Gandharva Mahavidyalaya started in Lahore in 1901 on a radical idea: classical music belongs to everyone, not just the gharana elite. Now it brings sadhana and social mobility together in Delhi.
Sushant Singh Rajput’s death put Bollywood’s nepotism in spotlight. But feudal sites with the power to break young careers have been the hallmark of classical gharanas too.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
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