Separated by distance, united in their vision: The music of Benedict Taylor and Naren Chandavarkar

The composers discuss their work on ‘Sonchiriya’, ‘Newton’ and ‘Paatal Lok’.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Jun 11, 2020 · 10:30 am

‘Sham’ singer Nikhil D’Souza is on a new journey with a song that speaks of harmony and innocence

Will ‘People’ be Bollywood’s loss and independent music’s gain?

Devarsi Ghosh

· May 26, 2020 · 11:30 am

The key to keeping folk music alive? ‘Respect time and move with it’, says Mame Khan

The Rajasthani folk singer of ‘Chaudhary’ fame has been dealing with the coronavirus lockdown through digital concerts.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Apr 20, 2020 · 10:00 am

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

I started faltering. I could not keep up the rigour that this art form requires of its practitioners. I was too scared to carry on.

Namita Devidayal

· Jan 28, 2020 · 11:30 am

The Mastering Project: How one music lover is making your favourite songs sound better than ever

The project is a labour of love for the re-recording mixer, who has worked on the films ‘Kaminey’ and ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Oct 28, 2019 · 08:00 am

Unfinished masterpiece: How a music scholar brought Liszt’s 19th-century lost opera to the world

Editing unfinished music by a great composer is controversial – but sometimes it needs to be done.

David Trippett, The Conversation

· Feb 14, 2019 · 11:30 pm

‘I am not all my music’: Prateek Kuhad on his latest tunes and handling criticism

‘Pause’ from season two of the Netflix series ‘Little Things’ was the latest release by Prateek Kuhad.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Oct 22, 2018 · 08:15 am

Meet the Kishore Kumar fans behind new film: ‘People are still looking for the quality of his voice’

Kaushik Ganguly’s Bengali film ‘Kishore Kumar Junior’, starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, is dedicated to the people who have devoted their lives to the singer.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Oct 10, 2018 · 08:15 am

Interview: Nikhita Gandhi on being a ‘musical chameleon’, working with Rahman and going solo

The 26-year-old playback singer has come a long way in a short while.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Sep 15, 2018 · 10:15 am

The story of Dhondiram Ambekar, a tailor, a farmhand – and an award-winning singer

Hailing from Rendal in Maharashtra, this 70-year-old has 65 trophies and a whole host of certificates won at singing competitions across the state.

Sanket Jain

· Sep 04, 2018 · 11:30 am

‘Dark, criminal, funny, with truth underneath’: Alokananda Dasgupta on the music of ‘Sacred Games’

The original score of ‘Sacred Games’, the first Indian original series produced by Netflix, has been appreciated by many, including AR Rahman.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Jul 15, 2018 · 08:15 am

‘Does it get any bigger than a Raju Hirani film?’: Composers Rohan-Rohan about working on ‘Sanju’

The big break for Rohan Pradhan and Rohan Gokhale happened in 2016 with the Marathi hit ‘Ventilator’.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Jun 21, 2018 · 08:15 am