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Vijay Gupta

Laughter unlearned

[The following are my liner notes from my first solo violin album, “When the Violin” which was released earlier this summer.]

2 min readSep 6, 2021

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Vijay Gupta

Darshan: I know who I am when I see what I do

You are surrounded by darkness on all sides. You don’t know the destination, or the way forward. You have a sense that you are made for…

3 min readAug 30, 2021

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Darshan: I know who I am when I see what I do

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Vijay Gupta

When you hear music

Heading south on San Pedro, the landscape changes. As I drive past Little Tokyo, past 3rd, then 4th street, tents appear on either side of…

3 min readAug 23, 2021

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When you hear music

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Vijay Gupta

Burning up on reentry

[The below is an excerpt from the liner notes of my solo violin album “When the Violin”, which was released on Bandcamp earlier this…

3 min readAug 16, 2021

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the title page of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin

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Vijay Gupta

Commencement address for Claremont McKenna College

[Yesterday, May 15, I delivered the Commencement address for the 2021 class of graduates at Claremont McKenna College. Interspersed with my…

5 min readMay 16, 2021

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Commencement address for Claremont McKenna College

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Vijay Gupta

Walking through the door

Sometimes, we open doors for ourselves. At the time, we can’t imagine what it would be like to step through — in fact, the very idea of…

4 min readFeb 12, 2021

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Walking through the door

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Vijay Gupta

The Next Response: Practicing the Future, Now

[On June 23rd, I delivered the 33rd annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy for Americans for the Arts, introduced by Speaker…

13 min readJul 13, 2020

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The Next Response: Practicing the Future, Now

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Vijay Gupta

Solitude versus Isolation

Isolation contracts. Solitude expands.

3 min readMay 22, 2020

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Solitude versus Isolation

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Vijay Gupta

Vijay Gupta

I’m a violinist and speaker living in LA, and I direct Street Symphony, which engages communities affected by homelessness and incarceration through music.

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