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I am Pakistani-American. I am a Hindustani classical vocalist and ethnomusicologist. I hold a B.A from George Washington University (Dramatic Literature, Western Music) and an M.Mus (Ethnomusicology) from SOAS, University of London. My dissertation “A New Explanation for the Decline of Hindustani Music in Pakistan” has recently been published by Aks Publications (Lahore 2024). Samples of my singing can be heard on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Le1RnQQJUeKkkXj5UCKfB View all posts by Kabir
https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/another-land-an-intimate-testament-to-an-interconnected-bengal-prnt/cid/2142239
jayanta sengupta citing his grand father’s memoirs, writes in telegraph india painting a picture of hindu muslim relations in east bengal as most ideal.
“The New Fault-lines in Bangladeshi Politics”
By Jyoti Rahman
https://counterpointbd.substack.com/p/the-new-fault-lines-in-bangladeshi
Jyoti Rahman writes very well! This piece made me wonder if NCP’s closest analog in Indian politics is the AAP – very good at ‘revolutionary’ activism, not quite so hard politics and governance.
“The Latest Developments in Iran”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogI19dxpH8o