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World Service,9 mins

The low caste man behind a hit Indian song

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Jitendra Haripal was the man behind 'Rangabati' a massive hit song in India in the 1970s. But his road to stardom was complicated by the fact he came from a lower caste Dalit background. Outlook's Suhail Haleem has been to meet him. The recorded version of Jitendra singing Rangabati, was courtesy of the Indian record manufacturing company Ltd, or INRECO Image: Jitendra Haripal Credit: Âé¶¹Éç/Suhail Haleem

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