Amritsar, Punjab, India. June 1984. Indira Gandhi gave the go-ahead for Operation Blue Star. The Indian Army broke into the Golden Temple complex, a sit of utmost holiness to Sikhs, to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his armed followers who were hiding there thinking the Army would not enter. The Read more
The 350 Million Mission India has an incredible musical heritage, but sadly, music education is often overlooked in schools here. This means missing out on music’s incredible ability to inspire creativity, build emotional strength, and connect kids with their cultural roots. Kids in many countries in Asia are taught to Read more
JUSTGIVING LINK I’m giving underprivileged children in Delhi, India, opportunities that only exist for the upper castes – to learn music, instruments, singing, songwriting, production, as well as holistic skill such as academic studies, finances and general life skills. This will lead to institutional acknowledgement and career opportunities. I first Read more
Hello from the capital city of India – New Delhi! It’s been 3 months of 40-48°C (104-118°F) temperatures, but the intense heat here is just something to adjust to by keeping covered, eating cooling foods (curd, cucumber, raw onions), and maxing out your AC. The monsoon trough is currently creeping Read more
Hello dear friends! I write to you on a quiet Sunday from my terrace in the noisy and crazy city of New Delhi, where I now live. The sun is setting and any moment now the fruit and veg sellers will come by with their wooden carts stacked with piles Read more
I’m moving to Delhi! That’s right, I’m setting off and moving my shiny bald egg-head to the vast metropolis of the capital city of the India. It’s been a long time brewing, but if you’ll allow me 5 minutes of your time, let me explain the what, why, who and Read more
I usually release an update every 3 months, but since my previous update, not a lot has happened in my life. India struggled with a massive second wave of COVID-19 and we were sequestered to our homes. After the first wave, Goa became a place where all the Indian tourists Read more
From New Year in Delhi, to having to move house, to hearing about the suicide of a friend, the past three months have been… a thing. Take a journey with me to the core of what’s going on in my head. Look to your left and see the new special Read more
Lockdown Terror in India When last I wrote to you, it was the beginning of April and India’s 1.3 billion residents were confined to their homes. It was the nationwide Janata (“janta”, meaning ‘public’) Curfew – a government move to protect the people from that terrifying new threat of COVID-19. Read more
If you’re on Spotify… click here. In the wake of protests against misogyny in the White House, sexual abuse in the audition room, and police brutality against black people, the world is uniting as it realizes we are all one body, bound together by one thing – love. Not romantic Read more