It was 1998 and Colonial Cousins, that legendary band of Hariharan & Leslie Lewis, was ruling the waves. Adithya Srinivasan, who was just six then, happened to hear them and got hooked. Quickly ...

Rekha Bhardwaj highlights the shift in focus towards instant success among youngsters, impacting the creation and use of ghazals in films. She notes the pressure to create viral hits often leads to ...

They say there's a song for every occasion. They also say the same for ghazals. From saaki to maikada… bekhudi to deewangi… kaagaz ki kashti to ishqa ishqa… there is no sensation, thought or feeling ...

(A true ghazal is one that's understood by all / Don't make it cumbersome with recondite words / Oh, the creator of a ghazal, use such words/ Which can make connoisseurs say encore) The aforementioned ...

<br>The reason is not difficult to ascertain. Ghazals, in the days before mass media and mass dissemination of knowledge, were only known and spread by recitation in public events like ‘mushairas’ ...

A thunderous applause rises from the audience as the camera zooms on the Zen-faced Jagjit Singh, who tunes the keys of the harmonium and begins, ‘Yeh daulat bhi le lo, yeh shohrat bhi le lo’ at a live ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Eminent ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas who passed away on Monday had a long association with Bhopal. The 72-year-old singer had visited the city several times to perform. He used ...

A tribute to music director late Madan Mohan on his death anniversary. Fondly been crowned as Ghazal ka Badshah by the music lovers, he was one of the most respected Hindi film composers. In a time ...