Tag: language

  • from the archives Ever since I moved to Rotterdam, I have had one close Indian friend who studies with me and a couple who lived in my building. One of them was Gujarati, which was just the best feeling ever because I never had to translate a single thought when talking to him, but they…

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  • Coke Studio Season 7: Chaap Tilak in the voice of Abida Parveen and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a version of the 14th century ghazal composed by Amir Khusro in admiration of his spiritual mentor Nizamuddin Auliya. Disclaimer- I know that many interpretations of this song say that it is a conversion song as chaap…

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