The Sacred River Festival | Music at the centre of the universe

The Sacred River Festival | Music at the centre of the universe

“Look, she’s coming up,” someone said, and just like that, a group of us turned around to see a glorious full moon rise from the ramparts of Ahilya Fort. We were seated on the fan-shaped ghats leading from the fort down to the river Narmada. For the last half hour, the young santoor exponent Satyendra […]

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How Zohra Bai became the unravelled queen of thumri

How Zohra Bai became the unravelled queen of thumri

Nautch performers of Patna. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a ruined tomb within the precincts of Rauza Masjid at Maharaj Ganj in Patna rests the queen of thumri, Zohra Bai. Born in Azeemabad (Patna) in the mid 1860s or 1870s, Zohra arrived with her mother in the court of Maharaja Sir Lakshmeshwar Singh of […]

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Our Sacred Space to celebrate its 10th anniversary

Our Sacred Space to celebrate its 10th anniversary

A host of events are to be held throughout the day The cultural centre in Secunderabad is at the forefront of promoting arts through natural living and sustainability Our Sacred Space, the cultural centre in Secunderabad, is celebrating its 10th anniversary on May 29, 2022. To mark the occasion, a line-up of performances of Kathak, […]

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