In an environment full of phones, live music as an art form gets lost. The spontaneity that once made concerts special, has been replaced by a series of premeditated stunts, writes Jessica Carl
After Coldplay performed last year in Ahmedabad, the phrase concert economy was suddenly in vogue. It has set off a competition among several states to become India’s concert capital.
A 2023 study drew online responses from 357 people, 75% of them women, about personal experiences and observations of equity, representation, and safety in the music industry.
Covid crisis has turned laptop screens and drawing rooms into live stages for artists. However the economic benefit of such arrangements is yet to be seen.
The closure stems from a 2005 order — upheld this year by the SC — that requires places of public entertainment to seek licences if they wish to play music.
In an environment full of phones, live music as an art form gets lost. The spontaneity that once made concerts special, has been replaced by a series of premeditated stunts, writes Jessica Carl
While refiners in Europe, the US and parts of Asia are boosting jet fuel output to cash in on rising jet fuel margins, India and China are taking a cautious approach.
The primary task of the over 100 AN-32s with the IAF is to deliver all that is needed for sustenance of soldiers across the country, from high altitude and mountainous terrain to the island chains.
It’s a perfectly reasonable presumption that Modi will be around for a significant enough time for us to reflect on the challenges that lie ahead. I will list five.
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