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.
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.
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.
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.
Zeb Bangash have launched ‘Healing Khayal’— a four-month musical residency where students will train under Khayal maestro Guru Ustaad Naseeruddin Saami.
Singers of the past were often stereotyped as prostitutes. Avanti Patel and her group are changing that and breaking down the barrier between the audience and the stage.
M.S. Gopalakrishnan, popularly known as MSG, was part of the holy trinity of violinists who played Carnatic music and was also well-versed in Hindustani Classical music.
Sushant Singh Rajput’s death put Bollywood’s nepotism in spotlight. But feudal sites with the power to break young careers have been the hallmark of classical gharanas too.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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