The first time I met Amrita Pritam, she told me that a smoke is one of the few pleasures of life. I knew then that Amrita Pritam was the writer – and the woman – I wanted to be.

In Mumbai, revellers dance to the the tunes of drummer girls as they celebrate Lord Ganesha. Meet Vainavi Mohite, one of the city's youngest Nashik Dhol players, as she preps for all the fanfare.

Dushyant Kumar’s poetry freed me from the cage of square cubicles and straight lives that the Gulzar School of poetry, dripping with flowery dew and the warmth of unreality, never could. My struggles were personal, and so it turned out was the language of my resistance, learned through his poetry, so irregular and unlike anything you’d have come across.

Happy birthday, Rahul Baba! We hope you at least remember your nursery rhymes.

Any good poet should be able to touch your heart – but Shiv Kumar Batalvi had the ability to rip it out of your chest, and then place it back there gently.

In every Indian gathering of intoxicated people, someone has to play “Summer of ’69”. I’ll bet you my Aadhaar number that there’ll come a point when everyone is triumphantly screaming, “Those were the BEST DAYS of my life!” That's the magic of #BryanAdams.

Sheetal Sathe and Sachin Mali were declared Naxalites in 2011 for giving voice to the Dalit community. They’ve paid a heavy price, but they continue to sing their songs of resistance.

Badmash, pagal, jhalli, bawli, Padaku, ladaku, bhukkad, piyakkad... Meet the #UssTypeKiLadki at the #ArreSiren festival

Sumukhi Suresh has us in splits as she takes our # UssTypeKiLadki Quiz, just for kicks. She always knew she was one :)

Raja Kumari has no time for the haters and is never going to stop making music.

As Global Temperatures Continue To Rise, The Intensifying Heat Will Cause A Mass Worldwide Extinction By 2080. Who Will Save Humanity From The Price Of Its Own Progress? It's Past The Time To Be Alarmed -- Now Is The Time To Take Action. #WorldEnvironmentDay

If there’s no jazz by the bay any longer, where has the music gone? The answer, oddly enough, is Delhi.

Being Parsi is what Freddie Mercury did best. His entire existence is the embodiment of the quintessential Parsi doctrine of “khavanu, pivanu, majja ni life!”

Listen to the original soundtrack of Jai Bhim: The Beats of Dalit Resistance, a musical-documentary on singers Sheetal Sathe and Sachin Mali, who were declared Naxalites in 2011 for giving voice to the Dalit community.

It's the evergreen Asha Bhosle's 84th birthday, and we're going down memory lane with her well-known hits and little-known trivia. Happy birthday, Asha Tai.

There is a tribe of parents that subjects their guests to the talent of their kids, even when said guests have no desire to be subjected. My parents were the leaders of that tribe.

How does a video with petals, magic wands and a grown man wearing gender-ambiguous clothing, go viral? Shah’s “Angel” seems to pose more questions than answers.

We chat up with Nirali Kartik of Maati Baani about what makes her an #UssTypeKiLadki!

We kick off the #ArreSiren Interviews with our festival curator, the inimitable Zila Khan. Find out if she's an #UssTypeKiLadki or not!

Catch Zila Khan live in Mumbai at the Arré Siren Festival on March 10 & 11.

Catch Maati Baani live in Mumbai at the Arré Siren Festival on March 10 & 11.

Catch Urooj Ashfaq live in Mumbai at the Arré Siren Festival on the 10th & 11th of March. Get your ticket, grab a beer and cheer!

This year, we curated stories of hope, awe, and resistance from across the country. Give them a listen.

On Amitabh Bachchan's 75th birthday, a song dedicated to his legendary tweets. And we have a humble request: Please reply to our SMS.

On John Lennon's birthday, we take a closer look at the man who gave peace a chance.

Join us, as Shubhangi Joshi brings the rhythm on Arré Sessions!

Listen to the original soundtrack of Aga Bai Tasha! Ganesha's Drummer Girls, a musical-documentary on one of Mumbai's youngest Nashik dhol players. Watch the full documentary here.

Seventy years after Independence, some choose to rewrite history. We chose to rewrite the alphabet. Presenting a brand-new, updated A to Z for India at 70