Why AR Rahman Had To Spend 3 Years Reading The Quran: "My Hindi Was Influenced By Urdu"

Music composer AR Rahman, who has composed songs in various languages, recalled his journey of how he was prompted to learn ...

AR Rahman Shares Why He Studied The Quran For 3 Years: ‘My Hindi Was Deeply Influenced By Urdu And Arabic’

AR Rahman says poor Hindi translations of his Tamil songs pushed him to learn Hindi and Urdu, studying the Quran for three ...
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Rais Anis Sabri revives Khusro’s Nami Danam in Urdu with new single Jahan Kal Raat Ko Hum The

Rais Anis Sabri, a celebrated Sufi Qawwal, has released an Urdu rendition of Hazrat Amir Khusro's 13th-century Persian poem, ...

When a Taliban minister invokes Tagore’s ‘Kabuliwala’: An Afghan imagines the poet’s quiet response

More than a century on, the Nobel Laureate’s story has transcended fiction, showing a mirror to humanity as those who silence ...
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Code Switch

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore ...
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All Songs Considered

October 15, 2025 • There is no question that Mexican vocalist and composer Silvana Estrada is special to Alt.Latino. Ever since she launched her 2022 album "Marchita" with a series of revelatory ...

AR Rahman recalls spending 3 years reading Quran, learnt Hindi and Urdu after seeing ‘humiliating’ comments on translations of his Tamil songs

AR Rahman is regarded as one of the greatest music composers in the world, earning global acclaim after his Oscar win for ...

Amitabh Bachchan gets emotional as Mohanlal calls him ‘endless source of inspiration’, says ‘his face is God gifted’

Amitabh Bachchan recently celebrated his 83rd birthday. On the occasion, actor Mohanlal sent him a special wish.