Word: almora
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Dates: during 1948-1948
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During the war, Shankar was forced to close the Culture Center which he built in Almora to remind India of its ancient dances. Now, at 48, he hopes to open another one. Shankar's crusade to give Indian music back to the Indians has not always been easy. For much of modern India, with its "hateful, rotten towns, its drinking and enjoying," he cares little. The Indian public doesn't always care for Shankar either, he admits. It thinks his art is often "too high-no cheap songs," says Shankar, "no cheap jokes...
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