Thursday, March 20th, 2008 1,142 views
If you are a regular reader of this blog you probably have figured out by now that I'm a big fan of music. I listen to Bangla songs, English songs, and Hindi/Urdu songs, which I listen to the most. Music is a great medium to use to bring ...
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Friday, February 29th, 2008 558 views
I am astonished to see how many Bengali singers there are in Indian Idol and Sa Re Ga Ma. No doubt Bengalis are great singers and musicians who have resonated their talents to others places. One of these gifted singers is Runa Laila, a Karachi born Bengali who ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 311 views
I go around the web on forums and blogs and I'm appalled to see how many Bangladeshis and Pakistanis hate and talk shit about Indians. In America I have met a lot of Indians, and they are more friendly than Bangladeshis and Pakistanis as a whole. I have ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 404 views
Refering to my previous post about Hindustani (Hindi/Urdu) having more influence over Bangla, the Bengalis in UK have a stronger influence of it.
Now in melas and other special Bangla functions, Hindustani songs are composed and performed by Bengalis. The following song's name is called "Haire Meri Jaan" performed in ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008 460 views
The Mohajirs, the Urdu speaking Desis, who migrated to the West and East wings of Pakistan from India, decided to impose Urdu as the national language of the Pakistan Union. Some may disagree and say Urdu was already there in West Pakistan. I won't argue, since Urdu was ...
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Monday, February 4th, 2008 480 views
Bangladesh, (East Bengal back then) has come a long way since 1947. Most of Bangladesh was rural back at that time and most of the revenue generated from East Bengal until 1971 was mostly given to the development of Karachi, West Pakistan and the Pakistani Union military. The ...
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