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1871 in 2025: Revisiting Mumbai's first classical music club

December 20, 2025 10:39 am

By recreating concerts of a Parsi music club in 19th-century Bombay, Shubha Mudgal and Aneesh Pradhan show how it helped democratise Hindustani classical music

How raagas can heal: A life in music and memories

December 14, 2024 10:22 am

Raagas like Bhairavi and Bageshri became guideposts in dark times, their melodies reminding us that light and hope are always within reach

Knowledge nugget of the day: Haveli Sangeet

December 02, 2024 11:31 am

What is Haveli Sangeet? How does it blend tradition and devotion? What is its legacy? Go beyond the nugget to know about the two systems of classical music.

My phone call with Malini Rajurkar — and why her music resonated with me

September 12, 2023 3:48 pm

She asserted pride in her art form, refused to let it be reduced to simplifications art often is

‘A lot of the English music I sang was inspired from Hindustani classical’: Amit Chaudhuri

January 04, 2022 12:56 pm

The author and musician on his latest music album, Seventeen, which travels back in time

Aditya Dipankar, Samyuktha Shastri, Rajesh Bhat and Chaitanya Nadkarny.

Pune: Startup that’s on a mission to take Hindustani classical music to the world

March 09, 2021 12:31 pm

Ragya, which started as a free-to-listen streaming copyright-free music from the Internet Archive switched to being a subscription-based service on Diwali day in October, with support and content from artistes and a couple of music archives.

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'He was a man of few words': Namrata Gupta Khan says of father-in-law Ghulam Mustafa Khan

January 28, 2021 4:03 pm

Namrata decodes the relevance of her debut book, and what it meant for her to marry into a musical family where her father-in-law became her good friend

New online series on Indian classical music features young artistes performing at unusual venues

December 13, 2020 11:13 am

The inaugural episode of 'Now Hear Us' also offers some glimpses into the musicians' life as it shows Modak picking up his accompanists after leaving his Borivali home.

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The connection between artistes and audience is surreal during e-concerts: Singer Nirali Kartik

June 29, 2020 6:20 pm

The Hindustani classical vocalist speaks about the changing scenario of concerts, the importance of riyaz, her lockdown initiative for budding musicians, and the future of her band ‘Maati Baani’.

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Watch: Musicians around the world perform virtually on Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth centenary

April 09, 2020 1:49 pm

Daughter Anoushka Shankar and classical musicians from around the world who were Pandit Ravi Shankar's students came up with a special performance from their homes, and delighted music lovers everywhere.