freedom

today i had my first whiff of freedom... met adu for lunch at the thai cafe and loved the peace and quiet that the quad exudes. went to the church with n, and enjoyed more peace and quiet :). and then escaped a parking ticket at the oval by a minute - lots more peace :).

later, had the privilege of shaking hands with the great tabla maestro. p was to demonstrate chhota and bada khayal in class today, so i decided to go. also encouraged by afore-mentioned whiff. class was entertaining (sans the jokes). we first listened to the master of the rubab - homayun sakhi. the instrument is fascinating, minus the fact that it is made out of goat-skin. it was ornate and oh so beautiful. then we heard p sing, and zakir accompanied. when we are ready to produce p's cd (work in progress), we will put a photo of her singing with z playing. some of the photos from today have been put up on smugmug. feel free to check them out.

z was pretty awesome about letting me take the pictures. i (obviously) took permission before-hand. he said he'd allow me to take them only if he looked good in them. as d said, i should have said "then i can surely take some". i was only mildly flattering in my response though. anyway, at the end of the performance he walked past me and said "i hope you got some good pictures. you better have!". i got a "wah taj" pose, so i'm happy :). he even looked at the camera and smiled a few times :).

am off now, to enjoy some more freedom.
tata :).