Tag: Korla Pandit
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Passing While Black: Black Man Becomes the Indian Liberace?!
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Last week The New Republic posted this fascinating story about the famous Indian singer Korla Pandit. Known as the “Godfather of Exotica,” he had his own TV show that ran in the 1950s and had an impressive recording career as well. He was rich, married βto a White woman β and accepted…