Young exponents of Carnatic and Hindustani classical music are bringing the north and south a little closer with their collaborations

No tantrums, no parental cajoling, no reprimanding. The Bookaroo fest was three days of fun, with stories, doodles and secret languages

Artist J Nandakumar had his show cancelled because he dared to show Gandhi trampling on Dalit rights. He fights on

As Pandit Ravi Shankar crosses 90, his disciple Subhendra Rao tells us how his guru groomed him for the world.

As he turns 75, sitar player Pandit Debu Chaudhuri traces the evolution of his music.

A Bollywood-style extravaganza based on the Taj Mahal, presented by India’s ‘second lady’.

Mrinalini Mukherjee on how exhibitions allow her to view her own works in a new light and why there can be no retirement for an artist.

Vikram Sampath on the challenges of researching a book on 20th century singer Gauhar Jaan.

Artist Paresh Maity documents his travels on canvas, capturing sights and sounds beyond the seeing eye.

The Jashn-e Khusrau festival gave qawwals a new destination.

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