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THE PAKISTANI TALENT POOL OF SOULFUL MUSIC Even Partition from India has not checked the melodies streaming across the borders ABHIJIT MASIH
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e are one, ‘cause we all share the same passions. As we celebrate the 75th year of our respective freedom from imperial rule, we also sadly are reminded of 75 years of division. Whether it is India or Pakistan, as people we rue the fact that we are on opposite sides and the split of 1947 is not just limited to territories, but talent as well.
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Our love is common for cricket, films, food and music. Passions that have stood the test of partition and continue to thrive on both sides of the border. For artists, that border did little to restrict their talents thriving. There had been numerous instances of actors and singers working in both countries. But this was before the Kargil war of 2000. Since then there hasn’t been a regular cross-border artistic engagement. As part of the music industry in India before the Kargil war, I was fortunate enough to witness some
