Sufi music strikes a discordant note in Uttar Pradesh
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Dubai: The Yogi Adityanath led BJP government in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has been accused of terminating a dance performance midway because it was based on qawwali - a form of sufi Islamic devotional music typically performed at shrines. Renowned danseuse and creator of sufi kathak Manjari Chaturvedi, told Gulf News she was performing at an event organised by the government´s cultural department at a five-star hotel on Thursday when the music abruptly stopped and an announcement was made for the next act. `I was aghast. At first, I thought it was a technical glitch but when the next act was announced it was clear that this was not a glitch. The music had been...