Saurabh Tankha Born to the great tabla maestro late Pt Shankar Ghosh and renowned classical vocalist Sanjukta Ghosh, the early years of percussion guru Bickram Ghosh were spent in the Bay Area in USA. He later moved to Kolkata where he studied at La Martiniere for Boys, St Xavier’s College and did his Masters in […]Read More
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When we talk of learning dance in a complete, wholesome and structured manner, one institute that crosses our mind is the renowned Nalanda Dance Research Centre in Mumbai, spearheaded by Padma Bhushan Dr Kanak Rele and her highly talented daughter-in-law Dr Uma Rele. Nalanda is a non-profit public trust and undoubtedly a premier institution enjoying […]Read More
She is known to be the first female superstar of Indian cinema. Big stars like Dilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand waited for months to get her dates so that they could be her co-star. She is the original Chandramukhi of Bollywood, one who mesmerised us for decades with her […]Read More
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
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
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
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
One question everyone asks me Dance, dancers and dance classes are all increasing every day in India. There is a dance at every corner of the street teaching some form or the other. Is it good? Are they teaching what is right? Is the quality of shiksha given the way it should be? Today, most […]Read More