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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicHindustani classical music

Topic: Hindustani classical music

Manna Dey rewired the nuts and bolts of classical music by infusing it with Bollywood flavour

Manna Dey built a parallel legacy in Bengali music, collaborating with legends like Salil Chowdhury and Hemant Kumar, and made melodies that are still famous.

How does a singer bring emotion in Thumri? Vidya Rao answers through many voices

Throughout the lecture, 'The Many Routes to Bhav in Thumri', Rao played performances of singers like Naina Devi and Birju Maharaj, urging the audience to find emotion.

When Gangubai Hangal gave up singing & cancelled her HMV contract

In 'A Life in Three Octaves', Deepa Ganesh offers the first-ever biography of Gangubai Hangal as the singer navigated the end of courtesan singing tradition and the advent of modernity.

Indian artists must get ready for a new freedom movement. Ashok Vajpeyi’s rallying cry

Poet Ashok Vajpeyi delivered the lecture ‘Our Arts: Our Society’ in memory of Kapila Vatsyayan, the grand matriarch of cultural studies and a preeminent practitioner of the arts in India.

Concerts to home solos, Ustad Rashid Khan fans flock to his Instagram page to revisit maestro’s magic

The Padma Shri awardee, who passed away this week, was among India’s most Instagram-savvy musicians. Through reels, he'd offer fans glimpses of not just performances, but also his life. 

Pakistani singer Zeb Bangash is making classical music less intimidating–with ‘Healing Khayal’

Zeb Bangash have launched ‘Healing Khayal’— a four-month musical residency where students will train under Khayal maestro Guru Ustaad Naseeruddin Saami.

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India has 7.4% growth, but faltering tax revenue could have implications in coming fiscal year

In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Army chief lambasts Chinese infra push in Shaksgam Valley. ‘We consider it illegal action’

Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.