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Sitar Bug

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Writer on Medium: https://medium.com/@cacophonics
Writer on SubStack: https://vatsaldave.substack.com
Website: https://www.sitarbug.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sitar_bug

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Sitar Bug @sitarbug.bsky.social · Feb 16

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Where Eagles Rest

Kadoli Farm: Eagle’s Nest

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Sitar Bug

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#FourthOfJuly #July4th #America250 #Semiquincentennial #Poetry #Poem #Substack #IndependenceDay #StarSpangledBanner #RedWhiteAndBlue #USA #AmericanHistory #250YearsOfAmerica #PoetryCommunity #Poets

July Fourth 🇺🇸

A Fourth of July poem — in America’s 250th year

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July 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM

Sitar Bug

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👉 Download: apps.apple.com/us/app/1776-...

Happy 250th, America. 🎇

#July4th #IndependenceDay #America250 #Semiquincentennial #1776 #USHistory #iOS #AppStore #FourthOfJuly #Liberty

1776 - 2026

250 Years of Liberty

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July 2, 2026 at 9:39 PM

Sitar Bug

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🎵 Live in New York — July 26

🗓 Sunday, July 26, 2026 · 4:30–6:00 PM 📍 CCIM · 269 W 39th St, 5th Fl, New York, NY
🌍 In person and live-streamed worldwide.
🎟 Tickets at the link in bio (or sitarbug.com).
See you there. 🙏

June 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Sitar Bug

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Raga Bhairavi — the farewell raga.
Captured live at the University of Texas at Dallas.
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Vatsal Dave is a professional sitarist based in Dallas, Texas ─────────────────────────────
🌐 Website & Booking → www.sitarbug.com

Raga Bhairavi | Live at UT Dallas | SitarBug

YouTube video by SitarBug

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June 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM

Sitar Bug

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I'm a sitarist — so I built an app to hear the music from around the world 🌍

Roam: World Radio
Tap Spin the Globe, and you're live on a radio station anywhere — Tokyo, Bamako, Rio.

Free, no ads! Out now in App Store 👇 apps.apple.com/us/app/roam-...

#WorldRadio #IndieApp

Roam: World Radio App - App Store

Download Roam: World Radio by 7source LLC on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Roam: World Radio.

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June 9, 2026 at 5:12 AM

Sitar Bug

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🎵 Awara is LIVE.
A Bollywood classic — reimagined in this sitar, violin & tabla tiro. Performed live at UT Dallas with Vatsal Dave on sitar, Marek Eneti on violin and Shahrukh Taj on tabla.
Watch on YouTube 👇
youtu.be/rEl8IBaer8o
#Awara #BollywoodClassic #RajKapoor #Sitar #UTDallas #IndianClassical

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May 19, 2026 at 1:21 AM

Sitar Bug

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Love Is Not Love
A dream is no dream till it takes to flight,
An attempt is not an effort till you strive and fight.

My poem on Substack:
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Love Is Not Love

A bell is no bell until you ring, A song is no song until you sing. A dream is no dream till it takes to flight, An attempt is not an effort till you strive and fight. A rose is not a rose until it bl...

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April 16, 2026 at 3:53 PM

Sitar Bug

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Road Within

May the road rise up to meet you, May the light shine softly upon you, May the distant lands stretching far and wide yield their wonders unto you… But then why wander afar? When truth awaits quietly within your reach, lurking in your sight, take that road within.

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April 10, 2026 at 1:22 AM

Sitar Bug

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Crimes of Capitalism
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Crimes of Capitalism

From Transcendentalism to Capitalism

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April 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM

Sitar Bug

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What’s a chalice that is empty,
Then what's a wine that isn't red!

My poem this morning… What Is Life?
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What Is Life?

What’s a chalice that is empty, And what’s a wine that isn’t red! What’s a touch that has never felt? Then what’re eyes that have never wept. Ears untouched by the call of the music, And the hearts th...

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April 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM

Sitar Bug

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Driving through the Aravalli hills toward Udaipur in 2010 — lush valleys, endless ridges, and the shadows of Mewar's legendary forts. What if one of India's 'undefeated' strongholds wasn't quite invincible?
Read the full story...
Chapter 5: On The Road to Udaipur
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Chapter 5: On The Road to Udaipur

City of Lakes and Palaces

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March 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM

Sitar Bug

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Ever wondered why Tolstoy abandoned fiction for philosophy? My deep dive into his life and legacy reveals the man behind War and Peace. Check it out:
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#tolstoy #lithub #nybooks