He recently registered his design under Intellectual Property Rights at Indian Patent Office. Although not a musician himself, Hari says he has been inspired by Yamaha’s approach towards designing ...

The news of supermodel Gisele Bundchen learning to play the tanpura has created quite a ripple among Indian classical musicians. “Thank you Ivan and Mayra for the Tanpura class, we loved it! When will ...

CHENNAI : When the audience gathered for the virtual Library Talk by Dakshina Chitra Heritage Museum expected Jyothika KP to pick up a tanpura and play a song by tuning and twisting its strings, they ...

It's a musical journey of a different note. There's an apparent set-up of classical ambience but shrouded in mystery. The clues to a treasure, in this case Tansen's tanpura, is hidden in some ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every ...

At a time when the acoustic tanpura is bidding a quiet adieu to the classical concert stage, a book Acoustical Analysis of the Tanpura, Indian Plucked String Instrument written by a team of physicists ...

A pakhawaj and sitar lying unattended at the Mumbai airport’s Terminal 2. We are living in times of seemingly extraordinary sensitivity, when even the most innocent of remarks or statements can ...

Alap goes to take music lessons from his friend Shruti’s mother who is a well-known singer. But there’s something else that grabs his attention more than music. Kedar narrates a story to Alap and ...

A scientific rethink of a craft steeped in tradition, unencumbered by hallowed strictures, can shatter long-held beliefs, shed valuable insight, and provide interesting perspective. Dr. Bhushan M.

f there ever was unanimity among the practitioners of classical music in this country about the stature of a vocalist, it was for Roshan Ara Begum. Whenever she performed, live on stage or on the ...

In good news for Pune residents, the much-anticipated tanpura-shaped cable-stayed pedestrian bridge connecting Chhatrapati Sambhaji Park Metro Station to Shaniwar Peth is almost complete. Built across ...