Singer-Songwriter Kamakshi Khanna on balancing creative fulfillment and paying the bills
Kamakshi Khanna is a 28-year-old singer and songwriter from Delhi. In 2015, she was one of the top six contestants on India’s first English singing reality show, ‘The Stage’, and has since also released a few Hindi tracks in ‘Duur’, ‘Qareeb’, and ‘Taare’. Kamakshi’s warm dulcet tones are a product of immense love and care […]
The lowdown on film festival favourites, trending TV & a special Daytime Emmy
From the Indian movies making waves on the festival circuit to the news that Manoj Bajpayee-starrer ‘The Family Man’ was trending around the world, catch-up with these five stories from the entertainment industry you need to know before the month is over. ‘Pagglait’ creators to collaborate on three more films Following the success of ‘Pagglait’, […]
Hoop artiste and dancer Eshna Kutty on flowing to find your style
Eshna Kutty and her trusty hula hoop caught everyone’s attention last year when the 24-year-old’s ‘Genda Phool’ video went viral. Dressed in a saree and sneakers, the Delhi-based dancer conjured lovely shapes out of thin air and performed perfectly-timed twirls to the sounds of ‘Dilli-6’, leaving lakhs of people awestruck. Since then, the young dancer […]
A COVID-19 relief workshop series for artists, by artists
During the worst of the second wave of COVID-19 earlier this year, critically ill patients were left gasping for oxygen as city supplies ran dry amid a surge in infections. The stench of death permeated our everyday lives as the daily casualty count rose steadily. Citizen-led fundraising drives (like Mission Oxygen) were set up overnight […]
Comedian Daniel Fernandes on the art of writing jokes and the business of releasing specials
The first Indian stand-up comedian to release a special on YouTube (at a time when most others were vying for over-the-top or OTT platform deals), Daniel Fernandes has navigated India’s comedy industry largely by his own rules. Over a nearly decade-long career, the comic with a flair for dark humour has experimented with different formats […]
A cross-country collab, AI vocal training & more on ‘The Buzz’ this month
From a homegrown AI classical music app that was recognised by Apple for its intuitive capabilities, to noteworthy COVID-19 fundraising initiatives during the devastating second wave, ‘The Buzz’ is a round-up of five stories from the music industry you need to know. Indian AI classical music app ‘NaadSadhana’ wins big at Apple Design Awards 2021 […]