Khaleej Times - Oil on a high - 27 April 2006
AS WAS mentioned in the opinion column, there seems to be an amicable solution to the surge in oil prices. As an out of box solution to counter the inflation, we have to invest in the hydrocarbons stock and silently witness the cash register ringing.
There's some anticipation that the price could move up to US$ 100 per barrel. Economists have various theories of permutations and combinations for increase in oil price. For an ordinary man, the price increase is a key aspect of worry and frustration, as he has to spend more for deriving the same level of benefit.
- Yasmin Banu, Abu Dhabi
Monday, May 08, 2006
Kaavya and plagiarism - 2 May 2006 - Khaleej Times
IT IS frustrating to note that a budding teenager Kaavya Viswanathan from the renowned University of Harvard has resorted to the act of plagiarism. More so because, the third generation of Indo-US citizens are making faster strides in the US by virtue of their discipline, decorum and perseverance and had deserved the accolades and respects of their counterparts across the Atlantic.
In respect of any piece of works from arts to architecture, from literature to music, it is natural that artists draw inspiration from previous works of the kind which they admire.
Modern day composers, however, to one step further and straightaway lift the tunes of other composers and rename them as a source of inspiration. Over the time, we had noticed that there’s a thin dividing line between inspiration and plagiarism. If a verisimilitude of the original works is produced, it cannot be considered as inspiration but termed as ‘plagiarism’.
— Yasmin Banu, Abu Dhabi
IT IS frustrating to note that a budding teenager Kaavya Viswanathan from the renowned University of Harvard has resorted to the act of plagiarism. More so because, the third generation of Indo-US citizens are making faster strides in the US by virtue of their discipline, decorum and perseverance and had deserved the accolades and respects of their counterparts across the Atlantic.
In respect of any piece of works from arts to architecture, from literature to music, it is natural that artists draw inspiration from previous works of the kind which they admire.
Modern day composers, however, to one step further and straightaway lift the tunes of other composers and rename them as a source of inspiration. Over the time, we had noticed that there’s a thin dividing line between inspiration and plagiarism. If a verisimilitude of the original works is produced, it cannot be considered as inspiration but termed as ‘plagiarism’.
— Yasmin Banu, Abu Dhabi
Naushad Ali - Death of a legend - Asianage - 8th May 2006
Sir, Indian film industry has lost one of its greatest composers, Naushad Ali (Naushad dies at 87, May 6). In the age of re-mixes, where songs wither as autumn leaves, his evergreen compositions from Mughal-E-Azam, Baiju Bawra, Kohinoor, Mother India, Dil Diya Dard Liya etc., are still resonating in our ears. He was the first composer to combine the flute and the clarinet, the sitar and the mandolin. In addition, he earned the rare distinction of introducing Hindustani classical music and singers to film music, as Bade Ghulam Ali Khan in Mughal-E-Azam and D.V. Paluskar in Baiju Bawra.
Yasmin Banu
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Sir, Indian film industry has lost one of its greatest composers, Naushad Ali (Naushad dies at 87, May 6). In the age of re-mixes, where songs wither as autumn leaves, his evergreen compositions from Mughal-E-Azam, Baiju Bawra, Kohinoor, Mother India, Dil Diya Dard Liya etc., are still resonating in our ears. He was the first composer to combine the flute and the clarinet, the sitar and the mandolin. In addition, he earned the rare distinction of introducing Hindustani classical music and singers to film music, as Bade Ghulam Ali Khan in Mughal-E-Azam and D.V. Paluskar in Baiju Bawra.
Yasmin Banu
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Khaleej Times - Naushad’s magic - 8 May 2006
THE Indian film industry has lost one of the greatest composers of our times. A living legend, Naushad Ali breathed his last in the Nanavati hospital, Mumbai. In the age of re-mix ,where the repeat value of the song and the composer wither like leaves of the fall, his evergreen compositions from Mughal-e-Azam, Baiju Bawra, Kohinoor, Mother India, Dil Diya Dard Liya etc. still resonate in our ears.
Leaving his ancestral home for Mumbai to get a much-needed break as a composer in the films, he had the sobering experience of spending his life on the footpath. Success never eluded him due to his dexterity and love for music.
Finally with Baiju Bawra became a mammoth success and he never looked back. He was the first composer to combine the flute and the clarinet, the sitar and mandolin.
In addition, holding a rare distinction of introducing Hindustani classical music and singers to film music as Bade Ghulam Ali Khan in Mughal-e-Azam and D.V. Pulaskar in Baiju Bawra, he was inspired by the ragas.
- Yasmin Banu, Abu Dhabi
THE Indian film industry has lost one of the greatest composers of our times. A living legend, Naushad Ali breathed his last in the Nanavati hospital, Mumbai. In the age of re-mix ,where the repeat value of the song and the composer wither like leaves of the fall, his evergreen compositions from Mughal-e-Azam, Baiju Bawra, Kohinoor, Mother India, Dil Diya Dard Liya etc. still resonate in our ears.
Leaving his ancestral home for Mumbai to get a much-needed break as a composer in the films, he had the sobering experience of spending his life on the footpath. Success never eluded him due to his dexterity and love for music.
Finally with Baiju Bawra became a mammoth success and he never looked back. He was the first composer to combine the flute and the clarinet, the sitar and mandolin.
In addition, holding a rare distinction of introducing Hindustani classical music and singers to film music as Bade Ghulam Ali Khan in Mughal-e-Azam and D.V. Pulaskar in Baiju Bawra, he was inspired by the ragas.
- Yasmin Banu, Abu Dhabi
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Khaleej Times - May 2' 2006 - Kaavya and Plagiarism
Kaavya and plagiarism
2 May 2006
IT IS frustrating to note that a budding teenager Kaavya Viswanathan from the renowned University of Harvard has resorted to the act of plagiarism. More so because, the third generation of Indo-US citizens are making faster strides in the US by virtue of their discipline, decorum and perseverance and had deserved the accolades and respects of their counterparts across the Atlantic.
In respect of any piece of works from arts to architecture, from literature to music, it is natural that artists draw inspiration from previous works of the kind which they admire.
Modern day composers, however, to one step further and straightaway lift the tunes of other composers and rename them as a source of inspiration. Over the time, we had noticed that there’s a thin dividing line between inspiration and plagiarism. If a verisimilitude of the original works is produced, it cannot be considered as inspiration but termed as ‘plagiarism’.
— Yasmin Banu, Abu Dha
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Monday, May 01, 2006
Lifting - Asianage
Sir, It is frustrating to note that a budding teenager from a renowned university like Harvard has resorted to plagiarism (Publisher says no to apology by Kaavya, April 26). Third generation Indian-Americans are making great strides in the United States because of their intelligence, discipline, decorum and perseverance. And they deserve the respect of the country they live in. This is not the way that they should be hitting headlines. While it is true that to be influenced by a work of art, a story, a novel, a song, is a natural phenomenon, one must realise that there is a difference between "influence" and what is nothing but "lifting." Kaavya is a teenager, and has a long way to go. So it is sad that in pursuit of fame and money she has set such a bad example and brought shame to the Indian community based in the US.
Yasmin Banu
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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