Babeena’s Debut
Babeena Sharma is a talented and highly trained North Indian vocalist who started performing on stage with her parents when […]
East Meets West Down South
By Lakshmy Parameswaran It all began humbly 25 years ago when Indu Krishnamurthy, affectionately known to friends as Indu Mami,
The Vintage Voice of Vyas
By Anthony Peter Westbrook The modern era has brought changes to many aspects of Indian culture, and music is no
Savoring the Sacred Sounds of the Ganges
By Bhavani Param What most of the world knows as Indian music is generally confined to the classical Hindustani and
Hindus React To Madonna’s MTV Show
MTV isn’t the usual place, and Madonna wouldn’t be your first guess for the singer, but right there on the
To Goddess, with Love
By RADHIKA SRINIVASAN, NEW JERSEY For Ghanshyam Singh Birla, there is nothing more powerfully healing than mantra, music and meditation.
We Play to Entertain the Gods – And the People
Performer, teacher, scholar and composer for both gamelan orchestra and dance, I Wayan Sinti has won abundant awards in Bali’s