Had to play mute to escape from violence-torn B’desh: Tabla player

Kolkata: Tabla player Mainak Biswas and photographer Kallab Ghosh, who accompanied sarodia Shiraz Ali Khan for his Chhayanaut ...

Bangladesh unrest: Acted mute to save myself - Indian Tabla player recalls trauma

Tabla player Mainak Biswas and photographer Kallab Ghosh, who accompanied Sarod player Shiraz Ali Khan for his December 19 ...
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From Strings to Strife: Musicians' Ordeal in Bangladesh Unrest

Tabla player Mainak Biswas endured a harrowing escape from unrest in Bangladesh, where he and his crew faced anti-India sentiments. Stranded after his concert venue was vandalised, Biswas and others ...

Was spared as we changed names and kept mum, says musician after return from violence-hit Bangladesh

Tabla player Mainak Biswas endured an anxious 48-hour delay returning to India from Bangladesh after a mob vandalized a ...

'That's not me. That's not my aesthetic. So why should I do it?' Shubha Mudgal on making music, breaking barriers, sharing stories

Hindustani vocalist Shubha Mudgal on why she can't say anything is 'low art', and tabla player Dr Aneesh Pradhan on why there is ideally an element of risk in any intelligent performance.
Indulgexpress on MSN

Sitar maestro Purbayan Chatterjee all set to unveil The Sitar Stories at NMACC’s Grand Theatre

Sitar virtuoso and President of India Awardee, Purbayan Chatterjee, is set to mesmerise Mumbai with the debut of his ambitious new musical series, The Sitar Sto ...

Kolkata sarod maestro flees Bangladesh after concert venue attacked

Renowned sarod player Shiraz Ali Khan fled Bangladesh after the cultural venue Chhayanaut was vandalized amid unrest. Khan, who concealed his Indian identity during his escape, expressed shock at the ...
Manila Standard

Stories and storytellers

HANGGANG kwentuhan na lang. This is probably the best way to describe the version of me that played basketball—what’s left of ...
The Print on MSN

India’s youngest heroes honoured: 9-yr-old who died saving a life, to boy who served Op Sindoor troops

PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025 for exceptional achievements in sports, innovation, bravery, social service, arts and culture.
Jazz Journal

Reviewed: Charles Lloyd | Fred Hersch Trio | Satoko Fujii Quartet

Figure In Blue Charles Lloyd’s move from ECM to Blue Note in 2013 – this is his 12th album for the label – has been ...

Beyond Old and New: Bickram Ghosh and the Art of Fusion at Serendipity

At Serendipity Arts Festival Goa 2025, Bickram Ghosh curates music that redefines tradition through fusion, dialogue and ...