KOCHI: Kozhikode’s love for ghazals runs quite deep. Musician M S Baburaj, popularly known as Babukka, feels this in his blood too. He heralded the Ghazal wave by introducing the genre to Malayalam ...

With ‘Aahat’, ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas created a sensation in the ghazal world 41 years back and still he is all out to adapt to contemporary ways and modern techniques. With ‘Aahat’, ghazal singer ...

Singer Papon wants to bring back the glory of ghazals among young listeners. He says if presented in a contemporary way, the youth is ready to enjoy the genre. "If our youngsters can love Ed Sheeran, ...

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Lucknow: The atmosphere turned ‘aashiqana’ (romantic) and various stages of love were described and depicted on the second day of the Sanatkada festival as an RJ took centre stage, addressing a ...

Ghazal singer Bhupinder Singh disagrees with those who say that classical music and ghazals are on the decline due to falling numbers of listeners. In fact, he says the youths make the biggest chunk ...

Beauty is woven into the ghazal with such deep feelings of love that the focus is always on seeking oneness with the other, notes Gopi Chand Narang. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In this ...

Artists in India and Pakistan are winning over younger listeners by giving the genre a more contemporary feel while retaining its soul Kanishk Seth was four when he first heard a ghazal. It was in his ...

Singer Papon, who is trying to bring back the glory of ghazals among young listeners, said that if presented in a contemporary way, the youth is ready to enjoy the genre. Papon on Saturday performed ...