It is a reflective sorrow, the mood of a creative person. It leads to the desire to be alone

The Liberating Songs of Pyaasa

Our columnist returns to the classic monsoon songs of Hindi cinema. A seasonal reminder of love and longing, desire and sorrow

A rock anthem of the 1970s finds itself at the centre of a courtroom drama

Tarun Bhartiya’s documentary is a celebration of the essential Northeast whose music carries the sighs and sorrows of the soil

How Bollywood’s Punjabi inflection unifies India

Remembering those immortal Rajesh Khanna hits that were not sung by his usual playback artiste Kishore Kumar

Can playing great music on the radio or the internet tempt people into buying songs they’ve never heard before?

As a country, we love songs we can sing along with. Perhaps because that takes us back to being the cool young kids we once were

Rajasthan’s folk music might be endangered, but its causes are ever relevant: caste and women’s empowerment