Two recent events in the city stood out for their intimacy and instant connect with the audience. The first one, Durbar-E-Padabali, at the Birla Academy brought out the essence of padabali or baithaki...

The annual grand musical offering by Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda’s birthday was amazing. The day-long festival commenced with a dhrupad by Uday Bhaw...

When it comes to hosting bona fide international superstars in music, Calcutta often gets the short end of the stick, with sponsors and organizers — and, perhaps, even performers themselves — pref...

A vibrant legend of love, separation, longing and catastrophe that resolves itself in the end; the tale of Shakuntala from the Mahabharata fascinated the Austrian composer, Franz Schubert. Perhaps rea...