Musical History
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‘Qawwali can teach us the lesson of unity’: A photo exhibition goes beyond the music
Manjari Chaturvedi, curator of the exhibition, speaks to Scroll.in about the need to document the history of the art form.
Priyali Prakash
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On his 250th birth anniversary, remembering Beethoven the astute businessman
The musical genius also had a flair for commerce, it turns out.
Luis Dias
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The long-ignored connection between Hindustani classical khyal and qawwali
Tracing the history of the khyal presents an opportunity to broaden our understanding of identity beyond religion and borders.
Wajiha Ather Naqvi, Dawn.com
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Champion or copycat? Elvis Presley’s ambiguous relationship with black America
Forty years after his death, how can we reconcile the contradictory black responses to the King of Rock?
Brian Ward, The Conversation
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Habib Painter: The billboard painter who became a famous qawaali singer
His singing earned him the title of ‘Bulbul-E-Hind’ from Jawaharlal Nehru.
Manish Gaekwad
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Have you heard the longest qawaali ever sung?
In the first of our new series, meet Aziz Mian, who clocked his performance at 115 minutes.
Manish Gaekwad
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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The proposed biopic on Nazia and Zoheb Hassan needs to have these songs
Among their most popular hits are ‘Aap Jaisa Koi Mere Zindagi Mein Aaye’, ‘Boom Boom’ and ‘Disco Deewane’.
Manish Gaekwad
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How I got George Harrison all peeved in Calcutta in 1976
A brief encounter with the third Beatle.
C Y Gopinath