Amjad Ali Khan's book, Master on Masters

Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan on what performing with classical music greats was like

[Book extract] I had been receiving invitations to music festivals from the age of 12, and had the privilege of meeting all the great musicians of the time.

Music

Indian classical music needs to stop being boring

I am speaking of simple changes in technique and structure.

Discovering Raag Maand

Pt Ajoy Chakrabarty is ready with 20 years of research on the discovery of our root raags.

Hindustani classical music: Banaras will miss sitarist Amarnath Mishra

His passing alerts us to the tenuousness of the Banaras school of music and dance, and, by extension, to other such "schools" all over India.

How music transcends conflict

Music transcends conflict, be it cultural, religious, regional or even generational.