Harmonium The harmonium is an integral part of Indian music. The instrument had originated in Europe. A prototype of the ...

Fifty years after his debut, Ilaiyaraaja remains one of the most celebrated composers in Indian cinema.

INDIAN music is a very ancient art and has a three-thousand-year-old tradition behind it. This represents perhaps the longest unbroken record of any cultural tradition we know. Countries like China ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Sitarmakers of Miraj, India, have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument ...

Violin sister duo Ragini and Nandini Shankar, performing as "Taraana," share their experience of bringing Indian classical ...

Dubai-based art and culture studio Malhaar has released a moving new video that captures young Indian children performing the UAE National Anthem on traditional Indian instruments. In the video, a ...

Onstage at Ragamala 2018, from left: Ganapathi Ranganathan on kanjira, Patri Satish Kumar on mridangam, and Saraswathi Ranganathan on veena Credit: Courtesy of the City of Chicago In fall 2013, ...

The Nritya Kalashetra Company is a non-profit organization that is holding a cultural event celebrating Indian music and Indian instruments. The Journey of Indian Raga is the organization second event ...

GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath shares many stories of positivity and local heroes in the show’s “Joy Beat” segment. We ask listeners for nominations, but sometimes we instead receive a ...

India is famous for its rich cultural heritage and classical dance forms are one of its most treasured artistic traditions.