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Ektara video magazine
July 2021

(See the list of previous issues)

A warm welcome to Ektara, the online video magazine of history, society and culture of India and South Asia. At the time of global issues like covid-19 pandemic and other political as well as economic crisis, Ektara broadens its horizons to include features on current as well as historical issues. Ektara magazine comes out once every two months. We need your support to keep it running.

In this new issue, we bring you the following short videos and segments:

1. Urdu Musicology in South Asia: Symposium on Indo-Persian Musical Confluence
2. History of Clothing in India: Online Resources
3. Haveli Jawala Singh Sandhu: Lahore's best kept secret
4. Urdu-e-Mohalla: A Journey Through Urdu's Popular Culture

1. Urdu Musicology in South Asia: Symposium on Indo-Persian Musical Confluence
A lecture by Yousuf Saeed, as part of the Symposium on Indo-Persian Musical Confluence: Indo-Persian Texts on Music, April 25, 2021. Organized by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. More details at
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/indo-persian-musical-confluence/
Watch the videos of other sessions at archive.org


2. History of Clothing in India: Online Resources

Clothes and dressing have been integral in every civilization. India or South Asia has had a long and rich history of weaving, fabrics and dress styles. Ektara brings you a list of links and online resources on clothing history.

3. Haveli Jawala Singh Sandhu: Lahore's best kept secret
In our featured video, Urooj Ali presents the story of an unknown Haveli in Pakistan that allegedly once had a tunnel that went all the way to the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

4. Urdu-e-Mohalla: A Journey Through Urdu's Popular Culture
A project showcase at the India Foundation for the Arts, Bangalore, presenting three projects related to the popular culture of Urdu language.

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