It is a challenge to introduce Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande. Even if it sounds tame, here is an attempt: son of renowned musicologist Pt. Vamanrao Deshpande, Pt. Satyasheel is a musician, musicologist, ...

Va Ghar Sabse Nyara - Jeevan Charit: Pt. Kumar Gandharva, the Hindi biography of Pt. Kumar Gandharva, written by poet and litterateur Dhruv Shukla (published jointly by Setu Prakashan and Raza ...

Bhopal: Born in Karnataka, classical vocalist Pt Kumar Gandharva became a global phenomenon with his sublime ‘vilambit gayiki’ and ‘nirguni bhajans’. But it was Dewas in Madhya Pradesh that got the ...

Ahmedabad: The 44th Saptak Annual Music Festival 2024 is set to pay homage to two music legends, Pt Kumar Gandharva and Ustad Amir Khan, announced organizers on Saturday. Scheduled from January 1 to ...

Ajab duniya, jaariya kahan hai?/Jaan paryo na maika aage ke paachhe re, Baithe jyo guni yeh hain, poochhat inaso mein/ Batayide kahan, ye aage ke paachhe re. Where is this strange world headed? I ...

Among the few perils of being a professional bullshitter — normally a pleasurable and even profitable vocation — are the presents that one receives after a talk has been delivered. These gifts tend to ...

Talking about his poem Nirzarer Swapnabhanga (The Awakening of the Waterfall), Rabindranath Tagore has said that the poem gushed forth and coursed on like a veritable cascade. This simile admirably ...

Music enthusiasts from all age groups gathered to partake in the 69th Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav, hosted at the Maharashtriya Mandal Krida Sankul in Mukundnagar from December 13 to 17. This ...