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Ali Sethi
Even though he is best known for his innovative blend of traditional Pakistani
poetry and contemporary pop music, composer Ali Sethi first rose to fame as a
writer with his 2009 novel, The Wish Maker. The son of award-winning journalists
and politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, he was born on July 2, 1984, in
Lahore, Pakistan. It was, in fact, his mother who introduced him to South Asian
music at a very young age, exposing him to artists such as Noor Jehan, Iqbal
Bano, and Farida Khanum. After graduating from Harvard College, Ali Sethi gained
international acclaim thanks to ...
