In July 2011, I opted to retire from my active career as a practicing management professional. In the 38 years that I pursued this career, I had opportunity to work in diverse capacities, in small-to-medium-to-large engineering companies. Whether I was setting up Greenfield projects or Brownfield projects, nurturing the new start-ups or accelerating the stabilized unit to a next phase growth, I had many more occasions to take the paths uncharted. The life then was so challenging!
One of the biggest casualty in that phase was my disregards towards my hobbies - Be with The Family, Enjoy Music form Films of 1940s to mid-1970s period, write on whatever I liked to read, pursue amateur photography and indulge in solving the chess problems.
So I commenced my Second Innings to focus on this area of my life as the primary occupation.
At the end of four years, I am now quite a regular blogger. I have been able to build a few very strong pen-relationships.
I maintain contact with 38-years of my First Innings as freelance trainer and process facilitator.
And yet,
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
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4 thoughts on “The Micro View of the Songs of 1948 @ SoY – Female Solo Songs – Shamshad Begum [3]”
Ashokji,
Nice compilation of rarely, if ever, heard songs. Songs of Pugree were too good. Shshikala looked lovely. It is interesting she got to lip-synch Shamshad Begum, and Kamini Kaushal, Sitara Kanpuri. Who was the main lead?
Incidentally, Ghulam Mohammad composed the music for Pugree.
AK
Exploring the songs of 1948 is indeed a revelation, for someone like me who has been ‘brought up’ on my understanding (and later, appreciation of ) of Hindi Film Songs by listening mostly post-50 songs.
It does take some time to get these songs sink into the mind – even of the singers who went well into 50s and with whom I am so conversant. That may be because of teh structural change that came into compositions of the songs in post-50 period.
Mentioning Ghulam Haider as MD for Pugree was my mistake. Thanks for pointing out so obvious slip.
Ashokji,
Nice compilation of rarely, if ever, heard songs. Songs of Pugree were too good. Shshikala looked lovely. It is interesting she got to lip-synch Shamshad Begum, and Kamini Kaushal, Sitara Kanpuri. Who was the main lead?
Incidentally, Ghulam Mohammad composed the music for Pugree.
AK
Exploring the songs of 1948 is indeed a revelation, for someone like me who has been ‘brought up’ on my understanding (and later, appreciation of ) of Hindi Film Songs by listening mostly post-50 songs.
It does take some time to get these songs sink into the mind – even of the singers who went well into 50s and with whom I am so conversant. That may be because of teh structural change that came into compositions of the songs in post-50 period.
Mentioning Ghulam Haider as MD for Pugree was my mistake. Thanks for pointing out so obvious slip.