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Glass Beams - Cover of Charanjit Singh - Raga Bhairav - Live 04. April 2024 at Silent Green Berlin

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I stumbled on this music video while kind of ruminating on the notion of what World Music might be. Glass Beams is an Australian band. Charanjit Singh was an Indian musician who had a wedding band . In 1982 he made a record in 1982 Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat using the instrumentation which would later become associated with Acid House music. The record was a comercial failure, but was rediscovered in the current century.

Glass Beams is doing much more hear than "covering" Charanit Singh's composition. I am not sure what's more but quite sure there is more.

Popular Youtuber and music producer Rick Beato recently predicted that in the very near future they'll be hit AI songs. He thinks that such music will push musicians to make more complex and interesting music.

I think predicting the future is quite tricky, as things always seem to come together in unexpected ways.

The thing that popped into my mind was how music and drugs seem to intertwine in intersting ways. I have never used Iboga or Ibogaine, but I did listen to Iboga music one evening a while ago and came away with the imporessionthat the music is quite special. It's not hard to imagine it as complimentary to the drug experience.

Music is a healer. as people have long known. I no fan of AI really, but AI trained on music may reveal some of the healing potential in music. If that happens real musicians will expand on it.

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Blog Post: Akali Dal’s Internal Strife: Blaming BJP and RSS Amidst Party Turmoil

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is embroiled in a heated internal conflict following its poor performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections in Punjab. The party, led by Sukhbir Singh Badal, is facing criticism from within, with factions accusing each other of conspiring with the BJP and RSS to undermine the party.

Divided Loyalties and Allegations

The SAD, traditionally a dominant force in Punjab politics, is now witnessing a fracture within its ranks. The party's internal rebellion has led to a complex situation where accusations of ties with the BJP and RSS are being hurled between factions.

The SAD’s leadership has pointed fingers at the rebel group, known as "Sudhar Lehar," alleging that their actions are part of a larger conspiracy orchestrated in Nagpur, the headquarters of the RSS. Balwinder Singh Bhunder, chairman of the SAD’s disciplinary committee, accused the rebels of conspiring with the BJP and RSS, aiming to weaken the party from within.

On June 30, the SAD expelled eight rebel leaders, including notable figures like Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Bibi Jagir Kaur, who had been critical of Sukhbir Singh Badal’s leadership. These leaders had called for a change in the party’s top brass, citing dissatisfaction with the current leadership.

Rebels’ Counterarguments

In response, the Sudhar Lehar faction dismissed these accusations, arguing that the SAD’s leadership is using the BJP and RSS as scapegoats to avoid addressing their internal issues. Charanjit Singh Brar, one of the expelled leaders, contended that both factions have had interactions with the BJP over the years and questioned why the current allegations are being used to distract from the party’s internal problems.

The Sudhar Lehar faction noted that discussions about alliances with the BJP had been ongoing but were disrupted by the farmers’ protests, which began in February.

BJP’s Response

The state BJP has criticized the SAD for its inability to address its internal issues. BJP vice-president Subhash Verma accused the Sukhbir-led SAD of trying to divert attention from its failures by blaming others. According to Verma, the SAD’s attempts to deflect responsibility for its shortcomings are both absurd and ineffective.

Looking Ahead

As the SAD grapples with its internal strife, the blame game involving the BJP and RSS is unlikely to resolve the underlying issues within the party. With both factions continuing to clash, the future of the SAD remains uncertain as it struggles to regain its footing in Punjab politics.

For more updates on the SAD’s internal conflict and its implications for Punjab politics, stay tuned to our blog.

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And when the above says 'progenitor,' it means it--this album was released in 1982, when the Roland TR-808 drum machine and TB-303 bass sequencer were both brand new technology.

If you aren't familiar with it, the 303 is...not intuitive to program

(should start around 12 minutes)

The 303 (and to some extent the 808) were adopted by late 80s electronic musicians because so many of the people who had bought them in the early 80s had very quickly decided they weren't worth the trouble--not only because of the difficulty in programming, but also because they just...didn't sound the way those people wanted their synths to sound in the early 80s--so they sold them. People continued not to want them, and eventually the people who would be most associated with acid house bought them just because they were so cheap.

And this of course makes Charanjit Singh’s work even more impressive.

cool albums you should check out 02 | Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat by Charanjit Singh

genre: acid house, Indian classical

standout tracks: Raga Todi, Raga Madhuvanti, Raga Meghmalhar

Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat is Charanjit Singh’s disco interpretation of ten ragas (think of them as melodic units meant for improvisation in Indian classical music) - listeners familiar with Indian classical music will find the same scales and influences in this album, created on old-school Roland equipment (and listeners unfamiliar with these styles of music will find this album an excellent gateway into the genre).

The extended synthesizer playouts are gorgeous against the groovy basslines on this project - it’s pure bliss for fifty minutes. I’m slightly biased, but as an Indian, it’s really cool that this album is the progenitor of the acid house genre - a genre that led to Chicago house, French touch (e.g. Daft Punk), and a large part of modern EDM.

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Of 4 technical universities in Punjab, two without permanent V-C

The four technical universities are I K Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU), Maharaja Ranjit Singh PTU (MRSPTU), Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University, Ferozepur, and Sardar Beant Singh State University, Gurdaspur

Punjab has four government technical universities out of which two have been running without a permanent vice-chancellor (V-C) for long. The two include the first and largest technical university in the state which has been waiting for a permanent V-C since August 2021. To make matters worse, it is even functioning without an officiating V-C for the past around four months.

I K Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU), which is the first technical university of the state set up in 1997 in Jalandhar and later shifted to its new campus in Kapurthala district on Jalandhar-Kapurthala road.

IKGPTU was divided into two parts and a new Maharaja Ranjit Singh PTU (MRSPTU), which was formerly known as MRS State Technical University located in Bathinda, was set up in 2015 and has jurisdiction over 11 districts of the Malwa region. The previous Congress government had upgraded two government engineering colleges as deemed technical universities in 2021 ahead of the 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections. Earlier both these colleges were affiliated with IKGPTU and these are now known as Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University, Ferozepur, and Sardar Beant Singh State University, Gurdaspur.

IKGPTU’s last permanent V-C, Dr Ajay Sharma, completed his tenure in August 2021 and since then no new permanent V-C has been appointed here. The university has around 280 colleges — including technical, management, pharmacy, hotel management, commerce, etc. — affiliated with it, apart from its campus classes in various streams. Dr Sharma’s tenure was also marred by controversies that included appointment of professors as deans which was cancelled later.

Since August 2021 to September 2022 five secretaries (Technical Education), including Ramesh Kumar, Raj Kamal Chaudhuri, Vikas Garg, Rahul Bhandhari and Nilkanth A Avhad, had been appointed as officiating V-Cs. All the IAS officers, who are becoming principal secretary of the Technical Education department, are being given the charge of officiating V-C, but currently ever since the new principal secretary of Technical Education joined around four months ago, the PTU officiating V-C charge was not given because of the internal politics of PTU officials and the tussle between Punjab government and state governor, said sources. Governor had asked the state government to give the charge of officiating V-C to the senior-most dean or professor.

In the previous Congress government the name of former dean Prof Siby Jhon, who is currently head of the civil engineering department in Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh, was cleared for the post of PTU vice-chancellor and the file was sent to the governor also, but later the file was recalled during the tenure of former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi.

The present government had started the process of appointment of permanent V-C and a committee was formed to draw up a shortlist for the job, but that committee was dissolved. A new search committee was formed recently which will suggest names for the post of new V-C and then PTU may get one in the coming months, said sources.

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Charanjit Singh Channi will be the new Chief Minister of Punjab, know everything about him

Charanjit Singh Channi will be the new Chief Minister of Punjab, know everything about him

Charanjit Singh Channi is the MLA from Chamkaur Sahib assembly seat. He was the Minister of Technical Education and Industrial Training in the government of Captain Amarinder Singh. Charanjit Singh Channi will be the new Chief Minister of Punjab. This decision was taken in the meeting of Congress Legislature Party. Congress leader Harish Rawat gave this information. He tweeted that it gives me…

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कौन हैं पंजाब के मुख्यमंत्री चरणजीत सिंह चन्नी को मात देने वाले लाभ सिंह उगोके, जानिये उनकी कहानीपंजाब ने इस बार इतिहास रच दिया है।

कौन हैं पंजाब के मुख्यमंत्री चरणजीत सिंह चन्नी को मात देने वाले लाभ सिंह उगोके, जानिये उनकी कहानीपंजाब ने इस बार इतिहास रच दिया है। #ElectionResults #FridayFitness #BJPWinningUP #RadheShyam

पंजाब विधानसभा चुनाव परिणामों के बाद आम आदमी पार्टी स्पष्ट बहुमत के साथ सरकार बना रही है। पंजाब में आप की लहर का अंदाजा इस बात से लगाया जा सकता है कि दो सीटों से चुनाव लड़ने वाले मुख्यमंत्री चरणजीत सिंह चन्नी भदौर सीट से आम आदमी पार्टी ��े उम्मीदवार लाभ सिंह उगोके से चुनाव हार गए हैं। चन्नी को चुनाव हराने वाले कोई दिग्गज नेता नहीं बल्कि मोबइल रिपेयर करने वाला शख्स है। ऐसे में जानिए कौन हैं लाभ…

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IELTS Writing Mock Test by English Language Testing Agency (ELTA)

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For the uninitiated the composer of the music on this record is also a master craftsman who throughout the 1980s combined his off-the-wall ideas and sky high expectations using craft, experimental technology and a trusted team of participants to help concoct some truly bizarre local produce in mass quantity without compromise. Ilaiyaraaja, known to his family as Gnanadesikan, and to many of his zillion strong fan base as Isaignani (meaning musical genius in Tamil) represents the epitome of a nostalgic national treasure especially for a single solo composer in the Tamil micro music industry. His euphoric electrified music of the 70s and 80s (and beyond) captures every essence of joy and jubilation and is still used in celebration as much as it is celebrated in its own right. Ilaiyaraaja, a man of humble physical stature, sparsely equipped with a self-sufficient studio of compact electronic devices literally COMMANDS celebration with his single handed symphonies. Defying any fair comparisons in the Western world (besides inadequate parallels to Joe Meek and Jean-Pierre Massiera) it is also virtually impossible to find similar electronic mavericks in the East. Imagine a mixture between Turkey’s Ilhan Mimaroglu and the acidic synthesiser ragas of Charanjit Singh and you're still left short of the songs. Essentially, Ilaiyaraaja is to the local Kollywood film industry what RD Burman/Bappi Lahiri or M.Ashraf/Tafo are to Bollywood and Lollywood but then remember that Ilaiyaraaja is a one-man band, with a single vision and zero competition. This compilation reveals more tasty treats from Finders Keepers ongoing obsession with The Crown Prince Of Tamil Pop - focusing on his growth in the mid-1980s as a confident young composer adding freak pop fuel to the flickering flame of Kodambakkam's Kollywood film industry, while embracing domestic synthesiser technology and fusing the power of elec- tro and synth pop to his Carnatic canon.

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Day 9 - 9th June 1984.

Following the executions of surviving pilgrims within the Gurdwara complex, the remaining survivors are rounded up, detained by the army forces and charged as terrorists:

"379 of the alleged ‘most dangerous terrorists’ were forced to sign a common confessional statement and thereafter served a common charge sheet that they were all Bhindranwale’s closest associates and comrades-in-arms engaged in waging war against the state... The evidence collected established beyond doubt that none of the Jodhpur detainees we succeeded in profiling are ‘terrorists’ but rather all of them are completely innocent, ordinary persons, whose only crime was that they had all gone to or were coming from the Golden Temple as devotees or pilgrims visiting the Golden Temple for the Gurpurab on June 3, 1984 or farmers gone to the Temple to deliver village donations of grain to the S.G.P.C. or students gone to pay obeisance at their holiest religious shrine, the Harmandir Sahib." ~ Citizens for Democracy; Report to the Nation: Oppression in Punjab, Bombay, 1985.

These detainees were detained for up to 5 years, before in the face of worldwide condemnation and protest they were finally released.

An article that was published in India Today (30/9/84) details the most vulnerable of the "suspected terrorists" arrested in June 1984 and detained in maximum security prisons:

"These were the other victims of Operation Bluestar, little children, some only two years old, who got rounded up. Since then, 39 children have been languishing in two Ludhiana jails. The youngest of these children, Jasbir Kaur, is only two years old, her sister Charanjit Kaur is four, and her brothers, Harinder and Balwinder, are six and twelve. There is four-year old Rinku whose father died during the army operation and whose mother has been missing since. Like the rest of the 'infant terrorists', Rinku had to go through gruelling interrogation. When asked where his mother was he replied, "I don't know". Asked where his father was, he said, "Killed with a gun". Why his stomach was so big; "Because I eat clay". Their ordeal began in early June when they were picked up around the Temple and packed into camps in Amritsar and Jalandhar. Two central agencies, the Central Bureau of lnvestigation (CBI) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) began their questioning. There were long, intimidating sessions. The children cried and begged to be sent home. But it went on for days. Their little finger prints were taken and IB sleuths set about verifying their bonafides. One interrogating officer admitted that officials were not moved by the children's cries."

The following quote is from an Indian Army circular which was distributed in June 1984, proving that all practicing Sikhs were considered terrorists and were targeted by the Indian government:

"Some of our innocent countrymen were administered an oath in the name of religion to support extremists and actively participated in the act of terrorism. These people wear a miniature kirpan round their neck and are called "Amritdharis". They have to be subdued to achieve the final aim of restoring peace in the country. Any knowledge of the "Amritdharis" who are dangerous people and pledged to commit murder, arson and acts of terrorism should be immediately brought to the notice of the authorities. These people may appear harmless from outside but they are basically committed to terrorism."

The government orders the shooting of unarmed protesters in New Delhi, Sri Nagar (Kashmir) and Panjab.

Some firing still continues within the Sri Darbar Sahib complex.

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Goa Chief Minister reaches Ambala to meet the wife of martyr Karnail Singh

Goa Chief Minister reaches Ambala to meet the wife of martyr Karnail Singh

IEP Chandigarh September 28 Goa Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant reached Barola village in Ambala district of Haryana to meet Charanjit Kaur, wife of Sardar Karnail Singh Benipal, who was martyred in the Goa Liberation Movement. During this, he also presented a cheque of Rs 10 lakh to  Smt. Charanjit Kaur as a gesture of honour. While celebrating the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and 60 years of…

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Far away in Canada and US, absent Channi remains mum on kin trouble

Far away in Canada and US, absent Channi remains mum on kin trouble

To those waiting to see if former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi would end his long hiatus from public over the Health Minister pulling up his sister-in-law and transferring her, he disappointed them again. Four months after the Channi government was voted out of power in the Assembly elections that were swept by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Dalit leader, who for a while sparked…

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AAP Punjab MLA visits school as chief guest where his mother works as a sanitation worker | India News

AAP Punjab MLA visits school as chief guest where his mother works as a sanitation worker | India News

New Delhi: Newly-elected Punjab MLA Labh Singh Ugoke on Tuesday (April 5, 2022) presided over a program at a school where his mother works as a sanitation worker. Ugoke Ugoke, who defeated former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channy in Bhadaur assembly constituency, was the chief guest at a school in Ugoke village. Ugoke’s mother Baldev Kaur, who has been working at the school for the…

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4 booked after AAP workers report illegal sand mining

4 booked after AAP workers report illegal sand mining

Sohana police have booked four people, including the sarpanch of Shampur village, for allowing illegal sand mining from the village’s shamlat land (village common land). The case was registered after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers informed the mining department who then conducted a raid. Those booked were identified as Charanjit Kaur- the sarpanch of Shampur village, Inderjeet Singh, Devi Dayal…

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After the Punjab sweep, AAP’s Bhagwant Mann to meet Arvind Kejriwal today!!!

When asked about the formation of the government, Bhagwant Mann, one of the chief ministerial faces of the AAP party in Punjab said that he will meet the governor of Punjab this Saturday. As per yesterday's election results, Bhagwant Mann has won the seat from Dhuri with a big margin of votes. To a question on government formation, Mr. Mann said, “I will meet the (Punjab) governor tomorrow. We will seek time from him today”.

So, this morning after having a historic win, Bhagwant Mann left his residence Sangrur to meet the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. When leaving for Delhi, He passes a statement that says “I am going to meet our national convenor who has formed this party, to congratulate him and after that, will work for Punjab”. In this meeting, the main agenda will be on the discussion of the name of the MLAs who will be given the cabinet portfolios. The co-in charge of AAP’s Punjab Raghava Chadha was also with Mann.

This comes after the AAP party won the Punjab elections decimating the Congress and the combined party of Shiromani Akali Dal and Bahujan Samaj Party. Mr. Mann said that the Oth taking ceremony will be held at Khatkar Kalan, which is the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in the Nawanshahr district.

On the party’s poll victory, he said, “The people defeated arrogant persons and they made the common people victorious”. He has won the Dhuri sear by a big margin of 58,206 votes.

AAP party has romped 92 seats out of all 117 assembly seats of Punjab. Many big names of the politics such as chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Prakash Singh Badal, and Amarinder Singh have lost their seats to the AAP candidates and it was a big win for the AAP party.

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DNA Exclusive: Political slugfest over Charanjit Channi`s `UP, Bihar ke bhaiyye` remarks

DNA Exclusive: Political slugfest over Charanjit Channi`s `UP, Bihar ke bhaiyye` remarks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today issued a strong reaction to Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s controversial remarks, where he said that “Bhayyas who coime from Uttar Pradesh and Punjab won’t be allowed to rule Punjab”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that even saint Ravidas – one of the most followed Sikh Gurus – was also born in Varanasi, that is in present-day Uttar Pradesh – “so…

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Channi or Bhagwant Mann – who is the next Chief Minister in Punjab?

Channi or Bhagwant Mann – who is the next Chief Minister in Punjab?

Sushil Kutty Political parties have been told by the Punjab Pollution Control Board to keep the noise level to the permissible limit. Notices have been issued to a few bombastic politicians. That said, the PPCB diktat matches Navjot Singh Sidhu’s frame of mind. The volatile Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief has been quiet after Rahul Gandhi named Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi the…