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My dear friends, first of all, apologies for the technical difficulties for the last few weeks, I have got a jugaad for it. To bring this email in your primary folder from next week onwards, just reply back to this email, and that way the Gmail algorithm knows this is from one of your “friends/ colleagues” and will deliver this in your primary folder. Plus if you haven’t moved it manually from promotions to primary that will help as well. My sincere apologies for making you do the hard work on a Sunday, but kuch kar nahi sakte iska, just like the arrange marriage systems in India.

When my sister told me to watch Indian Matchmaking, I knew she is suggesting to me because it is cringeworthy and I will either laugh extremely or disgust it. But trust me I laughed at it, it was such a gossip material that I flooded some of the Whatsapp groups I am part of, and also all my video calls with friends were about this series. There is a scene where Akshay’s mom says “Tu shadi nahi kar raha hai, islie bada beta bacha nahi kar paa raha hai” and it is so illogical yet real. These things happen in the Indian families and people do treat marriage as a business partnership.

I cannot believe I watched Indian Matchmaking after DARK, my mind and brain aren’t functioning well.

I am not gonna comment if this is wrong or right, there is a reason why this newsletter is named ‘Relatively Correct’, so that you form an opinion yourself and I just present the facts to you. I am no one-sided, half baked knowledge sharing, millennial pleasing Faye D’Souza.

What I was reading this week?

1. Are artists only successful after they die? I saw that Dil Bechara has 10/10 rating on IMDB which got me to thinking about this article I had read long back.

2. In a time of crisis, is art essential? Read here

3. If you want context to the series Indian Matchmaking, here is a quick article about it.

4. Animal use social distancing to avoid diseases. This article is fascinating to read and just tells how nature can answer most of the questions.

5. Why is it necessary to understand privilege? This article by Purva Shethji was supposed to be published long back but I was just waiting for the internet storms to settle down and then we could publish it for the community.

6. The emotional evolution of Coronavirus Doctors and Patients. Read this one which just reminds me that the lockdown might be lifted but danger of COVID-19 is still out there

   

7. There is a pandemic outside, it is okay not to please everyone. Read here

8. If Mark Zuckerberg ran your economy, it will look like this. Read here

9. To be more creative, schedule your breaks. Read here how

10. Whatsapp might come with a magical new update and it will be crazy if you can access your whatsapp from 4 different devices at a time. Read here

11. Now because we did this week’s episode of our podcast about ‘How COVID-19 has affected India’s Music Scene?’, I read too much about it, read this article Music as a ‘Means to an End’

12. The 1918’s pandemic impact on music, read here

13. How musicians survived the 1918 pandemic, read here

14. Raman Negi, The Local Train band’s vocalist talks about the new normal, read here

15. How COVID-19 will change Music Industry? Read here

What I was listening this week?

1. Get Together on Audible

2. Trust Me, I’m lying on Audible (I am about to finish this mind blowing book)

3. How COVID-19 has affected India’s Music Scene? I speak to one of my favorite bands AsWeKeepSearching and I absolutely loved this conversation with them. The reason why I decide on such topics is that no matter which industry you are in, this can always help you to draw some parallels.

   Now because you all are my Bhai Bhai community members, I am sharing this first with you all. The next episode will be 10th episode of season 2 of our podcast When We Met and I am going to invite 10 people to be on this week’s podcast episode. So if you have done something crazy in the lockdown, just DM me and I will tell you more about it or just recommend someone else who might benefit from this opportunity.

   

What I watched this week?

1. Sky, because I love the rainy season and the sky was so beautiful throughout this week.

2. The future of creativity and accessibility post COVID-19, watch here

3. Music, Identity and Activism, watch here

4. Otherness and Belonging, watch here

“Motivation is when you get hold of an idea and carry it through to its conclusion, and inspiration is when an idea gets hold of you and carries you where you are intended to go.” Dr Wayne Dyer

Take care you all.

Tumhara Bhai

Bhai Bhai