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 “If Music be the Food of Love…”

Suresh Subrahmanyan pairs food with music and comes up with a pretty saucy and delicious repast!      

Growing up with the Beeb

THE LOUNGE | SLICE OF LIFE Suresh Subrahmanyan gets nostalgic, and a tad misty-eyed about his childhood romance with the Radio, the BBC in particular. His love for the English language he largely attributes, among other things, to the BBC World Service broadcasts.

Paddy

Suresh Subrahmanyan reflects on the joys, travails and commitment involved in bringing up a pet dog – a salutary lesson for children who pester their parents to bring home a cute little puppy.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot……….?

Suresh Subrahmanyan raises an ironic toast to the pleasures of New Year’s Eve celebrations. And the perils.

The Book was Much Better

When the world of cinema draws inspiration from famous books, do we lose something in translation? That is the question Suresh Subrahmanyan grapples with.

The Pursuit of Happyness

Suresh Subrahmanyan goes on a mining expedition and comes up with nuggets from his life experiences, which provided transient and lasting moments of intense joy and light- headedness.

Vignettes from a Boarding School

Suresh Subrahmanyan delves into his boarding school experiences and finds considerable merit in a way of life and learning which is all but lost now.

Carnatic Music’s Sources of Rapture

Suresh Subrahmanyan attempts to arrive at some conclusions as to whether it is the performer or the divinely inspired compositions that tip the scales, one way or the other, when it comes to appreciating the relatively arcane art of Carnatic music – a quandary that has engaged the attention of music lovers over time.