Handmade in Dijkot, tablas carry centuries of musical tradition, with each stroke reflecting skill and enduring legacy ...

The beat of a dhol or the rhythm of a tabla travels from the ears to the heart and slowly takes over the body. A listener ...

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Renowned Hindi author Kashinath Singh looks back at seven decades he has spent in the holy city of Banaras, or Varanasi, and ...

Hindustani vocalist Shubha Mudgal on why she can't say anything is 'low art', and tabla player Dr Aneesh Pradhan on why there is ideally an element of risk in any intelligent performance.

Anand Murali’s love for music began at home, where he grew up in a family always surrounded by music. It was a part of daily life and it felt natural for him to ...

Come winters, Kolkata evenings are usually drenched with classical rhythmic notes and beats that light up your mood. And Dharohar Ebam Shagird, a classical music and dance fest, makes it easier. The ...

At the Serendipity Arts Festival’s tenth edition in Goa, percussionist and curator Bickram Ghosh advanced a compelling cultural argument—that tradition survives not by standing still, but by learning ...

Today, January 6th, the maverick composer AR Rahman, the repository of raga renown, turns 59. Interestingly, Rahman’s son ...