Songs of the Bulbul

‘A tribute to my mother “Kay”... my smiling bulbul who left her cage.’ - Aakash Odedra Birdsong is ephemeral – like dance, it exists only in the moment— sung once, then lost to time. Nightingales, or “Bulbuls”, hold a special place in Persian culture, with their song representing a spiritual seeker, yearning for union with the divine. Their passionate songs are often directed towards the rose, symbolising both earthly beauty and the divine belove...