Why khayal, with all its majesty, is content to sing of saas-bahu strife

Malini Nair

· Oct 09, 2021 · 11:30 am

For seven decades, Prabha Atre has been questioning her stellar musical legacy while upholding it

Malini Nair

· Sep 22, 2021 · 11:30 am

Listen: Given how diverse audiences can be, how do performers meet their expectations?

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jan 23, 2021 · 07:30 am

Listen: A Khadim Hussain Khan recording echoes the time musicians sat down to listen to their peers

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jan 16, 2021 · 07:00 am

Listen: What is the association between Hindustani music and film music based on raags?

Aneesh Pradhan

· Dec 05, 2020 · 07:00 am

Listen: An introduction to the poetry of the ashtapadi form

Aneesh Pradhan

· Nov 21, 2020 · 07:00 am

Peak Jasraj: Remembering the Hindustani vocalist’s contribution to the ethos of artistic modernity

Amit Chaudhuri

· Sep 01, 2020 · 02:30 pm

Listen: Vilayat Khan plays raag Bilaskhani Todi on the sitar and the surbahar

Aneesh Pradhan

· Mar 21, 2020 · 08:30 am

Listen: Manhar Barve plays the ghungrutarang and other unusual instruments

Aneesh Pradhan

· Mar 14, 2020 · 08:00 am

Listen: Spring raags by Gajananbuwa Joshi, known for both vocal and violin recitals

Aneesh Pradhan

· Mar 07, 2020 · 07:00 am

Listen: Recordings by sarangi players who were also skilled vocalists

Aneesh Pradhan

· Feb 29, 2020 · 07:00 am

Listen: Rudra veena and vocal performances by Kirana gharana maestro Abdul Karim Khan

Aneesh Pradhan

· Feb 22, 2020 · 07:00 am

Listen: Allauddin Khan’s renditions of raag Sindhura and Bihag on the sarod and violin

Aneesh Pradhan

· Feb 15, 2020 · 08:00 am

A life in song: Namita Devidayal on losing the melody – and finding it again

Namita Devidayal

· Jan 28, 2020 · 11:30 am

Listen: Tappas in Bhairavi sung by Siddheshwari Devi, Sharad Sathe and other greats

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jan 04, 2020 · 07:00 am

As 2019 ends, listen to Begum Akhtar, Gauhar Jaan and other greats sing thumri ‘Ras ke Bhare Tore’

Aneesh Pradhan

· Dec 28, 2019 · 07:00 am

Listen: Narayanrao Vyas, Kamla Jharia and Laxmi Bai in a recreated AIR programme from 1936

Aneesh Pradhan

· Nov 30, 2019 · 03:41 pm

Listen: An imagined recreation of a Hindustani concert organised by a Parsi music group in 1890

Aneesh Pradhan

· Nov 23, 2019 · 07:00 am

Listen: For Eid-e-Milad, recordings by Gauhar Jan, Begum Akhtar and Bhimsen Joshi

Aneesh Pradhan

· Nov 09, 2019 · 08:00 am

Aneesh Pradhan interview: ‘We’ve forgotten that Hindustani music has always been in a state of flux’

Naresh Fernandes

· Oct 13, 2019 · 08:30 am