Listen: Begum Akhtar and Shobha Gurtu perform Holi songs

Aneesh Pradhan

· Mar 23, 2024 · 08:00 am

Listen: How the 14-matra Deepchandi taal is used for bol banaav thumris

Aneesh Pradhan

· Dec 30, 2023 · 08:00 am

Listen: Begum Akhtar and the bonhomie and respect enjoyed by her accompanists

Aneesh Pradhan

· Nov 11, 2023 · 08:00 am

Tracks by Begum Akhtar, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan show how audiences respond to great performances

Aneesh Pradhan

· Dec 26, 2020 · 08:00 am

Listen: Hindustani songs in which the cry of the papiha reminds us of separated lovers

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jun 27, 2020 · 07:00 am

Listen: Hindustani melodies in which the crow acts as a messenger for lovers

Aneesh Pradhan

· May 09, 2020 · 08:00 am

How the legendary Begum Akhtar influenced the life and poetry of Agha Shahid Ali

Manan Kapoor, Sahapedia

· May 12, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Listen: These dadras from different gharanas offer diverse interpretations of Khamaj

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jan 19, 2019 · 05:30 am

Listen: Begum Akhtar plays with tempo in these performances set to the Dadra taal

Aneesh Pradhan

· Aug 25, 2018 · 06:00 am

Listen as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Begum Akhtar sway you to the rhythms of Dadra taal

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jul 21, 2018 · 05:42 pm

Listen: A sombre rendition of the usually upbeat Kaharvaa taal, to mirror these sombre times

Aneesh Pradhan

· Apr 14, 2018 · 05:30 am

Google marks 103rd birth anniversary of Hindustani classical singer Begum Akhtar with a doodle

Scroll Staff

· Oct 07, 2017 · 09:45 am

How the ghazal lost its rigidity to become a popular expression of love and longing

Ashok Ranade

· Oct 01, 2017 · 11:30 am

Documentary retraces the journey of the woman from Faizabad who became Begum Akhtar

Nandini Ramnath

· Jun 20, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Listen: Faiyaz Khan and Begum Akhtar experiment with the thumri in Raag Kafi

Aneesh Pradhan

· Feb 25, 2017 · 07:00 am

When Begum Akhtar revealed that riyaaz can be wearisome even to the most talented

Aneesh Pradhan

· Mar 05, 2016 · 09:00 am