A short Classical Music thread for the weekend, featuring some of my favorite Khayal brandishes in Punjabi. Though Punjabi / Seraiki has been used extensively in light-classical tappa's and kaafi's, more traditional Khayal compositions in Punjabi are fairly rare. 🧵 1. Ve Tu Bhali Nibhayi O Yaar - Raag Alhaiyya Bilawal - Ustad Chhotay Ghulam Ali Khan.
I've gungunao'ed this around the house so many times that now the missus absentmindedly hums it too. The Raag is one of my favorites, the singing is sublime.

Over the last couple of months I've been collecting photos in a digital scrapbook.The photos are from a number of recently digitized pre-partition magazines and radio program guides, and they feature some of the greatest cultural luminaries of the 20th century. 1/n Most of these photos have not been republished since, and offer an invaluable window into the culture of the Indo-Pak subcontinent in the decades preceding partition. Out of literally thousands of photos I've collected, I've selected some of my favorites in this mega-thread. 2/n