On a high note: Musician Kavi Pau is bridging the East and West

by Namrata Srivastava | Feb 4, 2023

(February 4, 2023) “Music,” they say, “speaks the language of the soul.” And it seems like UK-based musician Kavi Pau lives by this mantra. The founder and director of a well-known musical venture, Third Culture Collective, Kavi has been...

British-Indian composer Soumik Datta’s music is addressing various social issues

by Namrata Srivastava | May 25, 2022

(May 26, 2022) One rainy day, while playing indoor cricket with his younger brother, a 12-year-old Soumik Datta discovered an old sarod that once belonged to his grandmother. That incident led to a never-ending fascination for music. Today, the award-winning...

From Singapore to the world: Carnatic singer Sushma Soma’s ragas ring out loud

by Namrata Srivastava | Apr 26, 2022

(April 26, 2022) One of her earliest memories of music is listening to her now 92-year-old grandmother singing as she was fed. Today, the award-winning 35-year-old Carnatic singer, Sushma Soma, enthuses about how music was always her passion. Kicking off her journey...

Walk with Toronto-based artiste Rehan Dalal as he strums his soulful compositions

by Namrata Srivastava | Apr 22, 2022

(April 22, 2022) Bespectacled, delicate riffs in a very Jack Jones-esque rendition, Canada-based musician Rehan Dalal croons Walk With Me, that was among the top 10 India radio hits (2013). Yet, his tryst with music started when he was a child, and he hated it. While...

‘Buy’ the sustainable way: How social entrepreneur Akshai Sarin empowers the marginalised

by Darshana Ramdev | Mar 3, 2022

(March 3, 2022) Social entrepreneur Akshai Sarin’s website opens into a little blitzkrieg of photos – you see him chatting casually with Paris Hilton and standing with an arm around Amitabh Bachchan. The social entrepreneur took to enhancing the lives of...