From Pumpkin to Sitar 

*This story was made possible in collaboration with The Citizens Archive of Pakistan.  Ustad Abdullah Khan is the last shehnai player to play the composition of Ustad Bismillah Khan in Pakistan. Following...

There are spiritual reasons to wake up at this so-called ungodly hour. Keep calm and Riyaz on Western folklore has instilled in our minds that 3 am is the witching hour. However,...

Ranjani and Gayatri are two sisters who sing and play Carnatic music on violin. They were born into a musical family, and their talent was recognised very early – it is said...

While the mandolin is often associated with European folk music, its impact on Indian classical music has been nothing short of remarkable, thanks to the sublimely talented late Mandolin U Srinivas (1969...

D Srinivas is a superbly talented veena exponent from Hyderabad. He studied in the family, making his debut aged nine and going on to be the first veena artist to perform at...

The Malladi Brothers (Sreeramprasad and Ravikumar) sing Carnatic vocal music together. They hail from an illustrious Andhra Pradesh musical family, training under their grandfather Srirammurthy and father Suri Babu, as well as...

Ambi Subramaniam is a distinguished violinist and composer, carrying forward the illustrious legacy of his father, Dr. L. Subramaniam, while forging his own unique identity in the world of music. Born into...

Behind the scenes with Darbar’s sound engineer Christoph Bracher  With so many moving parts in an artform driven by extempore, spontaneous performance, orchestrating an Indian classical music concert is no small feat....

In a world grappling with the aftermath of a pandemic and mental health crisis, what sounds can help most on our road to recovery?  Emerging research has started to support what Indian...