Whether you’re in the mood for a mosh pit, or would rather settle down with some soothing tunes after a long day, veena has got you covered. The meditative and curative sound of veena comes from ...

Hindustani instrumentalists often teach their disciples the intricacies of raag grammar by singing phrases and compositions and not necessarily by using their instruments as their medium of ...

Instrumental music has always been a part of Indian Culture and Heritage. String instruments were used in ancient India and through the ages they have changed in size, shape and quality of sound, ...

Even in a music community where young masters and child prodigies are now the norm, Ramana Balachandhran is a rarity. Something of a musical polymath, he chose to excel in the toughest and least ...

Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh was in Delhi last week to receive the prestigious Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan award; joining an exclusive club of only 11 other artists including late Vidwan Balamurali Krishna, and ...

Many epithets have been ascribed to him -- eccentric, emotional, iconoclastic and forthright. And a (self-taught) genius. Every one of these aptly describes Veena S. Balachander. “He is a biographer's ...