Continuing with its aim to bring Indian singers and musicians to the forefront, Bluenote Entertainment, an events and entertainment company, recently announced its plans to launch an exciting new platform for musical talent, Malangs. The aim of the platform is to represent and celebrate the diverse talent from across the country by giving them the […]Read More
If you happen to be in Mumbai this October 1, make sure you are at the Tata Theatre, NCPA at seven in the evening to watch renowned Sufi Kathak dancer Manjari Chaturvedi pay tribute to the first stars of Hindi cinema and talk about the lineage of the royal performers of the erstwhile courts. The […]Read More
Kathak is one of the fantastic Indian classical dances that has the ability of blending with various other styles of dance and music. Recently, the City of Dreams, Mumbai, saw a magnificent dance show which was a beautiful blend of Kathak with drums titled Dancing Waters. What made Dancing Waters unique and totally different was […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha If there is one change he would want to bring to the Indian music industry, it would be to remove nepotism completely. “And not only from the music industry but from everywhere else too,” says singer-composer-lyricist-poet Rahul Prajapati. The multi-talented youngster shares that the journey in the music industry in the absence of […]Read More
Prinseps’ recent back-to-back online auctions for books and prints saw strong results across the board with the bidding time extended on multiple lots in the prints auction due to a flurry of last minute bids. The auctions highlighted Prinseps’ ongoing success in the spaces of rare collectables and modern Indian art. The prints auction, which went […]Read More
Ballet is the most classic of all Western dance forms. It originated in Russia and is today used for many theatre shows all over the world. It has become so popular that now people have even come up with their own ballet versions. Be it jazz ballet, contemporary ballet and even Bollywood ballet which Abhishek […]Read More
A record 183 artistes with a crew of 300 Art of Living volunteers showcased the lesser-known compositions of Meera Bai at Siri Fort Auditorium recently. The showcasing of the victorious journey of Meera Bai through contemporary classical dance forms witnessed an impressive gathering. The evening captured the facets of Meera Bai’s life along with her spiritual journey. […]Read More
Rare Souza paintings to go under the hammer at Weschler’s Auctioneers & Appraisers today Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002) was one of India’s contemporary painters whose style was not only characterised though it was decidedly modern in outlook. He was one of the country’s most important and influential painters of the 20th century and the very […]Read More
Photographer Abhishek Basu says he is impulsive by nature and doesn’t get bothered if his works are not liked by people Saurabh Tankha Conventionally, it is the mother who gets credit from most children to have made their lives and being a source of inspiration for them. Rarely does a father gets talked about. So […]Read More
For millennia, Banaras has captured the imagination of poets, writers, philosophers and artists. Its sacredness, music, textiles and food have been extensively explored and commented upon, and it has been a muse for countless artists, who have found an abundance of inspiration on the ghats that skirt the Ganga and in city’s narrow streets and crowded alleyways. […]Read More