Western Classical Music
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Silk Road music: A Mumbai pianist’s quest for compositions that echo her in-between self
The works of Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji and Reena Esmail are expressions of her Indian roots and Western musicality, writes Chelsea de Souza.
Chelsea de Souza
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Remembering the violinist-lawyer who founded the Bombay City Orchestra
Vere da Silva was a brilliant man who taught me a lot about music.
Luis Dias
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AR Rahman has just produced a criticism-proof 19-minute comment on demonetisation
‘The Flying Lotus’ weaves together samples of Narendra Modi’s speeches and Arnab Goswami’s comments on the digital economy.
Devarsi Ghosh
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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Translated short fiction: A 73-year-old Indian man goes to Bangladesh, his ‘land of birth’, to die
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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AR Rahman has just produced a criticism-proof 19-minute comment on demonetisation
‘The Flying Lotus’ weaves together samples of Narendra Modi’s speeches and Arnab Goswami’s comments on the digital economy.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Watch: This six-minute symphony is a clever classical music mashup which cannot touch the originals
It includes 52 pieces by 31 composers played in breathless succession.
Scroll Staff
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Fame, love and tragedy: Remembering India’s stellar pianist Olga Craen
Olga Craen, India's best known pianist in the mid-20th century, lived a dramatic life and left a lasting legacy through her students
Aarefa Johari
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming