A musical masala where East meets West
“I often tell people that if world-famous ghazal singer Jagjit Singh shared a hookah pipe with Neil Young, this is the music they’d come up with,” laughs Singh, during a recent telephone interview with The Outlook. “But the truth is, this is just ...
U.S. Congressman warns of strife if Assad ousted
Following a meeting with former President Emile Lahoud at his residence in Burj al-Ghazal in Beirut, Kucinich said that “if the regime of Bashar Assad is overthrown, there is a possibility that dangerous sectarian strife might spread and this is not in ...
Forthcoming movie 'Gandhi to Hitler' launched
Mumbai, Jul 13 : The music of the forthcoming movie 'Gandhi to Hitler' was launched last night by Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh at a glittering function here. The function was attended by actor Neha Dhupia, heroine of the movie, and its star cast.
Musical tribute to Ghazal maestro
KARACHI, July 3: ‘A tribute to Mehdi Hassan’ brought together many amateur and professional artistes and music connoisseurs from across the country at the open-air theatre of the Arts Council here on Saturday. The audience at the fund-raising music ...
A literary dedication
Fiza's present book is a departure from the popular Ghazal format. Rightly so, it is the Ghazal format that provides sweetness and forbearance of readability and allows use of metaphors etc. It is believed that writing in Ghazal format is relatively easy ...
Jagjit Singh: Bollywood magic
She could only think of the ghazal king because his voice is full of sadness. But Singh is choosy. In recent times, he has only sung for Makrand Deshpande’s first Hindi film as a director, Shahrukh Bola Khubsurat Hai Tu. He turns 70 on February 8 ...
South Sudan becomes new nation, old conflicts remain
Millions have died from fighting and famine. This area of Northern Bahr el Ghazal was subject to frequent raids to capture slaves - many of whom are still held in captivity by northern tribes. Armed conflict continues along the border. Elements of the sout ...
The life of Mehdi Hasan as narrated by him (part 2)
Grabbing this opportunity Mehdi Hasan bid goodbye to Sheikh Yousuf Saheb and went to Karachi where he sang two Ghazals for the movie 'Shikar'; 'Merey Kheyal-o-Khwaab Ki Duniya Liye Hueye' and geet type ghazal 'Dil Ki Baat Ka Charcha Na Ho jayeye'.