The more you travel and explore places, the more you question concepts like nationalism and identity. What is Nationalism? And how does it bind people and cultures? And what is an identity? How does it gather shape, and how...
India gaining independence was a significant step for her Music. It meant that all the musical forms, from all the corners of the country would be collectively classified as ‘Indian Music.’ And the artist who perhaps contributed the most...
While in school and also in some years of my college life, I used to play cricket on my building’s terrace. Buildings then were typically two to three floors in height and hence it was possible to play on...
When the great Hindustani vocalist Kumar Gandharva said that every ‘Raag’ finds its origin in a ‘Dhun’, he used the folk songs from the Malwa region as an example. It culminated in these folk songs gaining entry on the concert platform,...
Early morning today, I saw a Tweet from the famous Twitter handle @MarathiRT that it is Miyan Tansen’s birthday. Though the birthdays of historical personalities, especially those who graced Medieval India, are assisted with confusion and multiple theories, a...
As I leave Sarkaghat, Himachal Pradesh today, I express my amazement at the amount of enrichment this week has provided me! Nestled in the mountains, this place was a gateway to the countless twists and turns, and all of...
It was somewhere in December last year. I went to attend Ustad Bahauddin Dagar’s ‘Rudra-Veena’ performance at the Karnatak Sangh Hall, Matunga. Notwithstanding my poor physical health that day, I made it a point to visit the venue. That...
