Ustad Amjad Ali Khan performing at the samaroh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Pt. Chintamani Raghunath Vyas (1924-2002) was a prolific performer, composer, scholar and a dedicated guru who trained many disciples. To propagate Indian classical music, he founded the Maharashtra Lalit Kala Nidhi in 1973, and started the Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan in memory of…
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 at the D.Y. Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai on January 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI âYou will cry,â my friend said, when I excitedly told…
Ahmedabad: Fireworks at the Narendra Modi Stadium during a concert of British rock band Coldplay, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI “Happy Republic Day, India!” Coldplay frontman Chris Martin greeted the crowd as he kicked off his final performance in the country at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, where he touched many…
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 pensive crowd of sleek ebonies and ivories moving in murmuring unison outside the Backyard Sports Club in Gurugram last night could…
Nikita Gandhi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangements Nikita Gandhi, who will be part of Seagramâs Royal Stagâs experiential music festival, Seagramâs Royal Stag BoomBox (RSB) Season 3 (January 25), is excited about the lineup of collaborations. In its third edition, RSB continues its tradition of bringing together diverse genres of musicâBollywood and hip-hopâcreating new beats…
Sunil Kaushik, a veteran guitarist from Mumbai, will perform in Bengaluru as part of the Rotary Bangalore Aagneyaâs annual concert, âYaad Aa Rahi Hai â Pancham Foreverâ. For those who are struggling to place him, here is a clue â he is the man who played the guitar on the famed composition, âNeele Neele Ambar…
Five years ago when Carnatic vocalist TS Sathyavathi received a standing ovation at Chennaiâs Music Academy, she spoke at length about her guru, RK Srikantan. Now, she follows in her guruâs footsteps receiving the first Purandara Award her guru received from the Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha in Bengaluru about three decades ago. âThe Purandara Award is my guruâs blessings….
Reyan and Melvin, who grew up in Ireland, have known each other since childhood. They attended the same school in Dublin, travelled on the same bus home, and went to the same church. With their shared roots in Kerala, Melvin jokes, âWe just couldnât avoid each other.â However, despite their many shared experiences, it was…
The sound installation âAkashavaaniâ is a reminder of growing up in the 1980s and 1990s | Photo Credit: Aakriti Chandervanshi What does a woman rolling a giant concrete slab over an open land have to do with a woman sitting at a table with multiple versions of herself â folding and refolding a napkin in…
Daily Quiz | On Coldplay concert The visuals for their song – âHymn for the Weekendâ, were shot in India. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | What was the band originally called? 2 / 6 | Name the bandâs first full-length album? 3 / 6 | Which tech mogulâs memorial service in 2011 had…
