Suanshu Khurana

Once ostracised for singing an artform reserved for men, Teejan Bai, the Padma Vibhushan awardee, broke long-standing barriers to take Chhattisgarh's famed folk from village gatherings to the world stage.

Celebrating 90 years of Akashvani, is technically inaccurate. The institution may have been called only Akashvani since 2023, but what has turned 90 is what generations of Indians have known as All India Radio.

In her remarkable career spanning six decades, S Janaki sang over 40,000 songs in multiple languages.

Celebrating 90 years of Akashvani, is technically inaccurate. The institution may have been called only Akashvani since 2023, but what has turned 90 is what generations of Indians have known as All India Radio.

Released at the peak of the Indipop era, Colonial Cousins blended Indian classical music with Western pop.

From Kabir to Shiv Kumar Batalvi, Surjit Singh Patar and Pash, poetry runs through the fabric of Honey Trehan's Satluj that tells the story of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra.

Wearing a blue India cricket jersey, a black mask and a hat, Hanumankind, one of India's most well-known and internationally visible rappers at this point, initially blended into the crowd until protesters recognised him.

From Faiz's Hum dekhenge and Bob Marley's Redemption Song to movie tunes and rap bars, songs and poetry that make up protest music

Singer Madhubanti Bagchi on reimagining Usha Uthup’s Rambha ho, issues with music labels and why AI leaves her unimpressed

The separate category for Best Asian Pop could, in fact, bring visibility to a host of artistes who might otherwise never enter the Grammys spotlight. It gives musicians such as Diljit Dosanjh another avenue to submit work like 'Aura' for Grammy consideration