After some intense bit of journalism over the Dalai Lama's succession story, it is time to revisit one of my all-time favorite Mohammed Rafi-Shakeel Badayuni-Naushad-Dilip Kumar songs. From Leader, 1964.

What I saw on my morning walk and what I imagined I saw. Just now.

Khai Hai Re Talash, 1969 Majrooh Sultanpuri Lata Mangeshkar Sachin Dev Burman

Ready for my interview with eminent Sino-Tibetan scholar and writer Dr. Orville Schell to talk about the implications of the Dalai Lama's succession announcement.

Earth today, July 3, is at its farthest from the Sun at 94,502,939 miles or 152,087,738 kms. You may ask why I am telling you this. No reason.

Pondering whether to paint over this. Most likely I will.

Reworking my recent single "इस तरह खिल गई चाँदनी" with some Spanish lyrics. La luz de la luna floreció, y la oscuridad disminuyó The moonlight blossomed, and darkness diminished.

Quite happy to release my new single 'कहाँ थे तुम' Given the dwindling attention span of online inhabitants, I have deliberately made it a sing-antara song. 'कहाँ थे तुम' youtu.be/4bFLASKHpYs?si… via YouTube

Quite happy to release my new single 'कहाँ थे तुम' Given the dwindling attention span of online inhabitants, I have deliberately made it a sing-antara song.

Before calling it a night. Dil Usey Do Andaaz, 1971 Hasrat Jaipuri Asha Bhosle/Mohammed Rafi Shankar Jaikishan

The Dalai Lama and the succession battle youtu.be/Xq1kHZje6lQ?si… via YouTube

Sixty years of this charmer. Bagh Mein Kali Khili Chand Aur Suraj, 1965 Shailendra Asha Bhosle Salil Chowdhury

With Tibet and the Dalai Lama being in the news, I am reading up scholarly literature on the subject like he too did once.