On the Krishna Janmashtami, let's cherish the verses of Aughat Shah Warsi, a sufi poet of 20th century, in the devotional rendition of gifted qawwals Taj Muhammad Naizi & Shad Muhammad Niazi of Atrauli gharana. "Mathura basi kunwar Kanhaiya, mohan pyaare bansi dhaari" 📸 TDJ

On Janmashtami, the Violin King Ustad Raees Khan plays a devotional melody, a traditional thurmi, a lyrical ode to Krishna, originally sung by Indubala. Khan sb renders the filmi version, penned by Shakeel Badayuni & composed by Naushad. Mohe panghat pe Nandlal ched gayo ray!

🪘What stories can an object sing? 🎵How many musical notes may be coaxed from it during its lifetime? On Fri 30 August, join us Manchester Museum to celebrate the legacy of that giant of Indian classical music, tabla maestro Ustad Alla Rakha (1919-2000). museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/the-livi… 🧵

Really excited for this event celebrating an icon of Indian classical music, Ustad Alla Rakha. It'll be a fantastic evening of music and conversation, and we'll even be joined by his eldest daughter, Khurshid Qureshi Aulia. Pick up a free ticket now.

Really looking forward to participating in the Liverpool Travel Seminar at The Bluecoat on Sat 14 Sept (10-5) - especially as it will honour the contribution of the inspirational Tim Youngs -- @timyoungs.bsky.social to the field of travel writing studies. Sign up to attend here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/liverpool-tr…

I’ll be delivering the XXIII Sukhalata Rao Memorial Lecture at the School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University on 29th August, Thursday, 3:00-5:00PM. Will be speaking from my book on issues around gender, respectability & performance. Please come if you’re in Kolkata. 😊

Delighted to share the news that a new Junior Research Fellowship has now been created at Wolfson College, Oxford in the name of Guru Nanak Devji. The college is seeking applications from candidates working in Humanities & Social Sciences. Pls share & do apply! wolfson.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/guru-n…

Paperback edition of Choral Voices is out! Bloomsbury Music & Sound Studies Bloomsbury Academic Radha Ishita Atreyee Majumder Priyanka.Basu Khadeeja Amenda

Next Thursday! Tune in to this YouTube page at 1:30 pm 🇬🇧 / 6 pm 🇮🇳 as we discuss a new book by Dr Nicole Ranganath UC Davis on Women and the Sikh Diaspora in California youtube.com/@bvsss?si=WTC5…

Academic publishing houses' profit (2023): Elsevier $2.3 billion Taylor & Francis $1.1 billion Springer $572 million The amount they pay article authors and reviewers (2023): $0 If you ever want an article I wrote, email me at [email protected] and it's yours free.

Snippets from last Friday’s event Manchester Museum honouring Us Alla Rakha’s life & his daughter #KhurshidAulia’s donation of his London tablas to British Museum With a fabulous dialogue with her, @AyubAulia & Shahbaz Hussain & a magical concert by Us Shahbaz H. & his talented sons!

Glimpse of a wonderful event Manchester Museum last Friday and an absolutely mesmerising concert by the amazing Ustad Shahbaz Hussain Shahbaz Hussain and his two talented sons #KayamHussain and #AliHashim, and an additional surprise performance on the handpan by #RishiRajKulkarni.

The Manchester preview of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan the late Us. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s “lost album” from the ‘90s “Chain of Light” uncovered by Real World Records last night was pure magic. Paired with an upcoming documentary on his life by Zakir Thaver Saiyna Bashir British Council Pakistan Fatima Mullick

Because even the smallest connection to the late great Us Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan must be cherished. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Saiyna Bashir Zakir Thaver Fatima Mullick Real World Records

Looks fabulous

On 27th September, I will hold an inaugural professor talk which draws upon my work on the old and new lineages of the global south, especially across Asia and Africa. If you are in Copenhagen, please do join. Its a public event Københavns Uni