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Art & Culture

The Argumentative Musician

In recent years, TM Krishna, one of Carnatic music’s top vocalists, has been mounting a radical critique of kutcheri, the south Indian classical music performance. His book, released recently, challenges the status quo in a way few ever have

Ancient Friends, Modern Enemies

New research claims that even more than our genes, it is our bacterial composition that determines our health. And our happiness and moods

The Parties of Tomorrow

...will still be worth going to. Electronic dance music predates the superstar deejay and will outlive him

The Lullaby That Led to a Dream

How a clip of Chandralekha Adoor crooning Rajahamsame went viral on YouTube and turned her life around

A Violent Music

From drinking goat blood to worshipping Satan, the story of Indian metal bands and how they have mellowed in recent times

At the Mercy of God

Guruvayoor temple serves as a refuge for the elderly abandoned or turned out by their children

The Brazenness of Bollywood

Why their Saifai shindig was neither their first, nor will it be their last

Death in Tollywood

Is Chiranjeevi the reason for Uday Kiran’s suicide?

Getting Hammered

When a Christie’s auction comes to town

The Discovery of Dubstep

Bangalore plays host to India’s first festival of this variation of electronic music, and surprisingly, as many as 2,000 people turn up

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