Varsaad (ವರ್ಸಾದ್) featuring the extraordinary Raghu Dixit. The song is in two languages Gujarati and Kannada making it truly a meeting of two ancient cultures in a modern way we live our lives. Varsaad came to us when we were on stage in Japan, desperately missing the rains back home - the smell of wet earth, the sight of trees and plants bathing in the rains, puddles and huddles, more umbrellas than faces, endless cups of chai, and everything that meant being home during the monsoons. There is a universality in the monsoons of India, across language and culture. To bring that flavour, we asked our dear friend and musician extraordinaire, Raghu Dixit to sing about monsoons in Kannada! We asked him to sing these lines about how life giving and life affirming rains are and they were beautifully adapted by Kiran Kaverappa who wrote these beautiful lyrics in Kannada. So here is Varsaad. Let us know what your favourite Varsaad accompaniment is! For us it has been the beauteous train journeys through the ghats this season! Aishwarya Natarajan, our extended family and advisor who has been instrumental in helping us be at the right places and meet the right people. There is a huge round of thanks to many more fantastic people we got to work with Varsaad is recorded, mixed and mastered by Lucky Sharma at Mortar Sound. Raj Jariwala and Hamza Daginawala for helping with recording of the drums. Mayank Kapadia, Dhruv Kapadia and Mihir Bagdawala for providing additional gear and support, as always. Varsaad features Swati Minaxi on lyrics for the first time with Yogendra Saniyawala. We would also like to thank Valmeekam(Wayanad) for hosting us at their incredible mud house which was made possible by Saptaswarasounds, Avinash Singh and Arjun Mithra. The video was shot on iPhone with Gireesh Menon doing the duties, also Gaurav Kapadia showed his incredible camera skills yet again. The video is edited by Biju Nambiar and Gaurav Kapadia. We would like to thank each and every beautiful soul who have helped us along this journey.

We had so much fun creating this animation at TAPI Varsaad features two languages Gujarati and Kannada. Sung by @swati_minaxi and @theraghudixitproject Gujarati lyrics are by : Yogendra Saniyawala and Swati Minaxi Kannada lyrics are by: Kiran Kaverappa Painting by: Swati Minaxi Artwork Concept: Gaurav Kapadia Animation: Biju Nambiar Video edit: Yogendra Saniyawala Follow us at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetapiproject/

In 2015, Tishnagi came to yogi and swati in 10 minutes of brilliance, while they were shaping The Tapi Project and its first compositions. It has stayed with us and grown in us like a tree of life and as reminded by mumukshu “Tishnagi takes us to home.” This version was recorded at Kappa Tv studios in 2018, and it features the incredibly talented Anand Joseph Mani on bass. Anand has been an integral part of the journey, and you can hear his composing skills, great harmonic understandings and a very special vocal talent on many songs such as Paigam, Haiya ho, Raho Mein. Swati Minaxi :Vocals Yogendra Saniyawala: Guitars Anand Joseph Mani: Bass Gaurav Kapadia : Drums Mixed and mastered by : Gaurav Kapadia ……. Lyrics: tu dilkashi mein dur rooh tishnagi mile yun chale ki roshni mile jab mile yun mile ki zindgai mile —— you are talisman the obscured soul met the thirst to walk is to meet the river of light to meet is is the warm embrace of life https://www.instagram.com/thetapiproject/

In 2015, Tishnagi came to yogi and swati in 10 minutes of brilliance, while they were shaping The Tapi Project and its first compositions. It has stayed with us and grown in us like a tree of life and as reminded by mumukshu “Tishnagi takes us to home.” This version was recorded at Kappa Tv studios in 2018, and it features the incredibly talented Anand Joseph Mani on bass. Anand has been an integral part of the journey, and you can hear his composing skills, great harmonic understandings and a very special vocal talent on many songs such as Paigam, Haiya ho, Raho Mein. Swati Minaxi :Vocals Yogendra Saniyawala: Guitars Anand Joseph Mani: Bass Gaurav Kapadia : Drums Mixed and mastered by : Gaurav Kapadia ……. Lyrics: tu dilkashi mein dur rooh tishnagi mile yun chale ki roshni mile jab mile yun mile ki zindgai mile —— you are talisman the obscured soul met the thirst to walk is to meet the river of light to meet is is the warm embrace of life https://www.instagram.com/thetapiproject/

The Tapi Project's music and poetry is about challenging conventions and erasing boundaries. Here is sneak peak into their live act! The videos are taken from , Jaipur Jaipur Literature Festival Mood Indigo, IIT Mumbai Mahindra Kabira festival, Banaras Abhivyakti city art festival, Ahmedabad Jazz na calo, Bulgaria & IIM Bangalore. Special thanks to Kaushal Joshi, Abhisehk Dave, Aagam jain and Jatin for some really spacial footages! Edited by The Tapi Project with the help of Priyal!

We love parking spaces and the hauntingness of it. Here is one of the parking place brought alive. follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/thetapiproject/