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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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Malegaon blast: Army officer Prasad Purohit claims he was tortured by ATS, forced to take blame
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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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: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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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