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How more Indians are exploring the Urdu language to connect with arts, culture

How more Indians are exploring the Urdu language to connect with arts, culture

Urdu remains the language of poetry that accumulates aashiqs at every adaa, but Gen Z is reclaiming it as a connection to their pre-Partition heritage

17 December,2024 08:29 PM IST | Mumbai | Mitali Parekh
Zakir Hussain passes away: Anoushka Shankar says some of us have lost a beloved

Zakir Hussain passes away: Anoushka Shankar says some of us have lost a beloved

The legendary Indian tabla player and composer passed away on December 15 leaving a void in hearts of many Indians and people around the world. In the music fraternity, Anoushka Shankar reacted to the news on Instagram calling it 'devastating'

17 December,2024 10:05 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Zakir Hussain passes away: 'Will miss you always', says Pt. Ronu Majumdar

Zakir Hussain passes away: 'Will miss you always', says Pt. Ronu Majumdar

The flute wizard Pt. Ronu Majumdar who has worked with Zakir Hussain for many albums and shared the stage for various concerts

17 December,2024 10:05 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Zakir Hussain passes away: Amjad Ali Khan reacts, 'I am completely heartbroken'

Zakir Hussain passes away: Amjad Ali Khan reacts, 'I am completely heartbroken'

Khan, who had worked closely with Hussain on numerous musical projects, described their collaborations as a fusion of two incredible worlds--his sarod and Hussain's tabla--producing some of the most memorable performances in the history of Indian classical music

17 December,2024 10:04 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Zakir Hussain passes away: 'We have lost a universal musician', expresses NCPA

Zakir Hussain passes away: 'We have lost a universal musician', expresses NCPA

Khushroo N Suntook, chairman of NCPA said Hussain's bond with the NCPA goes back to the day it was founded in 1969 when he accompanied his father, the great Ustad Allarakha, on their stage

17 December,2024 10:04 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Art over pride

Art over pride

A backstage view of the collaborative effort by two rival theatre companies, who set aside personal maan and apmaan to mount a milestone Marathi musical

15 December,2024 08:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Sumedha Raikar Mhatre
Hanumankind joins Karan Aujla at sold-out Bengaluru ‘It Was All A Dream’ Tour

Hanumankind joins Karan Aujla at sold-out Bengaluru ‘It Was All A Dream’ Tour

The setlist, filled with fan favorites such as ‘Softly’, ‘Players’, ‘Tauba Tauba’, ‘Admirin You’ and ‘Winning Speech’, had the crowd singing and dancing throughout the night before Hanumankind came and gave it his own unique touch

15 December,2024 12:06 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Celebrating Nissim Ezekiel: Daughter and poet Kavita talks about his rich legacy

Celebrating Nissim Ezekiel: Daughter and poet Kavita talks about his rich legacy

Celebrating the centenary of Nissim Ezekiel who is hailed as the father of modern Indian poetry in English with a book, his daughter Kavita recalls his connect with the city, and how he inspired generational poets with his camaraderie

14 December,2024 04:29 PM IST | Mumbai | Nandini Varma
Global electronic music festival ZAMNA returns to Mumbai on March 29

Global electronic music festival ZAMNA returns to Mumbai on March 29

After its first edition in India this year, the global electronic music festival from Mexico is set to return in 2025 and will take place in Mumbai and Delhi

14 December,2024 12:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
This exhibition aims to revive Gujarat's dwindling art form of Rabari embroidery

This exhibition aims to revive Gujarat's dwindling art form of Rabari embroidery

An ongoing exhibition seeks to revive Rabari embroidery and appliqué work by highlighting its diversity and the vital role it embodies in preserving the community’s heritage

14 December,2024 10:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Anindita Paul

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