While working on her doctoral thesis, cellist Saskia Rao-de Haas remembers chancing on a 1932 letter from Rabindranath Tagore to his granddaughter. There is an instrument, he says, that he prefers ...

Bulbul tarang, shahi baaja, benjo. Rarely has an instrument had so many names as vivid as the music it produces. The bulbul tarang, whose origins can possibly be traced to the Japanese taishogoto, was ...

India is the land of diversity and cultures. From the bright sarees and lehengas that adorn women in the North, to the simple and minimal white saree with golden borders that adorn the women of South, ...

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt took an unusual route on the way to Grammy-winning success. Once a disciple of the renowned sitarist Ravi Shankar, he had learned the complex nuances of Hindustani (north Indian) ...

The sounds of a harp-like instrument called the yazh, named for the mythological animal Yali whose image was carved into its stem, once filled the halls of temples and royal courts in southern India.

With the aim to highlight the rich cultural heritage of Indian classical music and the artists who continue to take it to listeners across the world, Spotify has announced ‘Echo’. For now, the ...

A 2,000-year-old instrument, carved out of wood into the elegant curve of the mythical yaazhi’s neck, animal skin covering ...