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Members of Karnataka Pradesh Mahila Congress staged a protest over rise in prices of LPG cylinders in Bengaluru on Thursday. (Photo By Arrangement)

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Zakir Hussain performs at the Kolkata stage. Credit: Shiladitya Chattoraj

Shailaja Khanna | Are musicians today losing confidence in desi sounds?

15 Jan 2023 12:00 AM

Sadly, over the years, celebrating Diwali with fervour has become more about an extravagant display of wealth. (Photo: ANI)

Shailaja Khanna | The many moods & myths of Diwali

30 Oct 2022 12:10 AM

Shailaja Khanna | Abhangs, ‘secular’ food for the soul

30 Jul 2022 11:41 PM

The Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple in Kashi, said to have been established by Goswami Tulsidas himself in the sixteenth century, maintains the tradition of pleasing Lord Hanuman through music. (Twitter)

Shailaja Khanna | What makes this festival in Kashi a treat for the soul

Performing at the temple is not easy — the recitals are interrupted by temple rituals at midnight and the break of dawn

15 May 2022 12:13 AM

Shailaja Khanna | Timeless ebullience and other musical secrets

This is the fascinating story of the origins of dance; a story that was preserved in stone and text over the centuries

10 Apr 2022 1:44 AM

Truly, the inspiration a musician gets seeing another listening intently makes for an inspired rendition. (Representational image/ Twitter)

Shailaja Khanna | My first brush with magical Marghazi

Realising that literally life stops for several hundred musicians of all types during these 30 days was awe inspiring

27 Feb 2022 2:15 AM

Crafting a Future: Stories of Indian Textiles and Sustainable Practices By Archana Shah. (By Arrangement)

Book review | Scholarly tribute to our artisans and their textiles

The section on fashion links the relevance of the hand crafted tradition to environmental concerns and sustainability

02 Jan 2022 11:53 AM

Shailaja Khanna | Thank you, Mother, for the clarity and the music

Listening to musicians with her was a unique experience as she pointed out aspects of the music that no one else did

12 Dec 2021 3:05 AM

Tabla Solo by Pt. Sanju Sahai. (DC Photo)

Shailaja Khanna | What ‘democracy’ looks like in the world of classical music

With the lockdown, everything changed. This cosy circuit took no time to disintegrate

03 Oct 2021 12:55 AM

Interestingly, there were several famous female musicians in this category, including Gauhar Jaan, followed by Kesarbai, and still later by Begum Akhtar, who commanded huge fees, sometimes exceeding those of their male counterparts. Gauhar Jaan. (DC Image)

Shailaja Khanna | Temples, AIR, YouTube: Music’s long evolution

In north India prior to 1950, the main patrons of the arts were the rulers

15 Aug 2021 2:07 AM

Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar. (Photo: Geetali Tare)

Shailaja Khanna | What kept the maestros going during pandemic

All the musicians have made the best of the pandemic, taken the restrictions imposed on them in their stride

04 Jul 2021 12:30 AM

Girija Devi singing in the intimate baithak style at Sankat Mochan temple, Banaras. — RAKESH SINHA

Shailaja Khanna | Old-world musicians need a helping hand

The passing away of several senior musicians due to the virus is another cause of depression in the community

23 May 2021 12:05 AM

Banks worked mainly for R.D. Burman, (Banks terms him the “Mozart of India”) Laxmikant Pyarelal, then Bappi Lahiri, till around the early 1990s. — By arrangement

Chronicled, the incredible journey of India’s shy, wry jazz king

Born in 1941 in war-torn Calcutta, Dambar Bahadur Budaprithi was re named 'Louiz' to fit into the anglicised world of nightclubs

28 Mar 2021 9:56 AM

Saluting Mother Earth, song by song, to save the planet

The simple yet poignant lyrics of the under-two-minute song are “Dharti Ma pranaam, tujh par nirbhar hum, sadeeyon se tummne sabhi ko dee jeevan”.

07 Nov 2019 6:14 AM

Conceived by Supriya Consul, (Programme Director Kaladarsana Division, IGNCA) the exhibition includes installations created out of unused scrap intelligently put together by artist Niraj Patel. Amazingly, he managed to create his installations in 4 days, working day and night to weld iron together to create a massive oversize fish whose innards were depicted bulging with plastic waste.(Photo: Bharat Tiwari)

Beyond the litter, lies the glitter

An initiative by musicians from over 50 countries called Planet Symphony will be released online on World Environment Day.

15 Jun 2019 12:39 AM

There’s something awesome about December Season

A common criticism about the concerts is that they are all extremely similar, with innovations in content or format being frowned upon.

07 Dec 2018 5:36 AM

‘Art forms not for mere entertainment, they reflect our culture, our character

This is not as surprising as it sounds, as truly, the achievements of this amazingly expressive artist are stupendous.

05 Dec 2018 1:05 AM

The preservers of the musical past

Keepers of our musical archives keep the music of past generation alive and allow us to hear the forbears of today’s masters.

05 Jun 2018 2:43 AM

Authentic, unadulterated folk music woos audience

Basanti Bisht is an unusual singer who actually trained to sing only when she was in her thirties.

28 May 2018 2:46 AM

Indian classical music enchants Dubai

Coimbatore- based Rajyalakhsmi Arts recently held Classical Music Festival in Dubai.

21 May 2018 6:36 AM

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While six bridges and a link road will be constructed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, four bridges will be built by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, three by the HRDCL and one bridge by the QQSUDA. (Representational Image: PTI)

Experts warn of particularly hot summer ahead in Hyderbad

Anjal Prakash, research director and adjunct associate professor of Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB, told Deccan Chronicle, “The climate models have predicted that this is going to be a warmer summer and the hot areas will be hotter than before. In Telangana, we are seeing 38ºC in February itself, which is an indication of what is in store in April and May.” (Representational DC Image)

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Ziya Paval recently took to Instagram and announced that Zahhad was eight months pregnant. Paval and Zahhad have been living together for the past three years. (Twitter)

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Without fail every morning, an orderly (please don't call them ward boy) came by to change my bed clothes. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

My life in Covid-19 quarantine

Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

Framing the Mundane

A model walks the runway at the Pamella Roland fashion show during New Yo)rk Fashion Week at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2020 in New York City. (AFP

The best pictures from New York Fashion Week

T K Sandeep is a photographer whose work consists of moody video poems and photo poems. One of his recent projects was a calendar in which he got hijras and transgenders in Kerala to tell him their dream professions, and then he photographed them dressed as those professionals.

A selection of photographer TK Sandeep's work

The dress featured a fairly simple silhouette with a plunging neckline. But the drama is brought by the feathered veil/cape element. It also had a bow at the neck for added drama. (Photo: AP)

Valentino fashionably interprets A Midsummer's Night Dream

A man sports a colourful headgear with traditional motifs. (Photo: AP)

India gears up for Navratri

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