Ideas Without Boundaries.
Conversations with Indian classical musicians, vocalists, playback and Bollywood artists.
He is the youngest son of sitar legend the late Ustad Vilayat Khan, and the first thing that strikes you about Hidayat Hussain is his innate humility and warmth. Though he looks a lot like his father, his voice and mannerisms are an uncanny replica Read More …
“Innovation is born out of people challenging the status quo.” By Kavita A Chhibber She was among the select few who were named 2010 Game Changers by The New York Enterprise Report. “These entrepreneurs are changing how business gets done,” said the tagline. Yet what Read More …
Reconnecting with Music for the Soul through Hrishikesh Mukherjee films It is true that while film is a visual medium, Indian cinema is often defined by the music it presents within its realm. I don’t know about others but each time I come out of Read More …
When legends like these leave, their presence, their fragrance leaves with them” – Ustad Amjad Ali Khan on the passing away of Pandit Kishan Maharaj Majestic, royal, incomparable, romantic, a hard task master, brilliant, innovative – words tumble out like a flow of his resonant Read More …
A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty. ~Author Unknown They have achieved fame and fortune on a global scale, and the love of millions across the world, and yet what makes life special for them Read More …
A.R Rahman says his voice carries with it the fragrance of India’s soil. The reclusive actor Amir Khan considers it to be the most complete voice in India today. He is also called the voice of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. For Kailash Kher, the journey Read More …
He is the son of farmers but more than 2 decades ago when the 20 something Gurdas Maan burst into the music scene with his block buster Dil Da Mamla hai, he mesmerized the entire nation and hasn’t looked back. Today the legendary singer, actor Read More …
He recites T.S. Eliot with the same ease with which he plays the sarod. A linguist, who once fooled a diverse array of people from different States of India by speaking their own dialect flawlessly, he is also a highly accomplished singer who was invited Read More …
He is the youngest son of legendary songstress Asha Bhosle. His mom jokingly mentions that as a youngster, he was more proud of her culinary skills after she fed a gang of his friends, brought in at short notice, a hurried concoction of eggs and Read More …
The sensitive fingers caress the silver strings; a shower of magical notes intoxicates the enraptured audience; music comes alive when strummed by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. Amjad Ali Khan’s great grandfather Ghulam Bandagi Khan Bangash, a soldier of fortune, came from Afghanistan with the instrument Read More …