Musical Memories
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Everything has been prep for today: Jazz vocalist Radha Thomas looks back on five decades in music
Rock-and-roll. New York jazz. ‘Rendu Dosai’. The noted musician from Bangalore on the highlights of a life in song.
Radha Thomas
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‘50 years on, I feel like a rock star again’: A pioneering album by an Indian band gets another life
The keyboard player of the legendary Mumbai band, The Savages, describes the excitement of having a record cut in 1971 make its way to the stores once more.
Prabhakar Mundkur
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In Yangon, a song for Bahadur Shah Zafar – and Myanmar
On the 160th anniversary of the Mughal emperor’s death, a retired Indian Navy officer recalls a trip to his mausoleum.
G Prakash
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Will the upcoming Indian election be free and fair?
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘All music comes from seven notes’: Sitarist Kartick Kumar on his career in film and classical music
The veteran artist looks back on the confluence between different music forms and working with Lata Mangeshkar.
Devarsi Ghosh
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‘That is why I sing’: How Mumbai’s vibrant musical scene nurtured Amarendra Dhaneshwar’s talents
A translation by Shanta Gokhale of a section of the new book by the performer and critic.
Shanta Gokhale
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‘Sweet, beautiful voices’: When a troupe of African American musicians sang at the Taj Mahal in 1889
The Fisk Jubilee Singers toured India and Bhutan for a few short months in 1889 and 1890, drawing cheers from listeners and praises from critics.
Patrick D. Rasico
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Music beyond language: Can a song be truly loved without understanding the lyrics?
My first language is Bengali, I read and write English for a living, and I understand Hindi. Why then do I love songs in other languages?
Devarsi Ghosh
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In ‘Then & Now’, Susmit Bose’s social blues create a time warp to reach the counterculture years
The compilation album features five decades of the Delhi singer-songwriter’s work.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Music and lyrics: ‘Thodi Si Bewafaii’ and the magic of one-off collaborations
Gulzar and Khayyam joined forces for the 1980 movie, starring Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi and Padmini Kolhapure.
Ganesh Vancheeswaran
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Music and lyrics: Songwriter Gulshan Bawra combined soul and depth with a sense of fun
Born Gulshan Kumar Mehta, but known by the name that captured his irreverent and freewheeling personality.
Ganesh Vancheeswaran
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Notes scribbled in a 14th-century musical treatise trace Aurangzeb’s journey from Delhi to Kashmir
The handbook has relevance beyond the world of Arabic and Persian musicology.
Jenny Norton-Wright
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Songs of solace: A playlist to take comfort in and words to live by
From ‘Sooha Saaha’ to ‘Yeh Honsla’, songs to help us navigate the coronavirus pandemic.
Rineeta Naik
The Field
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Football: AIFF five-member committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent dis
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj