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TopicGhazal

Topic: Ghazal

Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas dies at the age of 72 after prolonged illness

PTI -
Udhas, who also made a mark as a playback singer in many Hindi films, including 'Naam', 'Saajan' and 'Mohra', died around 11 am at the Breach Candy hospital.

Pakistani singer Zeeshan Ali has more Indian fans. They call him new Ali Sethi

Unnati Sharma -
A third-generation migrant from India, Zeeshan Ali’s great-grandfather Balak Singh was a Sikh from Jalandhar in Punjab.

Her lips painted red, ghazal queen Begum Akhtar sang with a ‘pain in her voice’

Debdutta Chakraborty -
She turned the break in her voice during high pitched notes into her virtue, for she knew how to mould it.

Remembering Mehdi Hassan—ghazal ‘shahenshah’ who had legion of fans both sides of the border

Nidhima Taneja -
Mehdi Hassan blurred the lines between folk, classical, and popular music to weave his brand of music. Ab Ke Hum Bichhde, Ranjish Hi Sahi are testimony to it.

Jagjit Singh, the humble prodigy who made ghazals accessible

Fiza Jha -
Jagjit Singh enthralled an entire generation with his moving verses, cutting across continents, religions and generations.

Mir Taqi Mir — a master of Urdu who was in love with Delhi

Pia Krishnankutty -
 The 18th-century Urdu poet penned ghazals that inspired some classic Bollywood hits.

Shabana Azmi remembers dad Kaifi Azmi, who painted raw human emotion to life with his words

Revathi Krishnan -
Born Athar Husain Rizvi in 1919, Kaifi Azmi wrote his first ghazal when he was 11 years old. He passed away on this day 17 years back.

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Opinion

Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

Shobhaa De -
After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Should Goa share Mhadei waters? A living river can’t be divided like property

Before Balakot, there was Burki. Lessons from India’s underplayed victory in 1965

Economy

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

Sampurna Panigrahi -
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Defence

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

Saksham Thakur -
China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

National Interest

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Shekhar Gupta -
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.

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