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Decode the clues and connect them to a common theme:
Sesame + Jaggery
Capricorn Festival
A dish whose name means ‘to boil over’

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Winter Harvest festivals in India
Lohri - is the amalgamation of two Punjabi words - 'Til' meaning sesame and 'Rorahi' meaning jaggery - 'Tilohri' over the years became Lohri.
Makar Sakranti - “Makar” refers to Capricorn, and “Sankranti” denotes the movement of the sun into a new celestial orbit.
Pongal - Pongal is also the name of the dish made and eaten during this festival. It is a mixture of boiled sweet rice. It is derived from the Tamil word pongu, which means “to boil over”.

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What is the common thread here?

When pop went Desi - Seniors TodayStream Nazia Hassan - Disco Deewane (Tribal Mix) DJ Vipul by Vipul Pawar | Listen online for free on SoundCloudundefined

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All three were produced by British Indian producer and composer Biddu Appaiah, who also engineered Nazia Hassan's meteoric rise to fame with Aap Jaisa Koi.

Fun fact: Biddu's production style inspired two of his session musicians to found the new wave band The Buggles, whose greatest hit was Video Killed The Radio Star -- which in turn "inspired" Bappi Lahiri to knock out Koi Yahaan Naache Naache from 1982's Disco Dancer.

Full circle.