22. Jacob Tomkins is The Whirling Dervish

Anthony De Mello once wrote that; happiness is our natural state. That happiness – is in fact – the natural state of little children until a sustained exposure to the stupidity of society and culture, contaminates them.  The material world frames happiness through a means of acquisition. The attainment of wealth and goods, through a …

21. A Confluence of Cultures with Dalbir Rattan

There is a sound synonymous with devotional practices and sub-continental symphonies. A vibration from a twin-drummed instrument where its tonal depth is built into the hands of the musician. The instrument is the Tabla. And its composition – encoded in the musician – is a lexicon of love. Meet Dalbir Rattan. A Jedi of the …