Recommend me some music to go along with reading Salman Rushdie's
Midnight's Children? While reading the book, it's occurred to me that I like and am interested in Indian music, but don't really have any, and don't really know any artists to look for other than Ravi Shankar. I think I'm mostly looking for the more classical Indian styles, as opposed to the pop/Bollywood stuff, but some of both would be nice maybe. Can anyone suggest other performers or albums? Bonus if they're easily available through Amazon or iTunes.
posted by dnash
on Jul 18, 2012 -
15 answers
MisterBen needs recommendations for a very specific kind of Indian cookbook – one that’s organized by technique, not by course or ingredient. Imagine if Alton Brown or Mark Bittman wrote an Indian cookbook. The idea is to learn reusable techniques and general concepts of what flavors are used together.
What he already has: Madhur Jaffrey’s classics, Raghavan Iyer’s “660 Curries”, and Vikas Khanna’s “Flavor First”, which are used as bibles. Almost all Indian ingredients can be found in our area, and he is comfortable at making his own masalas, so feel free to recommend books you might think of as advanced.
posted by matildaben
on Feb 6, 2012 -
6 answers
Sparks are flying between myself and a workmate/friend from India. Help me get my head around the cultural aspect of this.
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posted by dogcat
on Feb 3, 2011 -
13 answers
The Indian background music in the Beatles' "Within You Without You"... tell me more about it.
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posted by Meatbomb
on Jul 13, 2010 -
10 answers
In Slumdog Millionaire, we were shown a bunch of Amitabh Bachchan clips from some of his older moveis. What were they? -
I'd like to hear your other Bollywood action movie recommendations too!
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posted by joelf
on Jan 12, 2009 -
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I will be leaving in a month for Jaipur, Rajasthan, to study abroad. I'll spend the spring living with an Indian family, studying international development, and doing an internship at an NGO in or near the city. Afterwards, I may travel around India for a while with a friend. Please give me any and all advice you have about traveling and living in India.
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posted by bookish
on Dec 15, 2006 -
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Can Mefites point me to Diwali related music? Names of songs , particular artists to look for, would all be appreciated. Places (online or in the Boston, MA) area where I can buy said music would be
greatly appreciated.
posted by darsh
on Sep 6, 2006 -
2 answers
What's the story behind Indian (as in the country) last names that consist of a single letter?
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posted by mmascolino
on Aug 18, 2006 -
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Indian food experts (whether of Indian descent or not), please help me with some questions I have about some sauces I just bought.
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posted by falconred
on Oct 18, 2005 -
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