Ideas Without Boundaries.
Kavita’s note: I have to admit that few voices move me as deeply as Bombay Jayashri’s. Her voice always takes me on a melodic pilgrimage, but what really touched me was Bombay Jayashri’s candor and humility. I am fascinated by her repertoire and some of Read More …
I said ’I will’ to music much before I said it to anyone else. Kaveta’s note: Shubha Mudgal said to me during this interview that when she was young she would try to imitate Lata Mangeshkar’s voice and fail miserably. I can now confess that Read More …
In Conversation with Kavita Chhibber Kavita’s note: Its December 11th, 2013. I have been trying to sit before my computer and write but without success. I’m finding every excuse under the sun not to write this tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar on his first death Read More …
I’m but dust at his feet.” “Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” – Khalil Gibran If there is anyone who defies that quotation, it’s the love story of Pandit Ravi Shankar and his wife of Read More …
Ravi ji was a complete musician and a complete humanitarian.” Kaveta’s note: For over a decade as long as I can remember, I have always seen Tanmoy Bose with Ravi ji. Their interactions on stage were always full of joie de vivre, affection and a Read More …
Kaveta A Chhibber Kaveta’s note: It was April 30th 1993, and finally came the day when I had the good fortune to see the man whose music I had grown up listening to. It was all thanks to my father’s passion for ghazals and my mother’s Read More …
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 …
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 …
“His musical journey has had the most unlikely beginnings and yet today he is the greatest living flute player in the world. He insists he may create heavenly music blowing into a piece of bamboo, but he remains jealous of Lord Krishna, who in spite Read More …
Many years ago, a young girl, all of 10 years old, heard the sound of the sitar that moved her to tears.. her life’s dream was to some day sit in a live concert and hear this sitar player who ever he was, play face Read More …