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  • Listen: How vocalist Jitendra Abhisheki drew influences from diverse sources to forge a unique style

    Listen: How vocalist Jitendra Abhisheki drew influences from diverse sources to forge a unique style

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Feb 12, 2022 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: Should Bhimsen Joshi be considered a pathbreaking artist?

    Listen: Should Bhimsen Joshi be considered a pathbreaking artist?

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Jan 29, 2022 · 07:30 am
  • ‘That is why I sing’: How Mumbai’s vibrant musical scene nurtured Amarendra Dhaneshwar’s talents

    ‘That is why I sing’: How Mumbai’s vibrant musical scene nurtured Amarendra Dhaneshwar’s talents

    Shanta Gokhale
    · Jan 16, 2022 · 11:30 am
  • Listen: A raag by bansuri player Malharrao Kulkarni, who lent his name to a Borivali street

    Listen: A raag by bansuri player Malharrao Kulkarni, who lent his name to a Borivali street

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Jan 15, 2022 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: A dhrupad composed by Tansen, long considered a touchstone of musical ‘authenticity’

    Listen: A dhrupad composed by Tansen, long considered a touchstone of musical ‘authenticity’

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Jan 08, 2022 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: Recordings by Ram Marathe, who is commemorated in a park and street in Thane

    Listen: Recordings by Ram Marathe, who is commemorated in a park and street in Thane

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Dec 18, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: Recordings by tabla maestro Nikhil Ghosh, founder of the Sangit Mahabharati music school

    Listen: Recordings by tabla maestro Nikhil Ghosh, founder of the Sangit Mahabharati music school

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Dec 11, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: Khayal and thumris by Manik Varma, who is memorialised in a garden in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park

    Listen: Khayal and thumris by Manik Varma, who is memorialised in a garden in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Dec 04, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: Raags by music educationist BR Deodhar, who lent his name to a prominent Mumbai junction

    Listen: Raags by music educationist BR Deodhar, who lent his name to a prominent Mumbai junction

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Nov 20, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: Tracks by vocalist Azmat Hussain Khan, whose memory lives on in a street in South Mumbai

    Listen: Tracks by vocalist Azmat Hussain Khan, whose memory lives on in a street in South Mumbai

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Nov 13, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: A chaturang composed by VD Paluskar, who is commemorated by a prominent Mumbai bus stop

    Listen: A chaturang composed by VD Paluskar, who is commemorated by a prominent Mumbai bus stop

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Nov 06, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: The music of ‘Pandit Gunidas’, after whom a street is named in Mumbai’s Mahim area

    Listen: The music of ‘Pandit Gunidas’, after whom a street is named in Mumbai’s Mahim area

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Oct 30, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: When Tarabai Shirodkar and other musicians performed at World War I relief fund events

    Listen: When Tarabai Shirodkar and other musicians performed at World War I relief fund events

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Oct 16, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • When Gauhar Jan sang at a benefit for firebrand anti-colonial journalist BG Horniman

    When Gauhar Jan sang at a benefit for firebrand anti-colonial journalist BG Horniman

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Oct 02, 2021 · 07:00 am
  • Listen: When Gauhar Jan sang in Mumbai – but the concert organiser failed to get police permission

    Listen: When Gauhar Jan sang in Mumbai – but the concert organiser failed to get police permission

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Sep 25, 2021 · 12:41 pm
  • India has long obsessed about preserving dying traditions – but this could mean stifling creativity

    India has long obsessed about preserving dying traditions – but this could mean stifling creativity

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Sep 11, 2021 · 08:00 am
  • Listen: How the harmonium influenced the way Hindustani musicians chose their tonic note

    Listen: How the harmonium influenced the way Hindustani musicians chose their tonic note

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Sep 04, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: When musicians turn their bodies into percussion instruments

    Listen: When musicians turn their bodies into percussion instruments

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Aug 28, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: Siddheshwari Devi sings a thumri based on raag Khamaj

    Listen: Siddheshwari Devi sings a thumri based on raag Khamaj

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Aug 21, 2021 · 08:00 am
  • Listen: Three maestros whose work will be the focus of ‘Interpretation Centres’ in Varanasi

    Listen: Three maestros whose work will be the focus of ‘Interpretation Centres’ in Varanasi

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Aug 14, 2021 · 08:30 am
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