Once common, now rare, mehfils offered a space of quiet connection through music. Amid the din of modern concerts, this event gave Hyderabadis a glimpse of that gentler age, when music was shared, not ...

The daughter of sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar has spent years exploring the instrument’s possibilities. Recording in Berlin with Arooj Aftab and Nils Frahm, she zeroes in on the nexus of music and ...

When Ravi Shankar, sitar virtuoso, passed away last December there was an international outpouring of tributes and writings on his life and contributions to world music. The Indian maestro, who was ...

New Delhi, August 27: August 28 is not just a date on the calendar; it marks the birth of Ustad Vilayat Khan in 1928, a man for whom playing the sitar was not merely a form of entertainment but a ...