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.
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.
In the Indian education system, neo-casteism encompasses many forms of caste-based profiling, manipulation of nomenclature, political rigmaroles, and fearmongering.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
A few days ago this writer wrote that Asrani acted in Amar Akbar Anthony and Andaz Apna Apna. Now, she writes Manna Dey made his debut in 1984. Is she using AI to compose articles?
A few days ago this writer wrote that Asrani acted in Amar Akbar Anthony and Andaz Apna Apna. Now, she writes Manna Dey made his debut in 1984. Is she using AI to compose articles?