classical Music
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Why generations of Carnatic artistes see RK Shriramkumar’s violin as an indispensable ally on stage
Malini Nair
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With dance, music and humour, a hit play has brought to life the legend of Tansen
Malini Nair
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Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book is about orchestral compositions for Indian ragas masters
L Subramaniam
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
AK Gandhi
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Watch: A group of musicians performs ‘Johnny Johnny Yes Papa’ in Hindustani classical style
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Watch: Musician imagines Carnatic version of ‘Barbie Girl’ by Aqua
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Video: Watch this ‘People x Nainowale Ne’ mashup with a classical twist by two sisters
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In Kumar Gandharva’s bandishes, hear the music of the common man
Malini Nair
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Opinion: To truly democratise Indian art and culture, the ‘classical’ must be declared dead
Brahma Prakash
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Watch: Tabla players cover Selena Gomez and Rema’s hit song ‘Calm Down’
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Watch: Singer reimagines Justin Bieber’s Grammy-nominated song ‘Peaches’ in Carnatic style
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Watch: Indore sisters play beautiful Raga Todi duet on the santoor and the sitar
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Neither embraced at concerts nor at weddings, the shehnai is fighting for survival
Malini Nair
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An Ambedkarite is interweaving Buddha’s teachings with dhrupad in a leap of artistic faith
Malini Nair
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How a music form inspired by the songs of camel drivers of Punjab-Sindh became popular in Bengal
Malini Nair
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What happens when a classical musician gets off the concert stage to perform at a site of activism?
Malini Nair
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Meet the women who have made the cello an ‘Indian instrument’
Malini Nair
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Why is ‘The Disciple’ being likened to ‘Pather Panchali’ – and not in a good way?
Malini Nair
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‘Is this judgement intrinsically problematic?’ TM Krishna on Karnatik music versus Hindustani music
TM Krishna
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Listening to the world: Amit Chaudhuri’s book argues that classical Hindustani music is modernist
Ashok Vajpeyi