At an event to mark 150 years of Vande Mataram last week, Modi claimed that the song had been “broken and cut into pieces” ...

Music has always been an inseparable part of Indian culture. The rhythm and melody of life often inspire names that carry a sense of harmony, devotion, and timeless beauty. Choosing a baby name ...

Contemporary rulers of Bengal are silent on the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram', which could have provided a platform for Mamata Banerjee to showcase "Bangla pride". The reasons that encumbered t ...

Indo-American pianist and composer Charu Suri, has earned a nomination at the 68th Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for her record Shayan ...

A massive if controversial hit, The Prodigy's provocative 'Smack My Bitch Up' from 1997 boasted some gripping and mysterious ...

Apart from the National Anthem, one song that echoes through our childhood and is sung in school assemblies is Vande Mataram.

On November 7, 1875, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay composed Vande Mataram, inspired by Bengal's spirit of Durga Puja. This six ...

The Steely Pan Steel Band Friday, November 7, 6 p.m., The Schaefer Center — Free Admission. The concert features student ...

In The Run-Up To Saptak, Four Divas Offer Primer To First-Time Listeners And Allay Cultural Anxieties About ‘High-Brow’ Expectations ...

Whisk away your stress by creating the ultimate stress-relief playlist. Find out which tunes help beat your racing thoughts and let you relax.

Kahe ko byaahe bides, are lakhiya baabul mohe… And somewhere—beyond centuries, beyond shame—Amir Khusrau smiles. For the song he wrote for his beloved has found another—a boy who, in loving himself at ...