Making friends with rural India December 30, 2022 For me, Gaon Connection has brought the invisible world into the light and I have learnt about the indomitable spirit...
Rajasthan Kabir Yatra: A perfect jugalbandi of music, people, philosophy and nature October 13, 2022 The Rajasthan Kabir Yatra wound its way through Rajasthan, and into the hearts of the people who travelled with it,...
‘The banyan tree, where water cannons were used to disperse rioters, became the venue for the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra’ October 4, 2022 Rajasthan Kabir Yatra, India’s longest travelling folk music festival, is underway from October 2-8. This ‘pilgrimage’ is co-hosted by Rajasthan...
A Journey With Kabir: Bhakti music enthrals ‘pilgrims’ of the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra October 3, 2022 India’s longest travelling folk music festival features performers and singers from different communities who come together and celebrate the oral...
Photo Feature: In the tribal heartland of Bastar with the Bison Horn Maria tribe September 3, 2022 The Bison Horn Maria tribe is one of the oldest Adivasi communities in central India. Menfolk of this tribe wear...
Remembering Gurmeet Bawa: An epitome of Punjabiyat January 28, 2022 Gurmeet Bawa, who was a melodious repository of Punjab’s folk culture, was awarded the Padma Bhushan, posthumously on January 26,...
The Dangi Dance of Adivasis in Gujarat celebrates Mother Earth January 25, 2022 Young men and women from the Dangi tribe pay a sprightly homage to their reigning goddess – Dharti Maata –...
A qawwali to quit alcohol January 16, 2022 Stories can change lives, teach valuable lessons and of course entertain. And when they are set to music, they can...
“Music is your constant companion till the end”: Chandralekha Tripathi (May 8, 1941 – December 26, 2021) December 28, 2021 President’s National Award winner Chand Didi sings no more but her music legacy still resonates in Mussoorie where she has...
Bundelkhand’s 300-year-old tradition of Diwari Nritya continues to be performed by milkmen and cattle herders November 8, 2021 Hundreds of milkmen and cattle herders gather at temples in Panna, Madhya Pradesh the day after Diwali, and break into...
Making friends with rural India December 30, 2022 For me, Gaon Connection has brought the invisible world into the light and I have learnt about the indomitable spirit...
Rajasthan Kabir Yatra: A perfect jugalbandi of music, people, philosophy and nature October 13, 2022 The Rajasthan Kabir Yatra wound its way through Rajasthan, and into the hearts of the people who travelled with it,...
‘The banyan tree, where water cannons were used to disperse rioters, became the venue for the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra’ October 4, 2022 Rajasthan Kabir Yatra, India’s longest travelling folk music festival, is underway from October 2-8. This ‘pilgrimage’ is co-hosted by Rajasthan...
A Journey With Kabir: Bhakti music enthrals ‘pilgrims’ of the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra October 3, 2022 India’s longest travelling folk music festival features performers and singers from different communities who come together and celebrate the oral...
Photo Feature: In the tribal heartland of Bastar with the Bison Horn Maria tribe September 3, 2022 The Bison Horn Maria tribe is one of the oldest Adivasi communities in central India. Menfolk of this tribe wear...
Remembering Gurmeet Bawa: An epitome of Punjabiyat January 28, 2022 Gurmeet Bawa, who was a melodious repository of Punjab’s folk culture, was awarded the Padma Bhushan, posthumously on January 26,...
The Dangi Dance of Adivasis in Gujarat celebrates Mother Earth January 25, 2022 Young men and women from the Dangi tribe pay a sprightly homage to their reigning goddess – Dharti Maata –...
A qawwali to quit alcohol January 16, 2022 Stories can change lives, teach valuable lessons and of course entertain. And when they are set to music, they can...
“Music is your constant companion till the end”: Chandralekha Tripathi (May 8, 1941 – December 26, 2021) December 28, 2021 President’s National Award winner Chand Didi sings no more but her music legacy still resonates in Mussoorie where she has...
Bundelkhand’s 300-year-old tradition of Diwari Nritya continues to be performed by milkmen and cattle herders November 8, 2021 Hundreds of milkmen and cattle herders gather at temples in Panna, Madhya Pradesh the day after Diwali, and break into...