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In conversation with Nishant Mittal, founder of archival Indian music page Digging in India.
Better known by his Instagram handle “Digging in India,” Nishant Mittal’s unique perspective and inspired discoveries has made a fan out of many. The way Mittal approaches music is detective-like, and as he makes his many uncanny discoveries he increases the scope of — and challenges the normative understanding of — what Indian music looks and sounds like. In the past year as the world turned to their digitized lives to feel connected, Mittal was able to shine a light on unsung and nearly forgotten artists, and as his platform quickly grows, it’s clear he’s only getting started.
He phoned in from his home in Delhi in between archiving, selling records and baking (alongside his partner at their new bakery) to share where he’s been and where he’s going.
My parents were not music enthusiasts, so I wasn’t passed down a collection or a stash of records from my parents. I think the first time I remember seeing records was just in pop culture — Western TV shows and movies. I remember watching the movie High Fidelity, and it was all about records. I absolutely love that movie!
Soon after that I bought my first record, which cost me around 100 rupees (~1
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Petition: Stop Repression Against Villagers In Dhinkia, Odisha
Writers, Artists, Human Rights Activists and Well-known Personalities. Demand Protection of Human Rights and Livelihood of the Local Villagers of Dhinkia, Odisha
The South Korean Company POSCO backed out from Odisha due to a long struggle of the local communities. However, the Odisha state Government is allowing Jindal to take over the lands and livelihood of the same local villagers. The struggle for the protection of local resources, livelihood, human rights and environment is going on.
The state Government has unleashed severe repressive methods on the activists and local villagers, instead of solving the problems of people. The Jindal-POSCO Pratirodh Committee, which is spearheading the struggle of the local communities against such severe repression has demanded to release all prisoners immediately and withdrawal of Jindhal, the company which is taking over their lands.
In this context, many writers, artists, human rights activists, academicians, organisations and many well known personalities have demanded withdrawal of Jindhal, protection of the lands and environment of the local villagers and release of the activist prisoners from jail, through a petition to the President of India. They have a
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