The qawwali as we know it is said to have originated in the courtyard of saint Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. His disciple and poet, Amir Khusrau (d. 1326), composed the devotional music to celebrate the ...

Lucknow: It's a myth that Qawwali is related to a particular religion or language and is only sung in Arabic and Persian. In fact, it is sung in Hindi, Awadhi, and many more languages, said Kathak ...

That is the question that Delhi-based documentary filmmaker, researcher and writer Yousuf Saeed is answering through his database of qawwalis in Hindi language cinema. The director of a documentary ...

When Dhurandhar hit theatres this month, it quickly became clear that the film was more than just a box office winner. Alongside its high-octane narrative and larger-than-life characters, its ...