Ghulam’s Ghazals Ghulam crosses the Indian border to conquer. Bodies vanish; souls wander in the vicarious valleys. Fanatics essay to frighten the music maestro, shouting outside the auditorium. If they sit inside, they’ll return as men. There’s no discrimination in music. Minds molt mundane emotions, and become fresh again. His ghazals, like AB group, accept blood of Hindustani classical music. Music creates blue moonlight, when a youth enjoys black hair-falls amidst the fragrance of jasmine blooms. A man in seventies skulks to1960, where a brown girl stands half hidden behind door. Aches and anxieties lie vanquished in Ghulam’s voice and variations. Men in diverse creeds die; human beings rise. [Ghazal is a lyric poem, typically on the theme of love, set to music. Ghulam Ali is a Pakistani ghazal singer. AB is a blood group known as ‘universal acceptor’]