Ramkali. The composition is from Marif-un-Naghmat compiled by Nawab Thakur Ali of Akbarpur. 

Komal Ramkali.MP3

Gul Gulshan

Thanks to Satyasheel Deshpande, Srijan Deshpande and Samvaad Foundation, Mumbai for making this track available for listeners. 

Satyasheel Deshpande is a leading Hindustani vocalist, composer and researcher and a senior disciple of Kumar Gandharva.
Srijan Deshpande is his son and disciple. 
Information on the Samvaad Foundation is available at: http://www.satyasheel.com/samvaad-foundation/

Photo of Kumar Gandharva is from Wikipedia. 
 

KumarGandharva - UdayDoPatang - Bhimpalas: Courtesy Satyasheel Deshpande, Samvaad Foundation, Mumbai

When your truth is within you, why look outside? Why keep wandering? This is the question Kabir asks us in this song, which we first heard in the voice of Mahesha Ram ji from near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Words and translation at https://sayskabir.wordpress.com/2017/08/11/baahar-kyon-bhatke/

Baahar Kyon Bhatke

Although I am not a ghazal specialist, I have for long wanted to record this ghazal and was finally able to do so because of the generosity and support of several artistes and friends. To each of them Aneesh Pradhan (my husband, fellow musician and partner in all projects) and I would like to to express our thanks and admiration for their magnanimity. 

Written by the eminent poet Dushyant Kumar (1933-1975), the ghazal “kahaan to tai thaa charaghaan har ek ghar ke liye” continues to inspire readers decades after it was written. We thank Smt. Rajeshwari Dushyant Kumar, the poet’s wife and Shri Alok Tyagi, the poet’s son, for so generously and open-heartedly permitting us to record the ghazal in response to a hesitant email I wrote to the latter seeking his permission. 

My thanks to poet and good friend Aalok Srivastava who so willingly helped us get in touch with Shri Alok Tyagi. Aalok ji also provided inputs regarding pronunciation and diction for which we are grateful to him. 

Our thanks also to:
Srijan Mahajan, Arsh Sharma, Nikhil Malik of Studio Fuzz who very kindly recorded the track at their studio;
Dawn Infotainment, Pune where we did some additional recording,
Murad Ali for his wonderful sarangi accompaniment, 
Sudhir Nayak for his brilliant harmonium accompaniment
and Nitin Joshi who mixed and mastered the track for us.

Our own roles were as follows:
Composition and voice: Shubha Mudgal
Tabla: Aneesh Pradhan.

This ghazal is said to have been written in response to the state of Emergency imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in June 1975. However, the poet’s words ring true in current times too ! Which is why we decided to sing 
“about the dark times” “in dark times”. 

Copyright information: Please note that you are most welcome to share this link. However, for any other use (commercial or non-commercial), licenses and permissions will have to be duly sought from the copyright holders. 
All rights for lyrics: Smt. Rajeshwari Dushyant Kumar
All rights for music composition and sound recording excluding lyrics: Shubha Mudgal
Image of Dushyant Kumar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dushyant_Kumar



कहाँ तो तय था

This is a poem by well-known contemporary Gujarati writer, Dhruv Bhatt. The composition is also his own. We had the good fortune to travel with him and to learn his songs directly from himself. This song speaks of the benevolence of nature and the joy of being alive. Words and a translation at https://sayskabir.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/ochintu-koi-mane/

Ochintu Koi Mane | Dhruv Bhatt

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Komal Ramkali.MP3

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