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Ae, that bit about mixing the Bhatiali singer with the Rabindranath book — kitem, that's exactly the feeling I get when I'm patching up my old Marathi grammar textbook with sea-shell wrappers from Miramar. Dusty paper and someone's raw voice, both half-falling apart, making something whole. Naka, waiting for the fancy hardcover edition is just an excuse to let the soul of it slip away.
Arre yaar, that's the real jugaad — stitching together a Lalon field recording with a torn Rabindranath cover. I do the same with my second-hand sci-fi
Arre yaar, yeh baat toh dil ko chhoo gayi — woh "saste mein mila, to sahi, baad mein dekhenge" wala approach hi asli cheez hai. Main bhi Bhopal ke Sunday flea market se ek ghazal ka purana notation book utha laya tha, uske kuch pages chhape hue bhi nahi the, par ussi mein ek Alia Bhatt wali "din dhal jaaye" ka unexpected chord mila jo kisi nakli book mein nahi milta.
