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Vikram Hazra

As Program Director of the International Art of Living Foundation, I travel, teach, sing, smile and serve, and strive to excel as an instrument of His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, whose goal is to put the smile back on every face on this planet.

Comfort food

September 10, 2008 by Vikram Hazra 10 Comments

I have always felt that eating is one of the greatest pleasures of life, and I am sure most of you will agree, but that’s a topic for another post! In this case we were talking not of one’s favourite food, but of comfort food — the kind that gives one a sense of security, […]

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And the winner is….

September 8, 2008 by Vikram Hazra 5 Comments

A budding guitarist who also happens to be good at academics as well as yoga, Yogesh Thakkar’s answer about my comfort food was the closest to the mark! Shall discuss in detail in the next post 🙂 Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

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Mushrooms, anyone?

September 8, 2008 by Vikram Hazra 2 Comments

A woman announces to her friend that she is getting married for the fourth time. “How wonderful! But I hope you don’t mind me asking what happened to your first husband?” “He ate poisonous mushrooms and died.” “Oh, how tragic! What about your second husband?” “He ate poisonous mushrooms too and died.” “Oh, how terrible! […]

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What’s your comfort food?

September 7, 2008 by Vikram Hazra 26 Comments

Do write in. Any guesses as to what my comfort food might be? There are two correct answers, and luckily for me Tina can now cook both brilliantly — I’m set for life! 🙂 Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

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Rock On….

September 4, 2008 by Vikram Hazra 14 Comments

….was a blast! Bollywood seems to be undergoing a major facelift, with thoughtful themes, credible dialogues, crystalline edits and kick-ass music! Lucky for us viewers 🙂 Apart from the fabulous performances from the actors, it was Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s music that really floated my boat. The other pleasant surprise for me this week was Jodha Akbar (on […]

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A song I’ve been singing lately

August 31, 2008 by Vikram Hazra 12 Comments

A great shloka (which is also usually sung in the bhajan tradition) which is a succinct summary of the Dasha-avatara (as described by the saint-poet Jaydev). Vedaan uddharate, Jagan-nivahate, Bhugolam ud-vibhrate Daityam daarayate Valim chhalayate, Kshatra kshayam kurvate, Poulashyam jayate, Halam chalayate, Kaarunyam aatanvate, Mlechchanu murchhayate, Dashaakriti krite, Krishnaaya tubhyam namaha ….and here is Barbara […]

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Guitar tales

August 30, 2008 by Vikram Hazra 15 Comments

Every serious guitarist has a Holy Grail he/she is always searching for — his/her tone. Its our dream to have a unique sonic signature, an instantly identifiable sound; like Santana, or Stevie Ray Vaughan, or John Scofield. We discuss “tone” for hours, how different amps,pickups, cables, strings, picks and weather formations impact the listener. Truth […]

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I’m baaaaaccckk!

August 28, 2008 by Vikram Hazra 13 Comments

Sorry Bawa (and gang) Have been setting up my now-new G4 12″ Powerbook the past few days, and believe me it’s the coolest thing ever. One of the best laptops Apple ever made, these are rare to find; I was lucky to snag a refurbished piece online in excellent shape. I’ve always been partial to […]

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Welcome to my home

August 25, 2008 by Vikram Hazra 26 Comments

Thought you might enjoy this view of the meditation hall in the B’lore Ashram; named after Guruji’s late mother, it’s called the Vishalakshi Mantap.

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PS

August 13, 2008 by Vikram Hazra 10 Comments

I’m at the ashram this week, teaching ttc. Thanks for all your questions, will compile a q-n-a and post it next week. JGD Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

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