Friday essay: Bollywood helped make me – now, it projects Modi’s Indian nationalism

Vijay Mishra changed forever when a cinema opened in his Fijian town, in 1951. He traces Bollywood’s shift from multicultural ...

A Hit Song Brought a Rapper Unexpected Fame. But How Long Will it Last?

In 2012, Mr. Cherukat’s family moved back to the southern Indian state of Kerala. Mr. Cherukat then moved to Tamil Nadu for ...
WHYY

Philadelphia supported a pioneering Indian American woman doctor. Now her story is getting memorialized in songs

Anandibai Joshee came to Philly in 1883 to study medicine. Her tragic life is the grit of a South Asian American Digital Archive songwriting project. Anandibai Joshee was known to have maintained a ...
NDTV

Lyricist At Centre Of Nora Fatehi Vulgar Song Row Says He 'Earns Money But Lacks Respect' In India

The Hindi lyricist of Nora Fatehi's controversial song, Raqueeb Alam, found himself at the centre of a social media backlash over the Hindi song Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke from the upcoming film KD: The ...
Indiatimes

World’s oldest whale song recording from 1949 rediscovered: Early humpback audio reveals quiet oceans of the past

Researchers have discovered the oldest known audio recording of a whale song, made in 1949 off the coast of Bermuda. As reported by Associated Press, the recording features a humpback whale and was ...
Hindustan Times

Nora Fatehi's song ‘Sarke Chunar’ under fire over sexually explicit content, disappears from YouTube: Row explained

A new song featuring actors Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt is now at the centre of big controversy over purportedly sexually explicit content. The music video and the lyrics sparked uproar soon after its ...
Hindustan Times

All Indian Cine Workers Association demands ban on Nora Fatehi song Sarke Chunar, FIR against producers

The backlash against the new track Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke, featuring Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt, has now taken a new turn. The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has demanded an official ...
Indiatimes

'Sarke Chunar' song from 'KD-The Devil' removed after NHRC notice and legal complaints against obscene visuals, lyrics

In a heated cultural debate, the provocative track 'Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke' from the film 'KD: The Devil' has been pulled from digital platforms due to mounting legal challenges and public protests ...
NDTV

After Backlash, Lyricist Of Nora Fatehi Song Says Vulgar Lyrics Are Not His: 'I Translated It From Kannada'

Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt's latest track Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke is going viral, but not for the reasons one would want. The song has faced severe online backlash for its vulgar lyrics and ...
The Telegraph

‘Strange country’: Nora Fatehi’s ‘KD’ song faces flak for ‘vulgarity’; Onir, Armaan Malik slam makers

Dancer-actress Nora Fatehi’s latest item song from KD: The Devil has sparked widespread criticism on social media for its suggestive and vulgar lyrics, prompting reactions from Onir and Armaan Malik, ...
BBC

Listen to the oldest known recording of a whale song

This incredible audio, which has just been discovered in an archive collection, might well be the oldest ever known recording of a whale song. It was recorded on 7 March 1949 by researchers aboard a ...
India West

The Emblematic Nature Of India’s Monsoon In Bollywood Song

These Hindi songs capture the many moods of India’s monsoon season, from romance and melancholy to pure, unadulterated joy. Barso Re Megha Megha – Guru (2007) This song is the ultimate monsoon anthem.