The tabla virtuoso, who passed away at 73, was remembered by celebrities and artists on social media for his 'immense humility' and for helping launch the careers of young musicians.
This is the second edition of the ‘music bus’, unveiled by NGO Naadvistaar Foundation Tuesday, in partnership with non-profit Manzil Mystics, the Delhi government and MCD schools.
With the range of artists that have come to perform and the diversity of music created here, India is thriving. There is no desperation to attract ‘cutting-edge’ international bands.
The racist comments against Indian rapper Hanumankind, whose song Big Dawgs has become a big hit, undermine all artists who’ve created great music but haven’t been noticed enough.
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.
At the dawn of a new century, India had an all-girl band whose members were outspoken, didn't shy away from risque fashion and were unapologetic about their behaviour.
With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
Please be specific, Mr. Director. Only north-Indian women “embraced” Honey Singh’s songs. The usual Delhi-Chandigarh type girls.
Nobody else (I am speaking strictly of women here) “embraced” anything related to Honey Singh. In fact, women cursed him all the time, holding him up as an example of societal misogyny and oppressive patriarchy. Nobody ever accepted, let alone embrace, Honey Singh’s songs.
But yes, the Delhi-Chandigarh types did not have much of an issue with him. The women carelessly grooved to his raunchy and misogynistic numbers – blissfully oblivious that they are furthering this utterly patriarchal and misogynistic nonsense masquerading as music, But then again, nobody has ever had much expectations from these D-C types.
Please be specific, Mr. Director. Only north-Indian women “embraced” Honey Singh’s songs. The usual Delhi-Chandigarh type girls.
Nobody else (I am speaking strictly of women here) “embraced” anything related to Honey Singh. In fact, women cursed him all the time, holding him up as an example of societal misogyny and oppressive patriarchy. Nobody ever accepted, let alone embrace, Honey Singh’s songs.
But yes, the Delhi-Chandigarh types did not have much of an issue with him. The women carelessly grooved to his raunchy and misogynistic numbers – blissfully oblivious that they are furthering this utterly patriarchal and misogynistic nonsense masquerading as music, But then again, nobody has ever had much expectations from these D-C types.