<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Naturally Curious]]></title><description><![CDATA[Naturally Curious]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:11:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[सबको सन्मति दे भगवान….]]></title><description><![CDATA[PC: https://share.google/WqXRH3Jw9Y99KXdCA The current Iran-Israel-US conflict has very nearly brought the world to the brink of a major global crisis. The usual US chest-thumping and bravado was thwarted in the face of Iran’s determined response, proving that the latter are no pushovers. Trump is now trying to bluster his way forward and no one is willing to help him clear up his mess. The whole situation, however, is a warning about how fragile global structures now are.  Those who are not...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69db63ef515c02011a10d94e</guid><category><![CDATA[Hindi Film Music]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:00:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_46cb3ca6b94143518e93ee5e12a2abbd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_594,h_396,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RK: 100 Years of Greatness]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not a great fan of Raj Kapoor, despite being aware of his great contribution to Indian cinema. Without any perceptible cause for...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/rk-100-years-of-greatness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">676039404d14ea92170ea0d5</guid><category><![CDATA[General Pontification....]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:02:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_89dd9bea7be94c8aadd34bfa429a964d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Beginnings....]]></title><description><![CDATA[The third anniversary of this blog finds me in the unique position of being free to spend my time as I please. In August of 2023 I handed...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/new-beginnings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">661b85ecbbf2f2116e5455ef</guid><category><![CDATA[General Pontification....]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 07:40:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_124088189fe248f38b495110765f751c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On reading and writing....]]></title><description><![CDATA[“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” — W. Somerset Maugham...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/on-reading-and-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">642d8531515ecd48819d85ba</guid><category><![CDATA[General Pontification....]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 03:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_424e7d79484241019c745f8e17cdba1e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Love to hatred turned …”]]></title><description><![CDATA[The title of this piece comes from a 17th century English play by William Congreve and the full quote reads — “Heaven has no rage like...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/love-to-hatred-turned</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641ff7c3f3a4830f66c7e30d</guid><category><![CDATA[Hindi Film Music]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 07:14:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_e19274544a3244afbcfd5074e3be6ad8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[जबीं सजदा करते ही करते गई…. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the hours since the passing away of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar, dozens of heartfelt tributes appeared to testify to her enduring...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%88</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6200cc77dd7e71d2069ff424</guid><category><![CDATA[Hindi Film Music]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 16:58:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_c5e085eee6164fb48b8ffbd911dee924~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_930,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Following in their Footsteps…. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently heard someone bemoaning the fact that the RK Studios no longer exist. That put me in mind of another institution that had...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/not-following-in-their-footsteps</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62fb4452eff3947ada14bad1</guid><category><![CDATA[General Pontification....]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:34:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_192c9442f25f41d0957832db6624e423~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[सिर्फ़ एहसास है ये…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hindi films generally use music to express emotions. Background music and songs are the usual shorthand for sharing the characters’...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AB-%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88-%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628d8c969df81a100f66bb2c</guid><category><![CDATA[Hindi Film Music]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:37:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_ed580599c43c4f42a61918491e9b140d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_600,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bekas Pe Karam Kijiye.... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece had been planned and I had completed the research on it before February 6, 2022. The painful tidings of that day put every...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/bekas-pe-karam-kijiye</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6252f422e60cc1a71325c77b</guid><category><![CDATA[Hindi Film Music]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:05:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_be92164e32e24883b7fa5df9a71250fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_947,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Piya Tose Naina Laage Re... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: This post does not pose as an exposition on the intricacies of Hindustani classical music, or cinematography. Rather, it is...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/piya-tose-naina-laage-re</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61dba45e28388c00175b0470</guid><category><![CDATA[Hindi Film Music]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:51:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_d4691ea70c8f4f00a17c4e4f407cd950~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_958,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The horror, the horror....]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, Afghanistan is back in the hands of the Taliban and the world watched in terror and pity as the Afghans succumbed once again to an...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/the-horror-the-horror</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6129b139466b690017c4880c</guid><category><![CDATA[General Pontification....]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2021 03:56:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_504586fc6a5043a9b4ffb9fc9ffb6d0b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mind over matter....* ]]></title><description><![CDATA[* Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter. — Satchel Paige I recently turned another year younger (but not...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/mind-over-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61178c1a4754c90016a560ef</guid><category><![CDATA[General Pontification....]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2021 09:32:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_0f6ba4b40272481c8b62687c18570121~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deleting adjectives to have the facts....*]]></title><description><![CDATA[I first read To Kill a Mockingbird nearly 30 years ago. I came upon it unexpectedly and instantly fell in love with it. Within two years...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/deleting-adjectives-to-have-the-facts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6104bb3e6f75290015fea4f1</guid><category><![CDATA[Literature & Reading]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2021 03:17:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_d6a772f613d94e469b7f874db98e3251~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On putting off for tomorrow…]]></title><description><![CDATA[The habit of procrastination is one that is natural to most people. Self-help manuals and efficiency gurus rail against wasting time —...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/on-putting-off-for-tomorrow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60dfcd5829e210001627d039</guid><category><![CDATA[General Pontification....]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2021 02:41:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_9c304dc11cf54961bbd3479db6093012~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penning my thoughts…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: This is not a proper entry. It’s just a rambling, thinking-aloud kind of piece written to disguise the fact that I have...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/penning-my-thoughts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60cda20339e5f300168b1726</guid><category><![CDATA[General Pontification....]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2021 08:05:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_2b0ea7b22a3a449ca375969577e73833~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing to be seen...]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a follow up on my last entry. A friend pointed out that directors/screenwriters were not the only ones who deserved to be blamed...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/writing-to-be-seen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60badaa453e42b0015456d91</guid><category><![CDATA[Literature & Reading]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2021 02:10:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_50e8fce5374a484bab0442218481969c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Character Assassination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever watched an adaptation of a dearly beloved book that made you want to reach for your hatchet and go after the...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/character-assassination</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60a3cd91993c4f00158dc868</guid><category><![CDATA[Literature & Reading]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2021 05:08:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_0f3be93ebbce40aab538993864a47bd9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of making oneself progressively unnecessary….*]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was recently reading about Harry Potter and I came upon an opinion expressed in an essay about the quality of teaching at Hogwarts —...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/the-art-of-making-oneself-progressively-unnecessary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">608f8c30d87b5300485eff27</guid><category><![CDATA[General Pontification....]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2021 03:24:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_8a50a36025754d9faa2dbd391f194a9f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Uniquely portable magic* ]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Miss Eliza Bennet,” said Miss Bingley, “… is a great reader, and has no pleasure in anything else.” “I deserve neither such praise nor...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/uniquely-portable-magic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">608398bd6bc3a10057ed262f</guid><category><![CDATA[Literature & Reading]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 04:29:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_2bc0b2f6de984f39bd05f78081add5bb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Impressions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago I watched an episode of Orville (S1, E3: About a Girl, Airdate: September 21, 2017). Orville is a comedy-drama that...]]></description><link>https://gautamiambiye.wixsite.com/website/post/first-impressions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6076c02f9920ef002b46ff32</guid><category><![CDATA[General Pontification....]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:15:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2286c2_a4f43118f7684785a4c9dced36198200~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_999,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Gautami Ambiye</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>