scorecardresearch
Friday, November 1, 2024
TopicBappi Lahiri

Topic: Bappi Lahiri

Bappi Lahiri—India’s flashy disco king whose gold chains even intrigued Michael Jackson

Falguni Sharma -
His song Jimmy-Jimmy, which he composed for Disco Dancer in 1982, was dubbed into more than 45 foreign languages.

After Oscars, Grammy Awards 2022 ‘In Memoriam’ section skipped Lata Mangeshkar, Bappi Lahiri

PTI -
Disappointed fans called out the Grammys for honouring 'only American music', claim the event felt 'futile and insignificant'.

Tragic that ‘non-issue’ made into issue for politics: What Urdu press said this week on hijab row

Abantika Ghosh -
ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

How NSE became a ‘laughing stock’ exchange, and the flip-side of ‘vasudhaiva kutumbakam’

Amogh Rohmetra -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

It took Ekta Kapoor to bring Covid on TV. Don’t worry, it’s still a Naagin’s fight

Shailaja Bajpai -
The first episode of Naagin Season 6 on Colors TV pulls no punches: it identifies the enemy as 'Chingistan', although the characters look Eurasian.

Easy trick to make scams disappear, and a golden tribute for Bappi Lahiri

Amogh Rohmetra -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, a pioneer of disco music in India, dies at 69

PTI -
With his trademark gold chains and sunglasses, Lahiri was known for songs in films of late 1970s-1980s, including 'Disco Dancer' and 'Sharaabi'.

Sweet and salty ‘corona’ food — because Indians need variety even in a pandemic

Unnati Sharma -
Creativity of Indians is on the rise during the Covid-19 crisis with some of them even composing songs and writing poems based on the coronavirus.

Disco Dancer and the era of disco featuring Bappi Lahiri

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Bappi Lahiri’s iconic music electrified an entire generation and continues to inspire old-school disco diehards.

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

16th BRICS Summit was about building dollar-free world order. India can use it to expand trade

Seshadri Chari -
For New Delhi, a USD-free system is not an immediate priority nor an existential necessity to unconditionally support the China-Russia agenda.

Pakistan is playing a dangerous sectarian game. Anti-Shia extremism is gaining ground

Geopolitics has reached third inflexion point since WW II, Cold War. An opportunity for India

Economy

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

ThePrint Team -
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Defence

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

Smruti Deshpande -
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

National Interest

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Shekhar Gupta -
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.

Follow us

Copyright © 2024 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.