{"id":22,"date":"2022-11-10T04:03:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T04:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/?p=22"},"modified":"2022-11-10T04:03:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T04:03:59","slug":"qawali-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/qawali-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Qawali Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2022\/11\/Qawali-Night-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2022\/11\/Qawali-Night-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2022\/11\/Qawali-Night-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2022\/11\/Qawali-Night-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2022\/11\/Qawali-Night-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2022\/11\/Qawali-Night-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2022\/11\/Qawali-Night-1-1568x882.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"page42R_mcid11\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Qawali is one<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of the primary forms of musical entertain<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ment that traces its rich<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid12\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">legacy back to the subcontinent. It is a<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">vibrant composition of artistic expression, <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid13\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and has been celebrated profusely <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">throughout all times. Thus, Beaconhouse<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid14\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">College Program also found itself adher<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ing to this wealthy tradition. Serving as a<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid15\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">detachment from the academic routine, it<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">is one of the most awaited events of<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid16\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the year. Hence, it is no surprise that the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Qawali Night was met with excitement<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid17\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and celebrated with intoxicating ecstasy. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Arranged by the BCP debating society, it<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid18\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">aimed not only to relieve the burden on<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the students&#8217; minds, but also to <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid20\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">illuminate a beacon of admiration in<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">their hearts for their mellifluous cul<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">tural <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid21\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ancestry. The event bore fruit due to<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the indefatigable efforts of the direc-<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">tors and<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid22\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the handsome contribution by the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">members of the management. The <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">presence of <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid23\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the notable qawal, Abad Ali Abad,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">played a significant role in making this <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">event<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid24\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">live up to the hype that surrounded it.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">This phenomenal event was inaugurat<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ed <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid25\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">with the classical and spiritual qawali: <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cTu kuja mun kuja.&#8221; Sequentially,<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid26\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid27\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">many<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid28\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">qawalis were sung, each verse re-verbing<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">among the audience with its own delight,<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid29\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">each more elegant than its predecessor,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and more fragrant than its posterity. <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid30\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Using traditional musical instruments and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">modern rhythmic modes, the qawal<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid31\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">inebriated the audience with his elating <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">performance. Students clapped, sang and <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid32\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">even danced with their souls swept away by<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the tides of musical sensation. <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid33\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Certainly, this eventful night served quite<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">complementary to the great college life<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page42R_mcid34\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">that awaited the entire student body!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qawali is one of the primary forms of musical entertainment that traces its rich legacy back to the subcontinent. It&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/qawali-night\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Qawali Night<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":297,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/297"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/254\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}