Pragaash
Sign in to savePragaash (, prāgāsh — «moonshine») was an Indian all-female rock band consisting of three Kashmiri Muslim girls- Noma Nazir Bhatt, Aneeqa Khalid and Farah Deeba. The band was formed in December 2012 and received controversy from Islamic scholars, who claimed that the band members allegedly broke the codes of Islam. The band members all received threats of death, rape, and other physical harm, as well as a fatwa from the Grand Mufti of India's Kashmir, which prompted them to quit the band.
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- Instance of
- musical group
- Country
- India
- Genre
- rock music
- Country of origin
- India
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- inception
- 2012-00-00
- location of formation
- Jammu and Kashmir
- start of work period
- 2012-12-10
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Pragaash (, prāgāsh — «moonshine») was an Indian all-female rock band consisting of three Kashmiri Muslim girls- Noma Nazir Bhatt, Aneeqa Khalid and Farah Deeba. The band was formed in December 2012 and received controversy from Islamic scholars, who claimed that the band members allegedly broke the codes of Islam. The band members all received threats of death, rape, and other physical harm, as well as a fatwa from the Grand Mufti of India's Kashmir, which prompted them to quit the band.
== History == The band made their first public appearance on 10 December 2012 when they participated in a Battle of Bands competition in Srinagar, India, where they received the award for "Best Performance".
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