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Sultans of Sufism

Deccan ChronicleSultans of SufismBy Debarun BorthakurApr 11 2010 Kailash Kher, Sufi singer and member of the band Kailasa, opines “Sufi music doesn’t have a distinctive sound a ...

Sung in a certain style

byREKHA SURYANorth Indian Light Classical Vocal MusicThumri And Its Allied Forms Dedicated toBegum Akhtar and Girija Deviwith gratitude Epilogue I was eleven years old when I first ...

Kabul Diary

Icarian against the winds The flight itself—from Delhi to Kabul—is int­eresting. Clear visibility allows one to see Lahore below and then the Khyber Pass, once the gateway int ...