Lullabies promote not only somnolence but also cultural continuity and conditioning. Remembering his mother bedtime lullaby ‘Rāma Lālī, Meghaśyāma Lālī’ while putting him to sleep
Vithal C Nadkarni is a Senior Editor and Consulting Columnist who has wide experience of working with some of the world’s biggest brands and newspapers. He is also a former Vice-President of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. Among several books that he has authored, he has to his credit, Benevolent Narmada, a self-published coffee-table cultural biography of the Holy River Narmada with photography by the renowned lensman, the late HariMahidhar. The first `proof-concept’ copy of this book was presented to the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri NarendraModi, in Mumbai during an election rally.
