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Swar Samrat festival set to enthral City of Joy

The festival is to open with the doyen of the Gwalior/Agra/Jaipur gharana, the unparalleled Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar.

27 Nov 2017 12:50 AM IST

Dr Shashank Maktedar performs during an event. (Photo: Irfan Zuberi)

Ragas enthrall capital

The lyrics of the khayal were monsoon linked, perhaps inviting the much needed rains in Delhi.

20 Nov 2017 1:15 AM IST

Pandit Birju Maharaj with Appaji. (Photo: Avinash Pasricha)

Pandit Birju Maharaj remembers Girija Devi

The emphasis was totally on the lyrics and emotion to be conveyed.

13 Nov 2017 4:47 AM IST

Interestingly, the artists will face the grand ghats of Varanasi, with the pealing of several temple bells interspersing the recitals, while the audience will look out to the river, as the sun sets, for the evening concerts.

Two-day Mahindra Kabira festival begins on November 10

Kabir in the folk tradition will be invoked by Mahesh Ram, from Jaisalmer; his group and he belong to the Meghna...

6 Nov 2017 6:32 AM IST

Jayanti Kumaresh

9th edition of classical music and dance festival to arrive in New...

The Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan will also be releasing its annual Digest during the festival.

25 Oct 2017 12:54 AM IST

Niladri Kumar (right) with Vijay Ghate. (Photo: Rakesh Sinha)

Breaking boundaries to carve out a niche in music

Niladri Kumar is a phenomenal instrumentalist; an immensely creative artist, not afraid to experiment.

16 Oct 2017 1:37 AM IST

Ustad Rashid Khan, with Pt Tanmoy Bose on tabla. (Photo: Rakesh Sinha)

Winters bring with it the joys of classical music festivals

In North India, after a lull, there are some concerts during the monsoons, dedicated to the Malhars.

9 Oct 2017 5:51 AM IST

Purbayan Chatterjis forays in international collaborations and his work on the electronic sitar makes him an artist who strives to create something new. (Photo: Meenakshi Das)

Of music and experiments with Purbayan

Purbayan Chatterji believes that music is a journey into the unknown, where one is linked with it, and yet can never...

2 Oct 2017 1:25 AM IST

Bombay Jayashri

Hills of Himachal to echo with the sound of music

Nowadays the thread of listening is lost with only an hour or so being allotted to an artist, followed by interruptions...

20 Sept 2017 6:33 AM IST

A still from Lassawallah

Himachal keeps theatre alive with amateur dramatic club

Since its inception as the summer capital of British India, Shimla has had a history of amateur theatre.

12 Sept 2017 1:03 AM IST

Pandit Sanju Sahai (Photo: Rakesh Sinha)

My music belongs to my forefathers, it's not mine, says Pandit Sanju...

Sanju Sahai is a 6th generation musician, now London based, and today the eldest son, so is the khalifa' (titular head)...

11 Sept 2017 12:50 AM IST

Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra.

The embodiment of Banaras

Sehajta (natural state of being, innate) in this city is incomparable, nowhere else in the world will you experience...

6 Sept 2017 1:34 AM IST