This band of Kolkata youngsters is moving away from the troubled realities of life with art, Bengali ‘chhoras’, and musical ...

Dr. Jai Ranjan Ram is a leading psychiatrist with an MD in psychiatry from NIMHANS, Bangalore, an MRCPsych from the UK and ...

Vocalist Ishan Ghosh of Kolkata, who has done his masters in ... was astounding,” said Tabla player and Managing Trustee Bharavi Deraje. The Trust is working closely with vocalist Ravikiran ...

Bickram Ghosh: When we started in Kolkata in my studio ... in 2000 when I wanted to create tabla-centric music. Traditionally ...

The Kolkata International Drum Festival began on March 9. The Telegraph reported that the festival’s second edition was conceptualised by Grammy-nominated tabla player Subhen Chatterjee and curated by ...

Bickram Ghosh: When we started in Kolkata in my studio ... Rhythmscape was born out of necessity in 2000 when I wanted to create tabla-centric music. Traditionally, accompanying tabla players follow ...

Dhuns are normally set to taals like Kaherva, Dadra and Deepchandi. As in the case of the thumri-dadra, the tabla player launches into the laggi section towards the end of the dhun or may choose ...

The tabla player is expected to produce bols that simulate the footwork, while also focusing on the overall aesthetic appeal created by gesture and movement. It is not uncommon therefore to come ...

If Kolkata had a postcard image, this would be it. The marble monument, built in memory of Queen Victoria, is an architectural marvel set in sprawling gardens. Inside, you'll find exhibits tracing ...

Many decades ago, there lived in Kolkata — then Calcutta — a boy called Shrishti Nath Kapoor, who studied in a school called Mitra Institution in Bhowanipore. When his family later moved to ...