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Tag Archives: Ali Sardar Jafri

Kaifi Azmi: A Poet for the Ages

An important figure in the Progressive Writers’ Movement, Kaifi Azmi’s poetry gave voice to those without one and raised social consciousness. However, as a film lyricist, he also proved that his words could...

Music Makers

Soumyadeep Chakrabarti on Salil Sangeet: How Salil Chowdhury’s Bengali Songs Reimagined Genre, Social Awareness and Humanism
Thanks so much Rudradeep for your patient reading and insightful comments. In fact I could catalogue only a few gems from his vast repertoire Wish ...
Rudradeep Chakrabarti on Salil Sangeet: How Salil Chowdhury’s Bengali Songs Reimagined Genre, Social Awareness and Humanism
Brilliant ! After listening carefully several times a live discourse of Kabir Suman on Phenomenal music director, song writer , lyricist , writer , po...
N S RAJAN on Khuda Nigehban Ho Tumhara: An Unforgettable Farewell
It is my sincere belief that 'Lovers' of Music generally, and Hindi film songs in particular, are slightly mad. We are not satisfied merely by the so...
Shirish Waghmode on Khuda Nigehban Ho Tumhara: An Unforgettable Farewell
I am overwhelmed by your musical Pat -on -the back!I have always admired your understanding and analysis of Music and am only trying to follow in your...
N S RAJAN on Khuda Nigehban Ho Tumhara: An Unforgettable Farewell
A brilliant discourse on a few songs from 'Mughal e Azam', that spotlights some aspects about these songs that deserved attention. Apart from the lyri...