Pathbreaking sitar maestro Vilayat Khan is an icon for sitar players of successive generations. The tonal quality that he brought to the sitar and the lyricism and virtuosity that marked his recitals ...
A few years ago, this column had mentioned a raag called Deepak that is unrelated to Diwali, the Festival of Lights, but is linked to a myth about its power to engulf the performer in the heat or fire ...
In her Hindustani classical vocal recital for the 34th anniversary of Sur Sagar , Kaushiki Chakraborthy commenced her recital with the popular night melody that has scores of compositions placed in ...