The Music Educator She’s a music educationist with a passion for taking the world of songs to children in their schools and communities. As co-founder of Art Links Learning, Sadhana Rao builds relationships with conservatories to take their evolved traditional and classical music to schools in structured form from the ages of 2½. But her Read More…

The Effortless Icon In the annals of the Indian film industry rarely has there been an actor to have won such universal respect from his peers, with some of filmdom’s most substantial works to his credit including Aakrosh, Sparsh, Mandi, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron and Mirch Masala, among others. Awarded both the Padma Shri and Read More…

The Bunker Buster As one of India’s first – and unquestioningly best known – standup comics, Vir Das is credited with kicking off the comedy movement that is now exploding in the form of open mic nights, standup shows, comedy consultancies and more across the country. An established stand up comedian, actor and musician, with Read More…

When they first exploded on the Venice music scene in 1987 – a setting known for some of the most skilled classical musicians in the world – they immediately gained a reputation for youthful exuberance and all-Italian brio. Today this ensemble is one of the highlights of any trip to the romantic city of Venice, Read More…

In the world of music, Shillong holds a sacred place: not only does music drive the community here like nothing else, but some of the finest musical talent in the country is to be found in this stunning hill town. Musical traditions that die out elsewhere live on in Shillong. Talent finds its own audience Read More…

You may know Arif Lohar primarily from his wildly successful Coke Studio appearances but that is just a fraction of his 20 year career as one of Pakistan and the subcontinent’s most renowned musicians. To hear Arif Lohar live is to be in the presence of one of the most skilled musical voices of any Read More…

He’s the original Indian rockstar, pathbreaking in more ways than one. When he chose to sidestep the Hindi-dominated Bollywood music scene and instead focus on English pop and rock, with lyrics reflecting the socio-political realities of the time, he broke the mould of what Indian music sounded like. And he’s been doing it ever since. Read More…

Even in the world of music, used to the eclectic and thriving on the unusual, Sonam is exceptional. She is a vocalist whose skill spans both Western and Indian musical traditions. Having trained in Indian classical music under Shubha Mudgal and Sarathi Chatterjee, she went on to study varied genres of Western music including gospel Read More…

She’s one of the world’s best-known feminists, authors and playwrights. They’re one of India’s most acclaimed theatre companies. When Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal and Kaizaad Kotwal bring their skill to an Eve Ensler play, magic happens. Eve Ensler – feminist, author and Tony-award winning playwright of the legendary Vagina Monologues – has a fabulous new play, Emotional Read More…