Woke up listening to Begum Parveen Sultana singing the Bhairavi….. Dayani Bhavani…. anyone who has heard this song or even Parveen Sultana sing will know what I mean when I say divine music. Jagat Janani, Jagat Jyani…. Mahishasuramardhini, Jwalamukhi, Chandi….. she croons in praise of Devi…. what better way to start the Puja day….
How is it that some of India’s greatest and best Classical musicians have been Muslim ? From Ustad Bade Gulam Ali Khan down to Amjad Ali Khan…. via Dilshad Khan and Parveen Sultana….
Before anybody pounces on me, let me clarify : I say this with NO ‘secular’ leanings, pseudo or otherwise….. I just believe in the power of music to set all things right…..