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Nachiketa Desai - eSnips Profile
Nachiketa Desai
Philosophy of life: 
"Live in the present"
Lives in:
Ahmedabad ,India
Joined eSnips on Nov. 5 2006
Personal details:
About me
From underground press to cyber journalism. 1975-2000. A quarter-century of witnessing and practising journalism. From national and international news agencies to English and Hindi newspapers. Wrote weekly humour columns in three rival English dailies of Hyderabad under the pseudonym of Pugilist, Muneer Ahmed (a name I was given in Cyprus by my Turkish friends)and Wisekrack.  At present, I work for Business India. Prior to this, I headed the editorial team of www.ciol.com, India's first Internet portal on Information Communication Technology. I brought out an underground news bulletin, Ranbheri throughout the Emergency when the government had imposed press censorship and jailed most political workers opposed to the dictatorial rule of Mrs. Indira Gandhi. It was while bringing out the underground news bulletin that I was drawn to journalism.
If journalism was my profession, music has been my passion. I took up harmonica when I was seven year old. Learned it by myself...and still learning. The Internet has thrown open the potential of bringing together all music lovers. Your comments encourage me to refine my skill. So listen to my songs and point out the flaws, so that I can improve. 
My public folders (9)
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Harmonica, Music, Bollywood, Hindi, karaoke
I have posted here my music and humour writings
Visitors: 9266
Communities: Video , Hindi
Tags: India , humour , bollywood , film , songs , music , harmonica , mouthorgan , harp , Hindi
 
Public
Window to Gujarat
A team of young designers from National Institute of Design led by Pravin Mishra and myself created a walk through exhibition titled 'Window to Gujarat' for the World Social Forum held in Mumbai, India, January 16-21, 2004.
Visitors: 652
Tags: World , Social , Forum , Gujarat , Carnage , riots , ethnic , cleansing , modi , RSS
 
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nachiketa.desai's Photos
Visitors: 529
 
Public
Mahadev Desai
Mahadev Desai was the personal secretary to Mahatma Gandhi from 1917 to 1942. He was also a journalist and founder member of All India Newspaper Editors' Conference
Visitors: 429
Tags: Mahadev , Desai , Gandhi , Journalist , biographer , editor , malatidevi , nabakrushna , choudhury , India
 
Public
Journalism
Contains some of my writings for the Internet
Visitors: 326
Communities: Prose
Tags: Nachiketa , journalist , editor , writer , India , business , Information , Technology , Journalism
 
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My Alma Mater
Rajghat Besant School, Varanasi, a part of the J Krishnamurti Foundation in India
Visitors: 287
Tags: Krishnamurti , Rajghat , Besant , School
 
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My friend
Aabid Surti, author, painter, cartoonist, film maker
Visitors: 287
Communities: Video
Tags: Aabid , Surti , artist , cartoonist , painter , author , novelist , film , maker
 
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nachiketa.desai's Business Files
Visitors: 254
 
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Sangeet Shirodkar
Profile of a young journalist
Visitors: 149
Tags: Journalist , Sangeet , Shirodkar , Kolkata , activist
 
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Begam Pandit - बेगम पण्डित writes:
Hey Thanks! and great to know that you are interested in Nepali Music despite being an Indian! Due to load of work I am unable to pay attention on my esnips profile......+ I am quite unaware  with today's Nepali music which has melt with rap, pop, jaaz, country..ect...I love pure Nepali not mixed....but I love Hindi songs more than Nepali....I will try to go inside your profile soon...Have a good one..
Added 13 days ago
aashish.path writes:
Dear Sir,

Thanks for your response.... i read it little late ( after around one year ). I have again started playing the instrument after some inspiration from my wife. Wish i could play like you do. But wonder how pumping works ( i dont know what to call it) i have listened to your kissi ki mukurahton pay ho nisaar...... that is wonder ful. i really dont know how to bring that effect to the sound.

when ever you get some time please comment on this.

My best Regards
Aashish
Added on Feb. 24 2008
sujatha21 writes:
Tamils have a scary reputation, I agree, but Mr Desai, dont judge a book by its cover :)
Added on Nov. 1 2007
sujatha21 writes:
I would like to invite you to take the quiz
Added on Nov. 1 2007
abhay writes:
Hey Nachiketa,
Thanks for visiting my forlder.  Ya I think the compositions steadily are working out better.  The background music is curtosy of our Esnips friends who have loaded a lot of karaoke tracks in their folders!!!  It's a tedious process and needs a lot of retaking and practice, (the scale is a problem most of the times) but looking at the end result.....its worth it.  Do visit regularly as I plan to upload quite a few songs of which I've got the karaokes.  And ofcourse your comments, Tips and guidance will be a great help.
Cheers
Abhay
Added on Oct. 28 2007
idealindia1 writes:
Hi Munnu
Mouthorgan par gane sune. Maja aa gaya!
Lage Raho Munnubhai!!
Lata & Ashok
Added on Oct. 15 2007
kshitijaryan writes:
Dear Sir,
             I am really a fan of yours.I learned mouth organ just as a hobby myself and am able to play few songs some of your collections ,not as good as u of course.But my query is how are u able to play node wise as well as pumping air both together. I am either able to play it node wise or just pumping air but u do it both at a single time switching between one of it and suddenly both of it together!
             No doubt a great experience to hear your mouthorgan!
Added on Sep. 27 2007
vishrant writes:
hi
Added on Sep. 23 2007
aashish.path writes:
dear sir i am really a fan of yours........... kasam say......... you are awesome, nearly every day i listen to songs played by you. "jeena yahan marna yahan" is my favourite, but seriously all the songs are really great........................... please do some addition in your collection for all of us.
 
hats off to you sir.
Added on Mar. 15 2007
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nachiketa1951@hotmail.com
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More about me
What's your favorite book?
Pickwick Papers
Who's your favorite musician/band?
Larry Adler
What's your favorite movie?
Padosan
What's your favorite food or cuisine?
Italian
What's your favorite sport?
Scrabbles
What country would you like to visit?
Pakistan
Who is your hero (real or fictional)?
My grandfather
What was the most significant event in your life?
My first byline story in a national newspaper
What's the one thing you've always wanted to do?
Write
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