Stolen Moments

I am one of those introverted souls who believes in the idea of ‘home’ being the perfect sanctuary. But there are invariably times when life overwhelms you, the chaos get to you and this sanctuary falls short. In such occasions, to pause feels like a luxury we cannot afford. And then something comes along that makes you feel like it is alright and you deserve to take that pause.

I listened to Anoushka Shankar playing ‘Stolen Moments’ the other day - a nippy evening in Pune, the stage flanked by tall slender trees, with a beautiful full moon peaking through them - and I felt the rich, soulful notes of the sitar taking me away from time itself. Maybe, I thought, a pause is just a moment stolen from our own lives. And what better way to pause than with music, live preferably.

I am not qualified enough to describe the music that evening. So I have just captured an image of Anoushka in that striking red kurta with the sitar placed gracefully across her, and made a playlist of some songs she played for us.