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Cover photo of Prahar: The Singing Clock by Pravin Godkhindi. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | A refreshingly original fiction on power of ragas

The short easy read is a mere 137 pages, but laudably, refreshingly original.

3 Jun 2023 7:11 PM GMT

The audience at a concert in Lucknow on May 22 Rajesh Bharadwaj

Shailaja Khanna | Surprise! Indian classical music now has young ears

The new listener gives standing ovations with alacrity; but is not hesitant to walk out if the performance does not...

27 May 2023 6:35 PM GMT

Zakir Hussain performs at the Kolkata stage. Credit: Shiladitya Chattoraj

Shailaja Khanna | Are musicians today losing confidence in desi...

The young seem unable to fully relate to music that is solely authentically indigenous, whether Thai, Cambodian or...

14 Jan 2023 6:30 PM GMT

Go Green and gift plants this Diwali. (Photo: ANI)

Shailaja Khanna | The many moods & myths of Diwali

Whatever be the reason of, the way to celebrate it is to reunite with one's dear ones and make it an excuse of visiting...

29 Oct 2022 6:40 PM GMT

Cover photo of The Shoemakers Stitch: Mochi Embroideries of Gujarat in the TAPI Collection By Shilpa Shah and Rosemary Crill (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Review | The cobbler's contribution

Review of 'The Shoemaker's Stitch: Mochi Embroideries of Gujarat in the TAPI Collection' By Shilpa Shah and Rosemary...

24 Sep 2022 8:09 PM GMT

Shailaja Khanna | Abhangs, secular' food for the soul

Sadly, the emotive element in musical genres linked to devotion seems to be taking a back seat nowadays

30 July 2022 6:12 PM GMT

The Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple in Kashi, said to have been established by Goswami Tulsidas himself in the sixteenth century, maintains the tradition of pleasing Lord Hanuman through music. (Twitter)

Shailaja Khanna | What makes this festival in Kashi a treat for the...

Performing at the temple is not easy the recitals are interrupted by temple rituals at midnight and the break of dawn

14 May 2022 6:42 PM GMT

Banni Bai. (By Arrangement)

Shailaja Khanna | Timeless ebullience and other musical secrets

This is the fascinating story of the origins of dance; a story that was preserved in stone and text over the centuries

9 April 2022 8:14 PM GMT

Truly, the inspiration a musician gets seeing another listening intently makes for an inspired rendition. (Representational image/ Twitter)

Shailaja Khanna | My first brush with magical Marghazi

Realising that literally life stops for several hundred musicians of all types during these 30 days was awe inspiring

26 Feb 2022 7:44 PM GMT

A Sacred Journey: The Kedara Kalpa Series of Pahari paintings & the Painter Purkhu of Kangra By B.N. Goswamy and Karuna Goswamy. (Amazon)

Book Review | A family of talented Pahari painters memorialised

The book is not merely about the paintings, (painted between 1800-1825 in Guler, or Kangra) but equally about the text...

29 Jan 2022 1:16 PM GMT

Crafting a Future: Stories of Indian Textiles and Sustainable Practices By Archana Shah. (Amazon)

Book review | Scholarly tribute to our artisans and their textiles

The section on fashion links the relevance of the hand crafted tradition to environmental concerns and sustainability

2 Jan 2022 6:20 AM GMT

Late Lalita Khanna. (DC Image)

Shailaja Khanna | Thank you, Mother, for the clarity and the music

Listening to musicians with her was a unique experience as she pointed out aspects of the music that no one else did

11 Dec 2021 9:35 PM GMT