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National School of Drama’s Bharat Rang Mahotsav to stage Indian and foreign plays

20th Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM), the largest theatre festival in Asia, organised by the National School of Drama (NSD), is all set to bring its bouquet of plays, interactive sessions, and other...

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PM Modi’s condemnation of Trudeau’s actions a turning point in India-Canada relations

The Indian PM’s reference to the “rule of law” in his tweet served as...

Top 5 Abhinandan Mishra

Confronting America’s fiscal disaster

Reducing the size and cost of government is a major priority for former President,...

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Trudeau presides over Khalistani madness

Blaming India for every criminal incident in Canada is laughable, when Trudeau’s pet thugs...

Top 5 Joyeeta Basu

IAF takes adequate measures ensuring digital security, no threats from MoU with Uber

The data is encrypted in such a manner that it is almost impossible to...

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‘Jazz gives you opportunities to express, surprise yourself’

Yilian Cañizares is a jazz musician known for her harmonious blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms with classical Russian and French styles. She was recently in...

Quiet voice of the soul

You have been trained in Hindustani classical music but your style is more eclectic — composed of a mix of varied influences. You have...

World musicians who created history and won hearts at this year’s Grammys

The Grammys is a special night, known the world over for its glamorous display and also for the occasion that celebrates the work of...

‘Music is like a constantly flowing river, connecting us’

Sitarist Shujaat Khan is one of the greatest classical musicians of his generation. He belongs to the Imdad Khan gharana of the sitar. He is...

‘I believe in exploring all kinds of musical styles’

National Film Award winner Amit Trivedi doesn’t need any introduction. Known for his profound knowledge of multiple languages like Hindi, Urdu and folk tongues,...

Imported in the 1920s, the jazz legacy lives on in the music of Indian bands

Jazz came into being in the early half of the 20th century. It would perhaps interest people to know that as jazz took over...

‘Indian classical music is now learned, performed globally’

Acclaimed classical vocalist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Pandit Jasraj is a doyen of the Mewati gharana. On 28 January, when he turned 87, an...

Feast of serenades, colours, flavours in the historic town of Mandawa

Mandawa is all set to resurge the magic and magnetism of TAALBELIA, one of the most unique music festivals. Kick start your new year...

‘My sense of music is more Western than Bollywood’

Armaan Malik is now one of the most sensational singers in Bollywood. With commercial hits like “Main Hoon Hero Tera” and “Tumhe Apna Banane...

Wizard of the turntable

There were two big highlights of the 2016 UEFA European Championship, Europe’s biggest football tournament. One was Portugal emerging as the unlikely winner. And...

‘Indian classical music, I’ve found, blends well with jazz’

Stanley Jordan stands out as a pioneering jazz musician. He is the creator of the guitar fretboard tapping technique. His technique allows him to...

Last Christmas: The passing of a star who understood pop music intuitively

On 25 December 2016, sometime around the evening, a certain musician’s music videos were streamed by hundreds of thousands on the Internet. As each...

Master Of Melodies

Shankar Mahadevan, who is now one of the most successful music directors in the Indian film industry and has four National Awards to his...

Bowie, Cohen, Prince: In 2016, Western music lost some of its finest proponents

Many gargantuan names have been taken down from the massive brick walls of Western Music in 2016. These names now find themselves etched into...

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