Word: ghazals
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...What I listened to yesterday were the ghazal [a Sufi song form] of Mehdi Hassan and then I listened to Tchaikovsky, and then I listened to an Irish artist - I don't know who it was. So it's like three weird things. I was traveling from Bangalore to Chennai...
...would be naive to state that these peoples, religions, and cultures co-exist peacefully in South Asia. For instance, in the real world, a dance from Kerala is not likely to be performed alongside the Gujrati Raas, and the Ghazal is rarely heard in the same setting as a Hindu devotional song. Government’s tempers flare with nuclear heat and religious fundamentalism is becoming a force in multi-class coalition building. Thus, it is crucial that when we represent South Asia, we do not forget the problems and challenges that persist...
Last year at the Harvard Winter Invitational, Bajin and Martire captured the top flight title in perhaps their most successful performance to date. In Bajin’s first two years at Harvard she paired with former standout Sanaz Ghazal to capture consecutive All-Ivy honors...
...Bulldogs, who were ranked 25 spots above Harvard at the match's onset and finished the year No. 32 in the nation. Junior Lara Naqushbandi took the first point, winning 6-3, 6-4 at fourth singles. Ajilore quickly followed, also defeating her opponent 6-3, 6-4. Ghazal gave Harvard a 3-0 edge in the match with a straight set, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Claudia Oliveira, setting up Bajin to capture the winning point. After losing the first set to huge-serving Amelie Detriviere, 4-6, Bajin recovered to take the second...
...best match of the year arguably came against another non-league opponent, defeating perennial powerhouse Virginia at the Murr Center. Junior Sarah McGinty and Naqushbandi earned Harvard the first point of the match, recovering to win 9-7 at third doubles to give the Crimson the doubles point. Ghazal and Bajin easily won their match at first doubles, 8-3, but McGinty and Naqushbandi knew their match would decide which team earned the precious doubles point after juniors Andrea Magyera and Fleur Broughton could not hold on at second doubles, dropping their match...