Comments on: Commentary on Raga Jhinjhoti

By: Hernan Higuera

Hernan Higuera — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:42:23 +0000

duuuude Peter, your writing is good!! I mean reeeeally GOOD. I like it because I can understand and picture it pretty good. How old are you? Do you have more stuff???

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:06:30 +0000

Really Iftikhar, are you that much of a pedant? Believe me, no one is going to learn Jhinjhoti from my story.

By: Iftikhar Rathore

Iftikhar Rathore — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:35:50 +0000

It is
Sa Re Ma Pa Dha Sa
Not “Sa Ga ma Pa Dha Ni Sa” and ni is always Komal

By: indianraga

indianraga — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:03:21 +0000

Just got stupefied by such marvellous piece of writing and your deep knowledge of the subject.

By: gingatao!

gingatao! — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:56:50 +0000

I agree, it’s mindboggling good. There’s a sense that infinite rereadings would reveal more. Like the musicianship it describes it is a virtuoso performance with incredible detail and understanding. And there is, I think, a kind of virtuousness to it, a kind of discipline to the task that is awe inspiring. Move over Marcel Proust. I salute you, simply wonderful,

By: randall

randall — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:12:11 +0000

This is real literary Yoga. I have read this piece twice now and feel as if I have over-stretched various muscles that I have not used in sometime. Some postures (sections) need to be held for longer times in order to feel the full effect, so I will read again tomorrow and refrain from over stretching (this text needs to be savored, read slowly until you can hear the sounds echoing in your ears). If Nabokov was to take up Yoga, and Borges was writting about it a story similar to Raga Jhinjhoti may be the end result. This is the kind of writing that makes mine eyes happy to see.

By: gingatao!

gingatao! — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:03:33 +0000

that is just sensational writing, it’s so dense like the whole universe is packed into it almost, the confluence of sound primary colours and philosophy is so convincing, i will finish it as soon as possible, but i am never going to be able to fully express my appreciation of the kind of heroic nature of the task you have chosen as a writer and the consumate ability you demonstrate in achieving that task,

By: gingatao!

gingatao! — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:12:53 +0000

Fantastic. i haven’t read all of it, but i will. It’s brilliant writing. i don’t know anything about this music even though i have heard bits and pieces over the years and i have full confidence that by reading your work i will discover new, original ideas expressed with great clarity, insight, and depth and i look forward to the journey,
(note to me, i’m up to the frank zappa quote which stopped me cos it is so appropriate yet unexpected in this context, brilliant touch)