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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 of the next lot of performers.
20 Sep 2017 6:33 AM
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 Sep 2017 1:03 AM
My music belongs to my forefathers, it’s not mine, says Pandit Sanju Sahai
Sanju Sahai is a 6th generation musician, now London based, and today the eldest son, so is the ‘khalifa’ (titular head) of his gharana.
11 Sep 2017 12:50 AM
The embodiment of Banaras
“Sehajta” (natural state of being, innate) in this city is incomparable, nowhere else in the world will you experience this.
06 Sep 2017 1:34 AM
Thumri Festival 2017: Representing the very best of North Indian vocal music traditions
Banaras’s very own, thumri doyen, Pt Chanulal Mishra ends the concerts on the first day.
29 Aug 2017 12:47 AM
Indian classical music in search of patrons
One of All India Radio’s primary tasks was to broadcast classical music and provide jobs to artists.
29 May 2017 6:52 AM
Down memory lane with maestro vocalist
Music has the ability to transport you to another world. You get a sense of peace with it. Music connects you to your soul.
22 May 2017 1:33 AM
Remembering the musical genius Kishori Amonkar
A few years earlier, Kishori Amonkar had insisted on paying a musical tribute to on Girija Devi’s 85th birthday celebration in Varanasi.
08 May 2017 5:21 AM
Playing sarod in a different tune
It’s a difficult instrument to master and associated with vigour and a certain robustness.
02 May 2017 5:47 AM
Finding the Divine in classical music
Every year, the festival also encourages local artists, young artists and even senior artists who are not commercially popular.
25 Apr 2017 2:05 AM
An unmatched original singer
Artists and fans were united in acknowledging the impact Amonkar has had on their lives for decades.
05 Apr 2017 1:22 AM
A musical festival like no other
The Bhilwara group, though spread essentially in Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, has its corporate office in Noida.
03 Apr 2017 1:39 AM
Maestros to perform at Delhi music fest
Shankarlal was also the venue of the spectacular trigalbandi between Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pt Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.
27 Mar 2017 2:52 AM
A focused musician
Budhaditya Mukherjee is a down-to-earth, grounded musician on whom stardom sits well.
20 Mar 2017 2:40 AM
A worthy tribute to a sarod maestro
Pandit Biswajit Roy Chaudhary plays Radhu Babu’s favourite ragas, hails him as a ‘great student of Senia Shahjahanpur gharana’.
06 Mar 2017 6:37 AM
A melodious fest like no other
Unrecognised young musicians’ performances left the audience spellbound in the capital.
27 Feb 2017 1:26 AM
Jugalbandi par excellence!
Ustad Zakir Hussain and Ustad Shujaat Khan’s stellar performance mesmerised the audience in New Delhi.
20 Feb 2017 2:53 AM
The ustad of stirring and soulful melodies
Our music is for introspection, not to play to the gallery: Ustad Ashish Khan
30 Jan 2017 2:43 AM
Classical world remembers maestro
Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan was an iconoclast who experimented with different genres.
16 Jan 2017 2:10 AM
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