(August 20, 2025) When Sravan Chakravarthi’s fingers begin to slide effortlessly over the fretboard of his electric guitar — the metal freaks go into a frenzy. The mood only gets electric when the remaining band members — Siri on vocals and bass guitar, Noble John on...
(July 11, 2025) In a village in central Trinidad, the night comes alive with the beat of the dholak drum and the sharp ring of the dhantal. The crowd moves and cheers as Rakesh Yankaran – known as “The Raja” – begins a lively chutney song. Bhojpuri lyrics blend...
(May 14, 2025) On the first Monday of May 2025, Diljit Dosanjh stepped onto the Met Gala red carpet in New York wearing a Prabal Gurung ensemble inscribed with Gurmukhi, taking Punjabi culture to center stage. The look—its flowing silhouette and ornate details...
(February 5, 2025) In the heart of Chennai, in a conservative Tamil Brahmin household, two sisters grew up playing strategic games at the dinner table, dreaming of possibilities beyond their immediate world. Their mother, a homemaker without a college education, would...
(December 19, 2024) At the age of 19, Ustad Zakir Husain travelled to the US for the first time. “It was the most important decision of my life,” he said, decades later, in an interview with Karan Thapar. “In some ways, the decision was already made...
