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    Shailaja Khanna | Holi And The Colour of New BeginningsOpinion
    Shailaja Khanna | Holi And The Colour of New Beginnings

    Holi is a time of joy, abandon and release, manifested physically in interactions with family and friends and the...

    1 March 2026 1:09 AM IST

    Book Review | What It Takes To be an Imperfect MusicianBooks
    Book Review | What It Takes To be an Imperfect Musician

    The book starts with Baba reminiscing about his early days, how he ran away from home to learn music, in Kolkata, his...

    24 Jan 2026 1:08 PM IST

    Book Review | Arun Kashalkar And The Wondrous World Of KhayalsBooks
    Book Review | Arun Kashalkar And The Wondrous World Of Khayals

    There are detailed discussions on compositions, which can be irrelevant to the non-singer, but Ramanan tries earnestly...

    15 Nov 2025 8:21 PM IST

    Book Review | Refreshing Portrait of a Cult Figure in Carnatic MusicBooks
    Book Review | Refreshing Portrait of a Cult Figure in Carnatic Music

    Through the book Sanjay comes across as a very hard-working sincere musician who is intelligent enough to reinvent...

    24 May 2025 12:51 PM IST

    Cover photo of Prahar: The Singing Clock by Pravin Godkhindi. (Photo by arrangement)Books
    Book Review | A refreshingly original fiction on power of ragas

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

    4 Jun 2023 12:41 AM IST

    The audience at a concert in Lucknow on May 22 Rajesh BharadwajOpinion
    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...

    28 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

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

    15 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

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

    30 Oct 2022 12:10 AM IST

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

    25 Sept 2022 1:39 AM IST

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    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 11:42 PM IST

    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)Opinion
    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

    15 May 2022 12:12 AM IST

    Banni Bai. (By Arrangement)Opinion
    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

    10 April 2022 1:44 AM IST

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