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Topic: Jazz

How US charmed Bombay with jazz—and left Indians feeling Americans were their blood brothers

Did the agenda work in India? Fifty years later, fans still remember the warmth and excitement of jazz, as the audience at an IIC talk proved.

Revisit Project’s desi jazz brings audience but no money. That’s India’s indie music scene

The popularity of The Revisit Project’s instrumental music in a vocals-obsessed industry is an interesting addition to the independent music scene in India.

’In films, I have mostly sung for the bad girls’ —Why Usha Uthup is more than Bollywood songs

In an authorised biography, Vikas Kumar Jha writes about Usha Uthup’s journey from jazz bands in Chennai’s glitzy nightclubs to a pan-India musical sensation.

On Camera

Why Modi blinked first in the student protest

Friends who would never be seen dead at a political event turned up at Jantar Mantar with their kids. Here's what broke the rules of dissent under Modi.

Beyond the gold coin: What Vijay govt’s maiden Tamil Nadu budget really spends on

Beyond the symbolism of welfare announcements, the numbers show a government betting on administrative efficiency and growth to manage a mounting debt burden.

Ex-CDS Gen Chauhan flags white labelling in defence. What is it & why it undermines ‘aatmanirbharta’

Remarks come at a time when govt has dramatically increased procurement from Indian industry, with private companies, start-ups emerging as major suppliers to armed forces.

Modi govt response to Gen Z protest shows a rare vulnerability. It’s an opportunity for Opposition

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.