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Sawal-jawab

सवाल-जवाब
Meaning

A question-and-answer exchange of phrases between two musicians or a soloist and drummer.

Literally: question-answer

See it in the verse

Sawal-jawab in Iqbal’s couplets

Aflaak se aata hai naalon ka javaab aakhir
Karte hain khitaab aakhir uThte hain hijaab aakhir
At last the skies answer the cries that rise to them; at last the veils lift and the silence breaks into speech.
Hope · Action · Aspiration
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SANSKRIT

Jugalbandi

A duet in which two soloists play together, weaving and competing in dialogue.

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