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Pandit Sanju Sahai (Photo: Rakesh Sinha)

My music belongs to my forefathers, it's not mine, says Pandit Sanju...

Sanju Sahai is a 6th generation musician, now London based, and today the eldest son, so is the khalifa' (titular head)...

11 Sept 2017 12:50 AM IST

Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra.

The embodiment of Banaras

Sehajta (natural state of being, innate) in this city is incomparable, nowhere else in the world will you experience...

6 Sept 2017 1:34 AM IST

Indrani Mukherjee

Thumri Festival 2017: Representing the very best of North Indian vocal...

Banaras's very own, thumri doyen, Pt Chanulal Mishra ends the concerts on the first day.

29 Aug 2017 12:47 AM IST

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (Photo: Shobha Deepak Singh)

Indian classical music in search of patrons

One of All India Radio's primary tasks was to broadcast classical music and provide jobs to artists.

29 May 2017 6:52 AM IST

Down memory lane with maestro vocalist

Down memory lane with maestro vocalist

Music has the ability to transport you to another world. You get a sense of peace with it. Music connects you to your...

22 May 2017 1:33 AM IST

Kishori Amonkar (Photo: Shobha Deepak Singh)

Remembering the musical genius Kishori Amonkar

A few years earlier, Kishori Amonkar had insisted on paying a musical tribute to on Girija Devi's 85th birthday...

8 May 2017 5:21 AM IST

Delhi-based Mazumdar has also written a well-researched thesis on the doyen of the gharana Pt. Radhika Mohan Maitra.

Playing sarod in a different tune

It's a difficult instrument to master and associated with vigour and a certain robustness.

2 May 2017 5:47 AM IST

Ustad Rashid Khan (Photo: Rakesh sinha)

Finding the Divine in classical music

Every year, the festival also encourages local artists, young artists and even senior artists who are not commercially...

25 April 2017 2:05 AM IST

Amonkar never forgot this lesson, and accepted very few concerts.

An unmatched original singer

Artists and fans were united in acknowledging the impact Amonkar has had on their lives for decades.

5 April 2017 1:22 AM IST

The Bhilwara festival concluded with a grand performance by Ganasaraswati Kishori Amonkar.

A musical festival like no other

The Bhilwara group, though spread essentially in Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, has its corporate office in Noida.

3 April 2017 1:39 AM IST

Top musicians will participate in Shankarlal Festival, which will take place from March 30 to April 2 in Delhi. (Photo: Avinash Pasricha)

Maestros to perform at Delhi music fest

Shankarlal was also the venue of the spectacular trigalbandi between Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pt Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali...

27 March 2017 2:52 AM IST

Budhaditya Mukherjee is a Hindustani classical sitar player. (Photo: Avishek Dey)

A focused musician

Budhaditya Mukherjee is a down-to-earth, grounded musician on whom stardom sits well.

20 March 2017 2:40 AM IST