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Published: 27 February 2018

Last Updated: 27 February 2018

Everybody know about knows about all the western instruments that the colonists brought with them. pianos, violins, harmoniums etc.  Here is the story of the virginal, brought to India during the Jahangir's rule!

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Bharat 32 Lata Ravi Shankar

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Published: 17 August 2018

Last Updated: 17 August 2018

How time files! It was on August 16, 2017 that I started musing. One year! Of course, the number is not 365 because it is almost daily, not strictly daily. I can tell you in all honesty that I have not even scratched the upper layer of the surface of my collection to  muse about. Here is the first installment of the list of Rafi's MDs.It is from the Rafi book by Saleem-ul-Haq, which itself is based on the one by Pradhan and Menghani. (Sri Ganti had asked for it.)

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Folk Music 4

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Published: 30 August 2017

Last Updated: 04 September 2017

Jyoti is Bindu's Mom

Har Mandir Singh sent me all the special issues of Nai Duniya (Indore) and in one of them it said that Jyoti was Bindu's mother. Har Mandir also has a rule about having two independent sources. Luckily a very knowledgeable friend confirmed it. So, I mentioned it on RMIM. Somebody quickly pointed out that Jyoti, who acted in Aurat (1940) was married to G M Durrani. More research showed that Bindu's mom was actually Jyotsna Desai, a stage actress. I immediately accepted my mistake.

What about the 2 independent sources? Turns out that my friend had spent lots of time in Indore and his source was the same magazine that had the mistake!

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 Dharti Ke Lal (1946)