Chandan Kumar violin Archives

The Epidemic: How Football Charms and Conquers

Vineeth AbrahamDecember 17, 2022

The author, a cricket fan, remembers how he fell in love with football and a few books that helped him delve deep into the game.

Vintage Vignettes: V.S.N. on Parur Sundaram Iyer

IAR DeskAugust 20, 2021

Violinist Parur Sundaram Iyer was popular among all kinds of music connoisseurs owing to his knowledge of both oriental and occidental styles of music, wrote V. S. Namboothiripad, Kerala’s first music critic, in 1954, specifically mentioning the violinist’s visit to Kabul in Afghanistan as a representative of Indian music

Shobha Deepak Singh: A Cultural Maestro Illuminating Delhi’s Artistic Horizon

Shailaja KhannaDecember 14, 2023

A cultural maestro, Shobha is illuminating Delhi’s artistic horizon for 67 years.

Jamini Roy: A Rebel with a Cause

Soma GhoshApril 11, 2023

Jamini Roy’s Kolkata home to become country’s first private artist-museum.

RK Bijapure and Akashvani’s Infamous Harmonium Ban

Sreevalsan ThiyyadiNovember 19, 2020

As Hindustani classical music observes the 10th death anniversary of RK Bijapure, a relook at the national broadcaster’s 31-year ban on the harmonium.

MT: Malayalam’s Talisman

Vinu SyriacOctober 25, 2021

A series that highlights what is commonly considered to be one of the lesser achievements of legendary writer and filmmaker MT Vasudevan Nair – his screenplays.