The Maharaja of Music
Nikhil Sardana explores the strangely uncelebrated story of an Indian maharaja’s invaluable contribution to Western classical music.
The year was 1948. Europe ... Continue Reading...
Throwback Thursday
A Philatelic Salute
India has been in the vanguard of nations that have honoured, through commemorative postage stamps, not only her own great sons and daughters, but also those em... Continue Reading...
The woman pioneer who composed landmark operas in India in defiance of music traditionalists
Shanno Khurana created ‘Sohni Mahiwal’, ‘Jahanara’ and more in the 1960s and ’70s, a time when classical vocal music was staunchly insular.
The statuesque youn... Continue Reading...
A NATIONAL THEATRE FOR INDIA
ON Stage brings you excerpts from the NCPA Quarterly Journal, an unsurpassed literary archive that ran from 1972 to 1988 and featured authoritative and wide-ran... Continue Reading...
A season to remember
The Autumn 2018 Season of the Symphony Orchestra of India featured enthralling performances of rare as well as popular works by legendary composers.
The Sympho... Continue Reading...
Music and Memories
Friday, April 24, 1998, began as a usual day in the life for me. It was an overcast morning in Calcutta, as it tends to be on days when the city is blessed with... Continue Reading...
A Summer Idyll – Continued
My senses had been heightened due to sheer anticipation when I arrived in the Austrian capital. It took me only a few hours to realise that Vienna truly was soa... Continue Reading...
East Europe – A Summer Fantasy
The antique church had an organ played by Mozart. It was small and filled with the faithful waiting for the music to begin. A child danced before the first row,... Continue Reading...