Tejaswini Niranjana
Tejaswini Niranjana’s Musicophilia in Mumbai argues that the love of Hindustani music, which emerged in Mumbai around the mid-nineteenth century, led to the formation of a ‘lingua musica’ – a language that served to connect the diverse inhabitants of the city – and contributed to new forms of…
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Goutham Raj Konda
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Goutham Raj Konda
Vikram is a 20-year-old breakdancer—hence, B-boy—in Dharavi, and has been teaching b-boying in Dharavi for almost two years. His fascination with breakdancing began when he saw a bunch of dancers who practised daily in a ground close to his home. Later, with the help of his friends and the…
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Goutham Raj Konda
Hip-hop is made up of five elements—rap, graffiti, breakdance, DJ and beatbox—and has its origins in the popular cultural practices of African Americans living in the marginal spaces, like the South Bronx in New York. In its global diffusion from the United States, majorly in its commercial…
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Goutham Raj Konda
Hip-hop has become a globally successful art form in terms of aesthetics and commerce since its inception in New York’s poverty-stricken South Bronx in the 1970s. Its popular appeal among the youth helped it make its way into several countries globally, including India.
Hip-hop is creating a…
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Aakriti Chandervanshi
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Nanditta Chibber
Christmas in Bandra is a sight to be seen. With a fascinating history, Bandra—which was once a 'dowry port' disputed by the English and the Portuguese—is an amalgam of Portuguese and Indian cultures with the added influence of the East India Company, hosting a large Christian community (…
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M.D. Muthukumaraswamy
Does the Raga Hamsadhwani intrinsically carry the associated meanings of Hamsa, especially when it is employed to render a devotional hymn on Ganesha? It would appear so. (Photo: Pixabay)
It is no coincidence that two of the famous Carnatic music compositions on Lord Ganesha are set in Raga…
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Aditi Dey
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Aditi Dey
Neera Adarkar, an architect and urbanist, traces the history and emergence of the ‘chawl’ typology in Mumbai. She sheds light on the role of chawls in facilitating flows of migration into the city, the sense of community and solidarities that were fostered in the life within chawls and…
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