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Protest musician ⦠Kapil Seshasayee. Photograph: Sean Patrick Campbell
Protest musician ⦠Kapil Seshasayee. Photograph: Sean Patrick Campbell
The multi-genre artistâs bold sound and confrontation of Indian social problems are winning him a growing audience â and a surprise new collaborator in US rapper Lil B
Tue 25 May 2021 04.14 EDT
Last modified on Thu 27 May 2021 05.10 EDT
In 2000, pregnant 19-year-old Harpreet Kaur was found dead in mysterious circumstances. Her mother, the then chief of the committee that manages Sikh places of worship across India, cited severe food poisoning as the cause. The truth was much more sinister. Kaur was murdered following her secret marriage to 21-year-old Kamaljeet Singh â a lower-caste man â against the wishes of her mother.
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