Music - Different Truths

February 8, 2022
Joyce Yarrow
Arts, Music

How Music Saved My Life!

Those were the days of Hippie movement and flower children. While life and living seemed gloomy, music was the much needed panacea. Here’s a personal account how of music saved...

October 26, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Arts, Music

An Artist and the Commune

Soumya takes us to the bohemian lifestyle of his artist daughter and the commune she lived in. An exclusive for Different Truths. When my daughter opted to study art...

October 18, 2021
Dr. Swaraj Raj
Cinema, Music, Poem

Celebrating Saawan in Songs

Dr. Swaraj celebrates the beauty of Sawaan, in his seminal article, exploring its nuances in Hindi film and non-film songs, other than cultural overtures. An exclusive for Different Truths....

October 7, 2021
Dr. Deepanita Bhanja
Migration & Diaspora, Music

The Voyages of Memories, Music and Migration

Dr. Deepanita explores the many voyages of memories, music and migration. An exclusive for Different Truths. Music, melody, harmony, and reuniting with self. How often do you travel and...

October 2, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Adventure, Cricket, Legal Issues, Music, Relationship & Lifestyle

Up-Close Encounter, Fundamental Breach, Russian Blogger & Bumrah Love Gumrah

This week Shail rhymes four news stories: Shakira, the Grammy award winner’s encounter with wild boars, insurance claim breach verdict by the Supreme Court, a crazy Russian blogger and...

September 23, 2021
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Education, Interview, Music

Mohua’s Love for Maa, Math & Music

Ruchira picks the brain of Dr. Mohua Banerji, a faculty at the Mathematics and Statistics Department, IIT Kanpur. She is also an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet. Here’s her candid...

May 12, 2021
Dr. Partha Banerjee
Dance, Language, Migration & Diaspora, Multiculturalism, Music, People, Place, Special Feature, Theatre, Tribute

One Last Tagore Birthday before My Death

A Diaspora, Dr. Partha shares the agony of a Bengali far away from his homeland. He confesses, there are quite a few other Bengali immigrants both from Bangladesh...

May 10, 2021
Prof Anisur Rahman
Gender, Language, Literature, Multiculturalism, Music, People, Place, Poem, Religion, Special Feature, Tribute

Rabindranath Tagore: An Inquiry into Ideas and Ideals

In order to acquire a worldview for himself, Tagore strove to achieve a balance between Humanism and Naturalism, Individualism and Determinism, Hedonism and Asceticism, all of them being...

May 9, 2021
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Environment, Literature, Music, Special Feature, Tribute

Musings of Tagore on Love and Mysticism

A relentlessly seeking, sensitive, intellectual soul, Tagore wanted to drink the elixir of life to the dregs. He found beauty in everything around him. Even the minuscule objects...

January 9, 2021
Maureen Shyamala Rajamoney
History & Culture, Music

Malaysian Music: Of Treble Clefs and Bass

A variety of genres in Malaysian music reflect the specific ethnic groups of multiracial Malaysian society consisting of Malay, Chinese, Indian and the indigenous groups, says Maureen. An exclusive...

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