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Indo-Persian
Clean chit, taluka, zilla: How Persian lingers on in India’s legal and revenue language
Adhiraj Parthasarathy Mohammad Dawood
· Dec 31, 2022 · 08:30 am
How an unusual Persian ghazal links the music of Kundan Lal Saigal, Iqbal Bano and Coke Studio
Adhiraj Parthasarathy Mohammad Dawood
· Dec 25, 2022 · 08:30 am
Jigar Moradabadi and the unmatched lyrical brilliance of his unfinished sarapa
Adhiraj Parthasarathy Mohammad Dawood
· Dec 18, 2022 · 12:30 pm
How the modern Persian qawwali canon emerged from an Uttarakhand shrine 90 years ago
Adhiraj Parthasarathy Mohammad Dawood
· Dec 11, 2022 · 08:30 am
How Indo-Persian, the language of cosmopolitan India for six centuries, fell into decline
Adhiraj Parthasarathy Mohammad Dawood
· Dec 04, 2022 · 08:30 am
