Besides soulful film and non-film tracks, a genre of music that’s extremely close to singer Papon’s heart is ghazal. An integral part of all his concert setlists, the musician admits that a large ...

In a candid chat with TOI, the ghazal maestro speaks about his musical journey, his stint in Bollywood and the diminishing ghazal genre. Pankaj Udhas, the voice behind many soulful ghazals like ...

Fifty years have passed since the death of Dushyant Kumar (September 1, 1933 – December 30, 1975), his 50th death anniversary can be an opportunity to examine his creativity afresh.

To my ears, the sound of the Urdu language and the ghazal were the most enticing when I was in my teens, even though I could not understand most of the words. I had no idea that the couplet had a form ...