Who wants to a Ghazal style request?

As AmazingDiscoveries has worded it so nicely last time – "to satisfy the bureaucracy of the style request thread" we have to look for enough +1 for another style related to qawwali.

Genre Name : Folk, World & Country

Style Name : Ghazal

Alternative Names : n/a

Genres : Folk, World & Country

Description :
Ghazal is a common and popular form of music in Indian and Pakistan. Strictly speaking, it is not a musical form at all but a poetic recitation. However, today it is commonly conceived of as an Urdu song whose prime importance is given to the lyrics. Ghazal traces its roots in classical Arabic poetry. Ghazal grew from the Persian qasida which was usually a eulogy composed in praise of the emperors or their noblemen.
Ghazal was imported into India from the 12th to the 18th centuries. Slowly and gradually Ghazal acquired local color and form. The most notable contributor to Ghazal music in India was the famous poet Amir Khusrow. Soon Ghazal came to enjoy widespread popularity.
It is interesting to note that the Ghazal was introduced first in the north but it got Urdu character in the south. In the north, the rulers were very much oriented toward Persian but Urdu was beginning to be used for literary purposes in the south.
From just a poetic form, Ghazal acquired musical form in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was the period when the Ghazal became associated with courts. The "tawaif" tradition in the courts played an important role in the growth and development of Ghazal music. However, with the decline of the "tawaif" tradition in the 19th and the early 20th century, the performance part of Ghazals also underwent change.
With the development of recording and film industries, the Ghazal music became more popular as it went out from the confines of the courts to the masses. This had tremendous economic advantages for performers and producers of the Ghazals.
The poetic arrangement of the Ghazal is precise. The Ghazal is based upon a series of couplets which are woven together by a rhyming formation. The first couplet of the Ghazal is called "matla" and is the most important one. At times there are two matlas, where the second one is referred as "matla-e-sani". The last couplet of the Ghazal is vital and is called the "maqta". The "maqta" usually contains the pen name of the poet. The maqta is generally different from rest of the Ghazals as it is a personal statement.
The Ghazal music revolves usually around a few common themes. The Ghazals are woven around unreciprocated love, madness, mystical reflection and even social commentaries ridiculing and highlighting religious orthodoxy. But the most important theme of Ghazals is unrequited love. The traditional Ghazals are similar to the Hindustani classical music forms such as "Dadra" and "Thumri". Then there are some Ghazal forms that are similar to Qawwali. India has produced some of the exceptional talents in the field of Ghazal singing like Begum Akhtar, Jagjit Singh and Pankaj Udhas.
Examples :
Lyricists: Nida Fazli

Singers: Najma

Associated Styles : Indian Classical, Hindustani, Qawwali, Pop Ghazal, Bollywood

External Citations :

https://www.culturalindia.net/indian-music/ghazals.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazal
https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/Ghazal/
https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/Pop+Ghazal/

Notes : n/a

Pinging all petitioners from the qawwali thread: Nivaan.
+1 and additional arguments for adding welcome.

+1 for the addition of style, and thanks for the work done!

+1 here too...… this was well overdue and welcome with open arms!
This would be great for releases like Pankaj Udhas - Mu-Kar-Rar (Ghazals)
Thank you!

And another +1 for your request.

+1 from me too

You have my vote too, +1

+1 me too. All the great Ghazal singers (Jagjit Singh, Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali, Pankaj Udhas and many more) will get their due credit.

+1

I literally thought to request this about a month ago. I can't recall the record that made me want to do it.l, but I'm glad I waited. I couldn't have written a proposal that would even come close to the one above!

+1

typoman2
+1

+1 from me too! :)

Earjerk...
I couldn't have written a proposal that would even come close to the one above!

The praise for the main text has to go to the guys of https://www.culturalindia.net who have written it, well worded and profound, and know way more about the subject than me. I just shortened it a bit so people don't get overwhelmed with details.
I only made the research, collected links and brought it into the right form. Half an hour max if you know where to look.
Thanks anyway for the nice words.

+1 for me. Ghazal be da shit, yo!

Earjerk...
I can't recall the record that made me want to do it.

Here it is...
Penaaz Masani* - Dilruba

I agree
New style is "Ghazal" is welcome
but then it will also invite Qawali, naat, bhavgeet, and many more types
New Genre should be introduced, viz. "Light Classical Music" that can accommodate all these forms
thanks
surchand

surchand
but then it will also invite Qawali,

Well, I pinged you yesterday here: https://www.discogs.sie.com/forum/thread/785260#7792361
You might wanna check your inbox … thanks for the +1

I'm all for narrowing down the "Folk, World & Country" blatant vagueness.

Another +1!

clanc
I'm all for narrowing down the "Folk, World & Country" blatant vagueness.

+1

… a bump after the weekend.

Thanks all.
14 votes for the proposal up to now if I count correctly including myself – that isn't bad.
Maybe some more who think it's a good idea – before I post it in the approprite thread?