'Fear and the Games of the Mind: A Musical Heart-to-Heart with Kabir' by Swagath Sivakumar
Channel: ajab shahar - kabir project
Date: 03/05/2020

To skip intro: 02:28. English subtitles included.

When the mind is caught up in a storm of fear and self-loathing, how does one ground oneself? An anxiety-ridden slacker seeks refuge in Kabir's words, only to find that Kabir is not what he expected at all.

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Swagath is a student and apprentice at the Kabir Project. He is drawn to the Indian mystics by the remarkable resonances between their poetry and the teachings of the Buddha.
As he grapples with his own difficulties, he enjoys sharing poetry and folk-philosophy which he has found personally insightful. You can reach him at thekabirproject@gmail.com, and read his author's note at http://ajabshahar.org/stories/details/67/Fear.
This is the first of a series of audio works on Kabir that have emerged out of Swagath's student project at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology. 

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Browse other Ajab Stories at http://ajabshahar.com/stories/, a collection of works inspired by the mystics and created by artists, educators, writers and more. 

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Credits:

Script, translations, voices and music by Swagath Sivakumar

Kaachi Chhe Kaaya
Poetry: Gorakhnath
Music: Kumar Gandharvaji

Yunhi Mann Samjhaave
Poetry: Kabir
Music: From the Malwa oral tradition (as heard from Prahlad Tipanyaji)

Thanks to Shabnam Virmani for providing critical help at all stages of production. 

Recorded & edited by Tushar Das (https://www.brownmonkeystudio.com/)

Mixed & mastered at the Kabir Project

Art by Sangeetha Alwar (@ms.alwar)

Video by Anisha Baid.

Additional thanks:
Prashant Parvataneni
Yashwant S
Shreeparna Mitra
Tarushee Mehra
Akshay Nandakumar
Masoom Parmar
Pooja Kaul
Dipnkar Khanna