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Song Sung True
A MemoirSummaryOne of the grand 'singing ladies' who began their lives in the first quarter of the twentieth century, Malka Pukhraj was educated in Urdu, Persian, Music and Dance. These latter two...
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A Life in Three Octaves
The Musical Journey of Gangubai HangalSummaryGangubai was born to a family of traditional musicians in Dharwad and went on to become one of the greatest vocalists of the Hindustani classical music. ‘A...
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Light of the Universe
Essays on Hindustani Film MusicSummary Starting with the premise that Hindustani cine-song and cine-music has been the main narrative, rather than a pleasant diversion, for the movie-loving public,...
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Hindustani Music in Colonial Bombay
SummaryThis book focuses on Bombay’s role in modernising the world of Hindustani music in the colonial era and in moulding the ethos surrounding this musical tradition. Changing patterns of patronage,...
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Jalsa
Indian Women and Their Journeys from the Salon to the StudioSummaryJalsa takes you through the journeys of women performers in India from the salon to the studio. It attempts to give an insight into...
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THE RADICAL IMPULSE
Music in the Tradition of the Indian People’s Theatre AssociationSummary The period from the mid-1930s to the end of the 1950s in India saw the cultural expression of a wide range of political...
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