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Sitar, Sanskrit and Baul music: How Mick Jagger played to India's tune

As Jagger rolls into his 80s, India's influence on his music remains subtle but significant

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Mick Jagger (Photo credit: Gorup de Besanez (CC BY-SA 3.0) / Wikimedia Commons)

Debarghya Sanyal New Delhi
If you were a fan of the British band scene in the 1960s and ’70s, then you were constantly torn between the “squeaky clean” boys next door (The Beatles) and the downright rowdy rebels (The Rolling Stones). And steering the Stones through one public outrage after another was a man known for his strategically planned provocations. From relieving himself in public to snorting a dead man’s ashes, the group was raising storms every day, and Mick Jagger was the captain of the good times. He turns 80 today.

With the Stones, he has given the world unforgettable hits like “(I Can't

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