28th Jun, Ye din Natalie ke Naam!!!

The day begins & ends with Natalie’s performance.

The day begins at 7am, where all of us take of for Natalie’s dance performance. It’s a 9am show, at Rochdale. A charity show, performing for kids who are mentally challenged, a Special Needs School for their closing gala, celebrating & starting their year end with Indianness, which continued through the day.

I am the impromptu, last minute presenter & have a blast with an interactive presentation of Natalie’s performance of Odissi & 2 apna hindi songs.These kids grooved to the Hindi songs & were clapping their hands , dancing on their chairs when Natalie performed Kajrare Kajrare. Was a pleasure watching these kids enjoying to the fullest. A morning to remember!

Go to a place called The Lowry, which holds exhibitions of artists, has a theatre & a few Designer/ Chain outlets. We are very happy with the M & S outlet.( Kalpana , it’s a place for you!!!! ;-)

Evening sees us at The Victoria Theatre, where Natalie’s school( Bolton School) orchestra.  She is one of the lead flute players, sings for the Choir. 

The finale was fantastic, a medley by 12 kids of Jazz, Opera ( Natalie sang a number from Phantom of the opera with another boy), Rock, Soul. Their Music Head apart from getting the 100 odd kids singing the chorus & doing a few dance steps, even got the audience clapping & waving of the hands.

I went back to school days, those sure were some fun days & have decided I have to learn the Tabla once I get back…. Ojas .. where are you????!! ( Dharmali, I do hope you are still the Tabla player!! A musician , is always a musician!!! Am I right or am I right!!!) And should never never let go of strumming , waqt nikalna chahiye, no matter what … after all , music is life!!

Old, young, ill, healthy, drunk, sane, mentally challenged, physically challenged …… matters not, music shall always bring about some emotion, a tap of the feet, a hummm , a song, a memory……….

HEY Bhagwan , when will I get use to the daylight …. Hum jab jagte hain tab it’s day light & it’s only when we sleep after around 11pm that there is darkness, the darkness here is just between 11pm to maybe 3am!!!!!