Thoughts of a Bibliophile
Kabir AltafMusic, Theater, Literature, South Asia, Middle East
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Cha Rahee Kali Ghata
I’m sharing a recording of myself singing a Dadra (a semi-classical genre of Hindustani music). This piece is set in Raga Des and was made famous by the great Begum Akhtar.
Thumri—and its associated genres such as dadra— is a semi-classic...
Review: Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer
Villa Coco–Andrew Sean Greer’s latest novel– revolves around a young American man who takes a job as archivist for an eccentric Baronessa in Tuscany. Since I have long been fascinated by Italy, this seemed like an enjoyable summer read.
In...
Review: The Map of Love
This review was originally posted on my personal blog in June 2020.
Ahdaf Soueif’s novel The Map of Love is full of connections between the present and the past. The novel is set in two eras of Egyptian history– the British Occupation of...
Characterization in "Heartache"
This essay was originally written for AP English Literature during my senior year of high school. I thought of it again after reading Adithya KR’s excellent essay “It’s Chekhov’s world and we’re just living in it”.
Original 1903 illustrat...
Review: Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
Fruit Fly–Josh Silver’s debut adult novel–satirizes the publishing industry. It has often been compared to R.F. Kaung’s Yellowface since that novel also deals with the publishing industry and with issues of “cultural appropriation”. While Y...
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Pakistani-American. Musician trained in Hindustani (North Indian) classical music. M.Mus Ethnomusicology, SOAS University of London. My dissertation was on the decline of Hindustani music in Pakistan.
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