#VM_view – the monthly commentary – April 2024

Usual caveat – no commercial interest involved and idea behind this post is simply to share monthly market updates

#VM view – Political Countdown – April 14, 2024

Have been rolling out monthly political commentary for almost a year now and I’m going to end this with results of parliamentary polls in June 2024. The battle is getting hot and the scenario changing very fast. For next three months i.e. till June 2024 on public demand I will be rolling out the weekly countdown, covering the key actions of the leading party (parties if one is willing to accept that there is a contest) and who stands where in run up to the polls   

#VM view – Political Countdown – March 24, 2024

Have been rolling out monthly political commentary for almost a year now and I’m going to end this with results of parliamentary polls in June 2024. The battle is getting hot and the scenario changing very fast. For next three months i.e. till June 2024 on public demand I will be rolling out the weekly countdown, covering the key actions of the leading party (parties if one is willing to accept that there is a contest) and who stands where in run up to the polls   

#VM view – Political Commentary – October 2023

Caveat – I write political commentary because the political analyst in me is refusing to die but I know where to draw the line. Neither I write in favor of one block nor against another. I don’t give a communal angle to my write ups nor do I endorse the views of any one political block

VM_poetic collections – साहज़ार – creation 14 – no point living in denial – मेरा अन्त समय

I have been listening to Gulzaar Saab for a few days now. In fact the best I’ve liked in that series is the one that he is reciting on the 70th birthday of his friend Late Jagjit Singh Ji and it has a mix of some serious romantic stuff, some soulful melodies and even one where an old man visualises his death. A bit serious but gives a few words to build upon.

एक मिश्रा और उसकी बेला का ज़िक्र था उसमें and I picked up Mishra and Bela to create one. There is a romantic angle in the nazm – the man visualising return of his lost love and the conversation that takes place – what he says and what she says – and let me be honest – writing only on two words Mishra Ki Bela is not that easy as it may look like.

I hope I’ve been able to do justice to the legendary names from whom I’ve picked up cues to create my own. Personally I rate this as one of my favourites – कहीं शायद मेरी किताब से भी जुड़ती है ये

VM_poetic collections – साहज़ार – creation 13 – है हक़ ये किसका चाँद पे

The coming week, happens to be Gulzaar Saab’s 88th birthday, on August 18. His creations have inspired me and just got to know today that many of his creations on moon have been stand out ones. While you listen to them, you remember the words as well but then you tend to miss out the fine prints in the melody

Then very recently I got to listen to his narrative on Late Jagjit Singh Ji’s 70th birthday and he used the word – स्याह. Have tried to create one on moon, juxtaposing the word स्याह and स्याही, as I’ve got a collection of multiple colours of ink. I’m sure you all will love it…पेश ए ख़िदमत है…

VM view – Political Commentary – July 2023

  

Caveat – I write political commentary because the political analyst in me is refusing to die but I know where to draw the line. Neither I write in favor of one block nor against another. I don’t give a communal angle to my write ups nor do I endorse the views of any one political block

#VM view – Karnataka’s nataka on national canvas – polls’ assessment and way forward

#VM view – assessing road to Parliamentary elections 2024 –

A year to to go – it’s entire Europe that votes once in 5 years in India – NDA 3.0 what can go write and what can go rong – the multi tusker knows how to spell the words and the magician knows how to catch votes

#VM_view – the monthly commentary – October 2022

Usual caveat – no commercial interest involved and idea behind this post is simply to share monthly market updates