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Indian Classical Music

Meet the Hindustani violinist who has spawned a rare all-women classical musical lineage

Malini Nair
· Nov 05, 2022 · 11:30 am
Long unsung and marginalised, Indian women percussionists are finally making themselves heard

Malini Nair
· Dec 01, 2021 · 11:30 am
For half a century, a beloved radio show has been demystifying classical music for Indians

Malini Nair
· Aug 17, 2021 · 11:30 am
Classical musician Ghulam Mustafa Khan dies at 89

Scroll Staff
· Jan 17, 2021 · 07:22 pm
Remembering Mogubai Kurdikar, who mastered the art of perfectionism and self-containment

Amit Chaudhuri
· Jul 25, 2020 · 11:30 am
Reading ‘Love Letters’: Anoushka Shankar on her most personal album so far

Devarsi Ghosh
· Feb 12, 2020 · 12:30 pm
‘Nothing stays stagnant in culture’: Sarod player Soumik Datta on BBC series ‘Rhythms of India’

Devarsi Ghosh
· Jan 21, 2020 · 10:00 am
The long-ignored connection between Hindustani classical khyal and qawwali

Wajiha Ather Naqvi, Dawn.com
· Aug 08, 2019 · 11:30 am
Listen: How the composition Sur Sangat Raag Vidya influenced Marathi theatre music

Aneesh Pradhan
· May 18, 2019 · 07:00 am
Listen: Marathi theatre songs take melodic excursions into bandhi thumri form

Aneesh Pradhan
· May 11, 2019 · 07:00 am
Listen: Kabul’s Alladino Khan sings raags Bhairavi and Megh

Aneesh Pradhan
· Apr 13, 2019 · 07:15 am
Listen: Ease into Saturday with these slow-tempo khayal instrumental performances in Ektaal

Aneesh Pradhan
· Mar 16, 2019 · 06:30 am
Listen: A new take on a familiar melody in these Khamaj-influenced raags

Aneesh Pradhan
· Feb 09, 2019 · 10:30 am
How Padma Bhushan Budhaditya Mukherjee became a defining sitariya of the post-independence era

Arnab Chakrabarty
· Feb 05, 2019 · 11:30 am
Listen: Dhrupad and instrumental performances reveal a new side to raag Khamaj

Aneesh Pradhan
· Feb 02, 2019 · 06:00 am
Listen: Raag Khamaj finds an ideal showcase in these creative tappa compositions

Aneesh Pradhan
· Jan 26, 2019 · 06:00 am
Listen: Mahadev Prasad Mishra, Shobha Gurtu and Salamat Ali Khan sing bol banaav thumris in Khamaj

Aneesh Pradhan
· Jan 12, 2019 · 05:30 am
Listen: New hues of Jhaptaal in instrumental performances by Kartick Kumar, Ravi Shankar and more

Aneesh Pradhan
· Dec 22, 2018 · 07:45 am
Listen: Classical or semi-classical? These thumris show categorising musical genres lacks logic

Aneesh Pradhan
· Dec 01, 2018 · 06:00 am
Listen: Slow compositions set to Dadra show the versatility of the taal

Aneesh Pradhan
· Aug 11, 2018 · 06:00 am