The gramophone era in India made stars of gaanewalis who would otherwise be heard only at
mehfils. Experience the ethos of the time, and find out how vinyl records, with their three-minute
format, came to change social norms in the 20th century.
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm