Suman Kalyanpur (1937-2026): A Serene, Enchanting Star in the Sky of Melody
Today, the world of music feels a little more silent. A gentle, lucid and humble voice has fallen quiet forever.
Today, the world of music feels a little more silent. A gentle, lucid and humble voice has fallen quiet forever.
Some deaths arrive as news. This one arrived as silence, in the exact place where a voice used to live.
We are living in the golden age of authorship. Everyone is now a writer. We are writing bios, poems, how-to guides, and, of course, aggressive complaints against whomever we wish to.
There are those who love to be photographed. You can find them “photo bombing” frames where they have no business to be in. But they are there, smiling sheepishly.
A friend had invited me for dinner to his house. I went over around 7:30 in the evening. We gossiped for about an hour and then sat down for dinner.
‘What is untouchability? We hear about its daily reality. It happens every day, it is part of our life, but it is rarely mentioned,’ says Bezwada Wilson, the founder and national convenor of Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA).
Late writer K K Kochu’s autobiography “Dalithan”, translated from Malayalam by Radhika P Menon, stands as a landmark in contemporary Indian life writing.
The French Institute in India has announced the selection of 34 laureates for the third edition of Villa Swagatam, a residency programme that fosters cross-cultural dialogue and creative collaborations between French and South Asian artists and writers.
The Royal Opera House, Mumbai is all set to showcase the evocative sounds of Rajasthan as Jodhpur RIFF, in association with Avid Learning, presents “SAZ and Friends: When the Desert Plays”.
“If India is to become a Viksit Bharat, its women must lead the way,” said Amitabh Kant, former CEO of NITI Aayog, as the Aalekh Foundation hosted the third edition of its Women Achievers Awards in New Delhi.
