How much manodharma is too much? | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Cricket test matches were once timeless. Then came timed tests and now we play international games within about four hours. Carnatic music saw similar trends in the shrinkage of time. However, not many would have reckoned that it would also mean short-changing of kritis….
Guitar Prasanna | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chennai may be hailed as the Mecca of Carnatic Music but it is rare to hear âMahaganapatimâ and Pink Floydâs âMoneyâ in the same concert. However, âguitarâ Prasanna is known to take his audience on a musical exploration whenever he performs. At his recent presentation at Medai titled…
Chris Martin of Coldplay | Photo Credit: MAJA SMIEJKOWSKA Coldplayâs frontman Chris Martin and his fiancĂŠe, actress Dakota Johnson, have been making waves in India, not just for their sold-out concerts but also for their spiritual journey. The couple was recently spotted at Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, where they took part in the sacred ritual…
British band Coldplayâs members Chris Martin, second right, Jonny Buckland, left, Will Champion, second left, and Guy Berryman perform during the bandâs âMusic Of The Spheres World Tourâ Produced and Promoted By BookMyShow Live, at the D Y Patil Sports Stadium, in Navi Mumbai | Photo Credit: KUNAL PATIL Coldplay has officially dethroned Taylor Swiftâs…
The Raagmala paintings depict the beauty of the season and its association with music An iconic composition in Raag Basant, âPhagwa brij dekhan ko chalo riâŚâ sung by Pt. Bhimsen Joshi around Basant Panchami (February 2) still rings in my ears, more than 40 years after I heard it. The notes and lyrics were so…
With a little more than a month to go for the release of Valiant, the much-awaited symphony composed by Ilaiyaraaja, the maestro explains to The Hindu how he did not allow any of his identities â an Indian born and raised in a small village in Tamil Nadu, a prolific film composer whose music was…
A scene from Parannu Parannu Parannu Chellan | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Jishnu Harindraâs sophomore movie Parannu Parannu Parannu Chellan, which releases on January 31, is special in many ways for composer Raamnaath. Ever since the lyric video of the soulful love track, âCharusheeleâ, sung by Hariharan and Reshma Raghavendra came out, the composer is…
In the mid-1930s, a 10-year-old and her elder sister attended a summer music school conducted by musicologist and composer Professor Sambamurthi. The younger sibling Seetha, who was training in Carnatic music from Bhagavathars Seetharama Sharma and Kodaganallur Subiah in Tirunelveli, was fascinated by the jalatharangam, where musical sounds are created by striking varied sizes of…
Madonna | Photo Credit: LUCAS JACKSON Pop icon Madonna is taking a stand against the Trump administrationâs latest executive orders, calling out policies that she says undermine hard-won freedoms, particularly for the LGBTQ community. The singer voiced her concerns on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, responding to President Trumpâs reinstatement of a policy barring transgender…
Texan indie-pop band Cigarettes After Sex performs at the Backyard Sports Club in Gurugram for the India leg of their âXâs world tour on 24th January, 2025 | Photo Credit: Ayaan Paul Chowdhury The final concert as a part of the Indian leg of pop band Cigarettes After Sexâs âXâs world tour in Bengaluru, scheduled…
