Father Aniceto Nazareth – A Gem like no other

Innumerable are the people who will grieve the passing of Father Aniceto Nazareth into eternity. Priests, nuns and lay folk alike will miss the man who made music flow like a paen to the Lord and like a shower of soothing comfort on troubled souls.

When Corona came Home

Did we ever imagine a change that would have all of us locked up indoors for months? Isn’t it ironically strange that a microscopic virus could shatter all the tall claims by man of being the supreme creation, of countries who claimed to be super powers only to be brought down and in turn bring entire humanity to its knees?

Indian origin artists that shine on International television

As the country celebrates Republic Day, it is very important to celebrate the artists who have made us proud internationally. Indian origin actors today are being recognized internationally for their talent and are not confined to playing characters hailing from the subcontinent.

SPB - The Man with the golden voice

There was a phase in my childhood when I would just be singing one song throughout the day. I had memorized the entire lyrics as well. Sach Mere Yar Hai from the movie ‘Saagar’ was my anthem for the large part of the years 1985 - 1986. And that’s how my love affair with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam’s voice and singing started.

Teresa and the Slum Bum - The unofficial opera on Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Some 13 years ago in 2006 the first musical on Mother Teresa of Calcutta entitled Madre Teresa il Musical with lyrics by Piero Castellacci and music by Michele Paulicelli featuring 13 songs in Italian was performed by parish theatre groups in Italy.

Pt. Jasraj – The ethereal singer

Indian Classical music can be sung or played in different styles which are governed by the Gharana, or a kind of music school. While the Raag (melodic frameworks) maybe the same but the rendition style changes depending on the Gharana that the musician comes from. Some of the famous Gharanas are Kirana, Gwalior, Mewati, and many others.

India Today -- The new Challenges

August 1947 was the month India became independent. Since then it has become a month of much significance as we annually celebrate our country’s Independence Day. This kindles in every one of us the hope of reformation and a sense of patriotic pride in belonging to this great nation which has secured freedom and independence from foreign domination.

Yogesh – The unknown poet

When I heard the news of Yogesh Gaur’s demise last month, I put up a list of 10 of his well-known songs on social media. Almost 25 comments were in the same vein. They said that they loved the songs and even hummed them from time to time, but didn’t know that they were written by Yogesh…in fact, they hadn’t even heard of a poet called Yogesh.

Beating the Corona virus Blues

What is our music fraternity doing during the lockdown? How has it changed their work and lifestyle? Monarose Sheila Pereira speaks to various music personalities from the field to get a lowdown on what they are up to.

Story-telling with Music

During my travel to the Hyderabad airport or back from it (which is very frequent), I invariably put AR Rahman’s Tamil Hits in the music section of Ola Play and end up gently swimming through those 40 mins. On several occasions, the driver has asked, “Tamil, Sir?” and then after listening to my reply in negative, the guy almost always asks, “How Tamil music, sir?” To which, my response is, “I love this music in totality…don’t need to understand the lyrics.”