Gauhar: Music to one’s ears and eyes

‘Gauhar’will be staged in Bengaluru on January 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Gauhar Jaan’s thumri is food for the soul, many people believe. One of India’s earliest female voices, Gauhar inspired many Indian singers, especially women, to take up music. A historical figure who did not leave much of a visual memory, Gauhar,…

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RK Srikantan Trust to release monograph on Dikshitar’s Navagraha kritis at Sankranti Fest

Violinist VV Subrahmanyam | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement This year marks the 250th birth anniversary of Muthuswami Dikshitar, the youngest of the Carnatic music trinity alongside Tyagaraja and Shyama Shastri. To comemmorate the occasion, the RK Srikantan Trust is releasing a monograph on the Navagraha kritis of Dikshitar. These are a set of nine compositions…

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Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti-backed docu-series ‘In Transit’ nominated at 2026 GLAAD Media Awards

‘In Transit’ poster | Photo Credit: Prime Video In-Transit, the unscripted documentary series produced by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, has been nominated for Outstanding Documentary at the 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The GLAAD Media Awards recognise global excellence in fair, accurate and inclusive representation of LGBTQ+ lives across media. Directed by Ayesha Sood…

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