Memories of a musical childhood
Going through any stressful times bring me to my favorite stressbuster - Hindi Film songs. At the moment all one needs is comfort of beautiful memories and for me what better than the childhood and the years spent in City of Joy - Calcutta. This post is also for my brother and sister who have had a huge influence on my choice of music. Growing up in a family with siblings who are around a decade older to you brings along many benefits and for me one of these was the love for Hindi films music. My brother used to get these wonderful songs recorded in cassettes that were my treasure for years. Binaca geetmala was a regular feature on radio and there started my musical journey followed by day dreaming. The first song I heard was 'Mana janaab ne pukara nahi'. The sound of the bicycle bell and ofcourse the song itself filled my days with melody and excitement. It was much later when I had started to recognize singers that I realized the playful and a bit flirtatious voice wa...