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 | | The ghazal culture that surrounds the Indian-born language of Urdu (now the official language of Pakistan and one of many in India) is extremely popular, again, among all Indians, especially with the lyrics of old greats like Iqbal, current writers like Javed Akhtar, and the fittingly titled "Ghazal King", the Sikh singer Jagjit Singh. |
 | | The Qawalli, or devotional Muslim Sufi music that found new expression in India, is also extremely popular among groups of all religions, notable greats including the early Indian native Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and the more recent Pakistani Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. |
 | | In West Bengal, for example, the 2,000 plus songs of the national poet, Rabindranath Tagore, known as Rabindrasangeet, have an entire industry devoted to their singing and interpretation. |
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