Nov 30, 2018
Listen to an innovative experiment in the Hindustani classical vocal performance tradition. A duet between a male and female that weaves through not one but two raags, creating varying levels of auditory pleasure. Jugalbandis, duets, have a long history…
Oct 3, 2018
The Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, though a throbbing national cultural entity, has remained a distant existence for Ahmedabad all these years. With twin objectives its current Chairman Shekhar Sen, a versatile performing artist himself, set to it, it came…
Sep 18, 2017
Time stopped, nearly so, when Omkar Dadarkar recited 10.40 onwards for over two hours at Vishwakosh under the aegis of its Lalit Kala Kendra and Agastya Foundation on Sunday. Viraj and Amar Bhatt had held the programme in the morning…
Jan 3, 2017
Day 2 at Saptak: Reflection of Brilliance The second day of Saptak festival featured a brilliant sitar recital by Vidushi Smt.Manju Mehta and an enjoyable vocal recital by Smt. Shubha Mudgal. Smt.Manju Mehta belongs to senia mahair ghrana. She is…
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નવા વર્ષે – તને / nava varshe tane
Tushar ShuklaOctober 31, 2016
નૂતન વર્ષાભિનંદન કે HAPPY NEW YEAR, સાલ મુબારક આમ તો આ બહાને કહેવું છે; તમને મારું વ્હાલ મુબારક હાથ મિલાવું હૈયે ચાંપુ કે ચૂમી લઉં! વિચાર આવે – મૌકા ભી, દસ્તુર ભી હૈ યે, રસ્મે દુનિયા રિવાજ ભી હૈ હોઠ ભરી એક ચુંબન કરીને, કરી…
Your Daily Dose of Art: Instagram Accounts you must follow right now
MarioOct 1, 2016
Banksy Banksyis a revolution or should we call him a phenomenon? One of the leading front men of his generation, he has transformed what it means to work in the Public domain.Banksy’sartistic practice is characterized by the perceptive use of…
Education of a rare kind : Team CY at the commencement ceremony of Gurukulam, Ahmedabad
Himanshu NainaniJun 18, 2016
An educational institution that rises above schooling(as we know it today), competition and degrees, Gurukulam follows the ancient Jaina education system of India where knowledge, understanding habits, sensitivity and logic is still considered superior. The Gurukulas are Indian schools that still…
7 Indian Musical Instruments that are on the verge of oblivion
Himanshu NainaniJun 3, 2016
“Hurrian Hymn No.6” is the oldest known written music piece, discovered so far. This origin of this piece dates back to 3400 years back in Bronze Age. It was engraved by Syrians on a clay slab. Even the origins of…
