https://www.instagram.com/p/CfGR8Mgo3WF/ All packed up and ready to leave Things were happening so quickly that it hadn’t settled that I was actually leaving for Germany in a few hours. I spent quite some time pacing in my room trying to figure out if I needed to take anything else. After a point, I felt a bit …
One residency. Two years of unpredictability. "Shadaab, try doing a residency. It'll be great for you." - Sanaya Ardeshir The words were probably not exactly these but I remember this conversation because it had a significant impact on my life. Sanaya is someone I respect a lot and I have always cherished the conversations I …
I had the same perception as most people did about Stoicism. I thought it was all about being emotionless or hiding your emotions from others. To my surprise, I only recently found out that it is about the domestication of your emotions, it's about embracing them rather than hiding them. I was browsing through my …
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI_MUhBqRBG92VhPeLzHQBrstToLe8Xa5 Most people who know me, know that I was part of the blueFROG team. I worked in Mumbai for this historic live performance venue for 6 plus years. In that time, I worked for the record label as an artist manager, occasionally programmed bands at the venue for properties like The Scene and blue …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp8iGOLwXc8 12th of February, 2016 is the day I took a huge step forward in my life. I took a piece of my soul and put it out there for people to consume, judge and live with. It was the release of my debut EP 'Reminiscence'. I had spent years doubting myself. It was quite …
https://youtu.be/lHJmG-_jYSU "Experience does for the soul, what education does for the mind" - Casey Neistat I am not going to call myself a traveller because that's not something I do very regularly or am passionate about. But I definitely enjoy it, especially driving from one place to the other (Not in Bombay traffic of course). …
https://youtu.be/CPlJVY40z1g As I sit here on this beautiful porch of an old Portuguese house on Saturday, 10th July at 7pm IST, I can't help but feel grateful about the kind of life I get to live sometimes. It's definitely not an easy one which is hard to explain but I have to admit that it …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUlt-cNicg0 On 26th December 2020, a few friends and I went on a hike to Gorakhgad Fort which is 24kms from Murbad, Thane district of Maharashtra. This fort is not famous for any historical events but it was used to guard the trade route passing through Naneghat. The fort gets its name from Saint Gorakhnath, …
At this difficult time in human history, we have the choice to look within a little bit. Think about what matters and what doesn’t. Here is a little inspiration, intended to ask us to come out a little more conscious, a little more loving, and a little more human. It's been a dream to work …
"Bro, I don't give a shit about politics. I just wanna make music and films." For many years I have consciously tried to stay away from politics. It's a complicated, dirty game and it does not resonate with me. What it does though, is that it affects me whether I like it or not. There …
Shadaab Kadri 