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TopicNaushad

Topic: Naushad

The grand musician — Naushad Ali gave Lata Mangeshkar her big break

In his early days, Naushad worked with several singers but once he felt that Lata Mangeshkar and Rafi were ready to deliver, he gave almost all solos and duets to them.

Shamshad Begum — one of Hindi cinema’s first female playback singers & voice of many hits

With her lilting voice, Shamshad Begum was a favourite of top music composers like O.P. Nayyar, S.D. Burman and Naushad.

Naushal Ali—8 classics that show how he changed the landscape of Hindi film music

Naushad introduced classical music into mainstream cinema in a way that got Indian audiences hooked to his fusion compositions.

On Camera

Trans Amendment Bill echoes Criminal Tribes Act. It wants them to stay in violent families

The one thing that keeps the relentless beauty of trans people alive is their community. But for lawmakers, kinship is ‘deception’, ‘allurement’, and ‘undue influence’.

Blow to West Asia commodities market as Iran hits 2 aluminium makers

Aluminum prices, already rising before the conflict, have gained further as traders and buyers focus on the potential for tighter markets and shrinking global inventories.

1st batch of 2,000 India-made Israeli Negev LMGs delivered to Army; 4,000 more to be delivered this year

The Indian Army is set to get another 4,000 of these LMGs as part of a contract signed in August 2024 to replace the 5.56x45mm INSAS LMG.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.