Song Lines
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How Egyptian diva Umm Kulthum helped me understand the meaning of ‘tarab’
The Arabic word is almost impossible to define precisely in English.
Aditya Sharma
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Musings of a Mizo: On Vande Mataram by four-year-old Esther Hnamte and the paradoxes of being Indian
What does a patriotic song from the highlands mean at a time a boundary dispute has resulted in the highway to Mizoram being blockaded by Assam residents?
CV Lalmalsawmi
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‘Democracy gives us the right to ask questions’: Neha Singh Rathore’s Bhojpuri tunes are going viral
The young woman’s songs, recorded on her smartphone, speak uncomfortable truths.
Raj Kumar
Trending
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Virat Kohli uses an 'MRF bat'. Rohit Sharma uses a 'CEAT bat'. But whose bat do they really use?
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Caught on camera: How Deep Sidhu was chased away from the farmers’ protest at Red Fort in Delhi
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‘Delhi is our capital too’: A blow-by-blow account of the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day
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Whichever way you look at it, Modi’s handling of the farm laws has been a complete mess
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Satyajit Ray at 100: Why Sharmila Tagore considers ‘Devi’ her best collaboration with the master
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Punjab: Two singers booked for promoting gun culture through song lyrics
A Chandigarh-based lawyer alleged that the song was sung in contempt of High Court orders.
Scroll Staff
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‘Like Holi with the blood of Hindus and Muslims’: This song about Jallianwala Bagh still resonates
Imagining how India would shape up after independence was achieved, ‘Din Khoon Ke Hamaare’ evocatively invokes the unity of different religious communities.
Sumangala Damodaran
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From ‘White Christmas’ to ‘Santa Went Crazy’: An activist-lawyer’s list of controversial X’Mas songs
Nandita Haksar remembers childhood Christmases in Lagos – and brings her legal ear to holiday tunes that have run into trouble over the decades.
Nandita Haksar
Video
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Watch: Teenager shows what British sitcoms would be like if set during the pandemic
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Watch: Mother surprises daughter with cancer by shaving her own head too
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Watch: Time-lapse of the snowiest day in over five decades seen in Omaha, US
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Watch: Doctors suture head injury of farmer under mobile phone lights after tractor rally
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Watch: Meet Simba, the first lion cub born from artificial insemination in a Singapore wildlife park
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Explained: The traditional roots of the viral ‘Manikya Malarayi Poovi’ song
The song is part of the Mappila Pattu genre, sung by the Muslims of Kerala’s Malabar region. This tune was originally recorded in 1978.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: A Mumbai musical battle about potholes turns sour as Shiv Sena raises the pitch
After a parody video about the city’s bad roads, a radio jockey is threatened with a defamation suit – and her mother served a notice about mosquito larvae.
Sujat Ambedkar
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Why a Welsh choir learnt a Hindi song from the students of a Mumbai municipal school
Only Men Aloud has been training girls from marginalised backgrounds for a special gig – and learning from them in turn.
Aarefa Johari
The Reel
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Watch: AR Rahman launches ‘maajja’ platform to promote independent music
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Warner Bros releases sneak peek of ‘Suicide Squad’ sequel, new films with Hugh Jackman, Will Smith
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‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’: Series revisits LA hotel linked to several crimes
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‘Silk Road’ trailer: Crime thriller examines the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht and his darknet site
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‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ trailer: Disney animated film out in cinemas on March 5
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Stage production ‘Sounds of the Sufis’ aims to rescue Sufism from Bollywood
A musical theatre performance combines personal stories with Sufi history to create an immersive experience.
Manish Gaekwad
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Eric Clapton's classic Layla gets a subcontinental twist ‒ twice
Amit Chaudhuri and Krish Ashok give Indian rockers their own versions of the old favourite.
Scroll Staff