Ideas Without Boundaries.
I first met Anup Jalota Ji in 2003 or 2004. Sept 11 had happened. His wife Medha had had a successful heart transplant and he had a very busy and super successful schedule travelling all over the globe, winning hearts with his performances and positive Read More …
By Kavita A Chhibber The best part of April has been the 17th LearnQuest Music Festival. The three day event was special – not just because my most favorite Khans graced the stage. Sarod Legend Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Bangash Read More …
By Kavita A Chhibber My grandmother once said to me that whenever you pray and you suddenly find tears streaming down your cheeks, it means that the divine energy you are praying to is standing before you, answering your prayers, healing you, and telling you Read More …
He calls him self an atheist and a rationalist, his close friend Chanda calls him a “closet spiritualist” because she says, no atheist could have written a deeply spiritual song like “O paalan hare” (from Lagaan) to which he retorts, that he also wrote the Read More …
I wrote these thoughts sometime back but they hold true to this day. His movies are ageless; his stories the story of everyman transcend generations. My grandmother, my mother and I have all been fans. I see a lot of little kids watching these films Read More …
He was humming “Jaane kahan mera jigar gaya ji” as a toddler growing up in Pakistan before he could recite the alphabet. That love grew into an obsession for the musician whose music was nothing short of genius – whose music was a divine gift, Read More …
They are busy professionals, and yet an ensemble of dedicated and talented local vocalists and instrumentalists gathered together on April 18th at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington. The aim was to entertain, and to remind us that musically we will always rise on the Read More …
“His musical journey has had the most unlikely beginnings and yet today he is the greatest living flute player in the world. He insists he may create heavenly music blowing into a piece of bamboo, but he remains jealous of Lord Krishna, who in spite Read More …
Many years ago, a young girl, all of 10 years old, heard the sound of the sitar that moved her to tears.. her life’s dream was to some day sit in a live concert and hear this sitar player who ever he was, play face Read More …
They have been rocking the stage with their unique blend of folk, classical, rock music and so much more, for over 2 decades and wowing audiences all over the world. Their song “Bande” in the thought provoking film Black Friday has become a house hold Read More …
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