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Meet The Only Indian At The Grammy Awards 2019: Mumbai’s very own Falguni Shah
India has a representative in this year’s Grammy Awards. Singer-songwriter Falguni Shah, who goes by the stage name of Falu, released an album on February 16, 2018, titled ‘Falu’s Bazaar’, which has...
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Nomads for 8 Years, This Duo Quit Their Corporate Jobs to Document Forgotten...
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. When I first came across the extraordinary journey of Akshatha Shetty and Piyush Goswami, I...
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Of IAF & Iconic Trains: 7 Facts About ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’ That You Didn’t...
On August 15, 1988, after the then Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, finished his address to the nation from the Red Fort, a soulful melody took the nation by storm. For most Indians who watched the...
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Inka Time Aayega: Liked Gully Boy? Then Check Out Northeast’s thriving Hip...
As a kid, growing up I hardly had shoes on my feet, But I’ve seen bullet holes on church walls and a body in my street, Follow me on a journey down memory lane homie, I grew up around killers throwing...
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Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon: The Story of the Song That Drove Nehru to Tears
Having studied in central schools across the length and breadth of the country, thanks to my father, an ex-defence personnel, singing patriotic songs regularly was an intrinsic part of my school life....
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When Ladakh’s Original Hero Dared to Take the Plunge Into Bollywood in the 1970s
Ladakh officially opened itself to the world in 1974 when the Government of India first allowed tourists into this strategically sensitive high-altitude region. However, in 1972, a young and ambitious...
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Students by Day, Rappers by Night: Dharavi’s Passionate Bantai Will Blow Your...
Savera hote hi nikal jaate ghar se Suljhane woh apne mehnat ki paheli Wakai mein mehnati hai ye Dharavi Karte hai sab hi yaha kal ki tayari Bachpan se atrangi sab hai yaha Mehnat karenge par jhukenge...
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Exclusive: India’s 1st All-Women Rock Band Will Have You Grooving to Gender...
The clock struck 5, and the doorbell rang. She peeked from the kitchen and called out to wait. Securing the lid, she placed the pressure cooker on the gas stove and ran to open the door. Instantly, a...
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Ekla Chalo Re: This ‘One-Man Army’ is Saving India’s Pre-Radio Gramophone...
At the crack of dawn, Vikram Sampath made his way through the crowd behind the Red Fort. He walked past the colourful roadside stalls selling everything from clothes, shoes, to the best of wrist...
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These Talented Siblings Are Using Music to Transform the Lives of 25,000 Kids!
SaPa, the Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts, is the brainchild of Bindu and Ambi Subramaniam. The sibling duo has been using the power of music to empower young lives, generate optimism and level...
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Smashing Stereotypes: At 14, She Was India’s Youngest Female Dhol Player!
The 12-year-old girl standing in the middle of the green field was oblivious to the beauty around her. Her stance upright, her face focussed on the task at hand, her shoulders too slender to bear the...
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Lost Tales: How Mysore’s Maharaja Created History in Western Classical Music
‘The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play.’ This was an observation by Richard Strauss, the iconic German composer, who dedicated his life towards...
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End Of An Era: Music Legends On What Working With The Amazing Khayyam Was Like
The camera pans the sand dunes in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, in the night’s whitish-blue light with the silhouette of Hema Malini in diaphanous pink attire in one corner. The soft silken voice of Lata...
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Paris to Calcutta In a Milk Van: A 19,000 km Road Trip That Captured the...
In the summer of 1955, three men—Deben Bhattacharya, Colin Glennie and Henri Anneville—embarked on an iconic journey that would change their lives forever. While Henri was a Frenchman, Colin was...
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Ravi Shankar to The Beatles: The Tiny Kolkata Store Where Legends Bought Sitars!
The moment you step into this tiny shop located at the corner of Rash Behari Avenue, the dust and noise of the main road settles down into a serene silence. The charming quiet of the run-down shop is...
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Begum Akhtar, The Queen of Ghazals Who Turned Her Pain Into Soul-Stirring Music
For Begum Akhtar, also known as the Mallika-e-Ghazal (The Queen Ghazals), it was a series of personal tragedies that formed the basis of her legendary vocal performances. Her magic lay in not merely...
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Overcoming Stammering, 35-YO Mumbaikar Becomes an Acclaimed Opera Singer!
For Mumbai-born Amar Muchhala, life was on the bitter side growing up in a society where stammering garners mockery and discrimination. During school days, Amar was the boy who took ‘forever’ to...
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80,000 Songs, Many Languages, 60 Years: Here is Why KJ Yesudas is Known as...
Eight national awards, over 80,000 songs recorded in languages ranging from Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi to Latin and Arabic, and three Padma awards—KJ Yesudas is an inspiration to millions of singers...
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Who are The BTS Fans Who Raised Rs 5.9 Lakh In a Day for Assam Flood Relief?
Floods in Assam are a yearly occurrence that threaten the lives of humans and wildlife alike. Seeing the devastation of the rains, Bhavana Barman reached out to the online community for help on 15 July...
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Credit De Do Yaar: 5 Songs Where Credit Wasn’t Given to Lyricists
In a video published earlier today, 15 lyricists from the Hindi film industry demanded that they receive proper credit for their work on music streaming platforms and YouTube channels. Titled ‘Credit...
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