Indian Music Archives

#BringOnTheGirls: The Concealed Sexism of India’s Music Scene

Given the gender diversity seen in music festival audiences, the lack of it onstage often goes unnoticed. Male-dominated concerts are so normalised that the lack of women artists is rarely paid any attention.

Abhilasha Sinha July 26, 2016

POV

How I grew up with Lata Mangeshkar’s voice

My Lata Mangeshkar connection would always be bound by home and nostalgia. I didn’t immediately take to her, and though her politics hasn’t always appealed to me ,her stature, her longevity and ultimately her legacy can neither be doubted nor denied

Pragyan Mohanty July 14, 2016

People

Nostalgia, College and Friends: How KK Helped me Adult

Because I grew up in the internet age, I discovered KK fairly late and yet I found in his voice, in his music, an instant resting place for everything that I found unsettling in life.

Deepansh Duggal June 27, 2016

People

The Importance of being Bappi Lahiri

For a post-globalisation generation struggling to find homegrown icons, Bappi Lahiri was a superhero. He was Made in India, much before Aatmnirbhar became a motto and his obstinate confidence was just the bear hug, a nervous, but emerging India needed.

Vaibhav Vishal June 1, 2016

Profile

The Maestro, Ilaiyaraaja says Yes to #DigitalIndia, #DigitalMedia

The Maestro, Ilaiyaraaja collaborates with Facebook and Arré, exclusively. Mindshare joins hands as strategic partner.

Ajay Sharma May 29, 2016