He loved the syncreticism of Hindustani music, with its mixture of Hindu and Muslim influences.

ECONOMIST: Bhimsen Joshi

For Bhimsen Joshi was really interpreting Hindustani music in his own way.

ECONOMIST: Bhimsen Joshi

Despite their proximity and the absence of a language barrier -- Hindustani, an amalgam of Hindi and Urdu, is understood by both north Indians and Pakistanis -- only 1.2% of Pakistan's exports go to India, while the import tally is a mere 0.7%.

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