International Sufi Rang Festival 2022 ends in Ajmer
Oct 10, 2022, at 01:45 am
Ajmer: Creative personalities, including writers, senior journalists, well-known filmmakers and musicians of great repute, joined the last day of the closing ceremony of the International Sufi Rang Festival 2022 in Ajmer on Friday, media reports said.
Sep 28, 2022, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi, UNI/IBNS: Drawing an analogy to the way Ayodhya has held on to Lord Ram after so many eons, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the hymns of the legendary Lata Mangeshkar have kept the conscience of the countrymen immersed in Lord Ram.
SVF Music releases three singles ahead of Durga Puja
Sep 28, 2022, at 04:44 am
Kolkata/IBNS: SVF Music has released three songs for the festive occasion of Durga Puja.
BBC fame Saisha Hayes releases 2nd music album
Sep 26, 2022, at 04:54 am
New Delhi/UNI: Saisha Hayes, a third-year student of London's prestigious King's College, who made it to BBC Music Fusion's top ten, released her second music album on Saturday at a high-profile live show in Nepal's capital Kathmandu.
Playtoome upgrades its studio with Dolby Atmos
Sep 23, 2022, at 01:03 am
Playtoome, a one of its kind studios based in the heartlands of Kolkata with state-of-the art recording, mixing, and live performance recording capabilities, all under one roof has recently upgraded its facility with Dolby Atmos.
Sep 22, 2022, at 03:35 am
"Bollywood buffs" young Bengali actors Rwitobroto Mukherjee and Angana Roy shared screen space together in a recently-released romantic music video by Saregama, Ga Chhunye Bolchhi, ahead of Durga Puja. Speaking to India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh on the song sung by Anupam Roy at Soul-The Sky Lounge in Kolkata, Rwitobroto and Angana shared the kind of love they experienced in the festive season and more. Excerpts...
Exhibition of paintings by late artist Dipen Bose by Delhi art gallery
Sep 20, 2022, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Creativity Art Gallery of Delhi is hosting a solo exhibition titled ‘The Invigorate Masterstroke’ consisting of paintings by late artist Dipen Bose and curated by Paramita Sarkar.
Brazilian artist’s mural ‘for the planet’ proves big draw for UN General Assembly
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:40 pm
New York: World leaders arriving at UN Headquarters for next week’s High Level General Assembly meetings, will be greeted by a powerful and striking new mural from renowned Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra, focusing attention on climate change and stewardship of the planet.
Anupam Roy's song Ga Chhunye Bolchi with Saregama releases
Sep 16, 2022, at 04:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Saregama in collaboration with national award winning musician Anupam Roy released their third Bengali song- Ga Chhunye Bolchi- featuring young actors Rwitobroto Mukherjee and Angana Roy.
I'm out of my secured zones with Aigiri Nandini: Iman Chakraborty
Sep 15, 2022, at 12:22 am
Kolkata/IBNS: National award winning Bengali singer Iman Chakraborty celebrated her 33rd birthday launching her new original Aigiri Nandini with Saregama weeks ahead of Durga Puja at Soul-The Sky Lounge in Kolkata Tuesday.
Church Art celebrates Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav in collaboration with ICCR Kolkata
Sep 13, 2022, at 08:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata-based Church Art, a firm engaged in creative work of art projects that promote and preserve Indian art and culture, celebrated Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and International Literacy Day in collaboration with Indian Centre for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Kolkata.
Dona Ganguly performs on Tagore's Mayar Khela on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in London
Sep 06, 2022, at 08:53 pm
London/IBNS: Popular dancer Dona Ganguly and her troupe Dikshamanjari performed a dance-drama based on Rabindranath Tagore's Mayar Khela on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in London.
Aziz-ul Rehman: This Kashmiri youth is creating masterpieces by carving animal bones
Sep 02, 2022, at 10:32 pm
A Kashmiri youth is earning attention on social media by making creative decorative masterpieces by carving animal bones.
Sep 02, 2022, at 03:29 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday walked in a mega rally, organised by her government in the heartland of Kolkata, to express gratitude to the The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for recognising Durga Puja as an intangible cultural heritage.
Jammu and Kashmir's own Folk Studio earning praises for promoting Dogri melodies
Aug 22, 2022, at 12:31 am
Jammu: After nearly more than a decade, veteran folk singer, Krishan Lal Premi Jatt made a sudden appearance on the social media platform with his much famous Dogri song ‘Loko Migi Taang Sajne Di’ but in new ‘avtaar’.
Two-day film festival organised at Kolkata's ICCR on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
Aug 21, 2022, at 09:49 pm
Kolkata: A two-day film festival was organised by the Ministry of Culture's Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts to commemorate Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on 20th and 21st August 2022 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR in Kolkata.
Kaee Contemporary art exhibition showcases narratives rooted in urban environment
Aug 19, 2022, at 05:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kaee Contemporary, an art gallery located in the heart of Kolkata, is holding its second edition of ‘When the Other Stares Back’.
Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee performs Tagore songs on the occasion of 'Baishe Srabon'
Aug 14, 2022, at 01:28 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Interdisciplinary artist Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee has performed some of the Tagore songs on the occasion of the death anniversary of Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore.
India at 75: Bengali musical group recreates national song Vande Mataram
Aug 14, 2022, at 01:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali musical group of 15 singers, Eso Bondhu, recreated India's national song Vande Mataram on the occasion of the country's 75th Independence year.
Musically, I am trying to learn more, my work will not stop: Anup Jalota
Aug 08, 2022, at 05:02 pm
Bhajan Samrat Anup Jalota feels that aspiring singers should learn classical music to bring something strong to the table. IBNS Canada Bureau Chief Suman Das recently had a quick conversation with the popular Bhajan singer in Mumbai on his birthday (July 29), ahead of his upcoming tour of Canada. Excerpts:
Indie-Pop singer-songwriter Nikhil Swaroop releases Hindi single Khilte Rang
Aug 05, 2022, at 05:30 pm
Singer/Songwriter Nikhil Swaroop has released his latest single, Khilte Rang on Thursday.
Mamata Banerjee confers Banga Bibhushan award on Pandit Debojyoti Bose
Aug 05, 2022, at 05:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has recently conferred the state's highest honour Banga Bibhushan on musician Pandit Debojyoti Bose.
Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee-led SPCkraft to felicitate Aparna Sen, Mamata Shankar, Pramita Mallick
Aug 04, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: SPCkraft, led by multidisciplinary artist Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee, will be felicitating veteran actor-filmmaker Aparna Sen, actor-dancer Mamata Shankar and Tagore thespian Pramita Mallick at an annual concert which will commemorate Rabindranath Tagore's 81st death anniversary this Saturday.
Nine veteran artists come together for FFACE's one-minute music videos
Aug 02, 2022, at 11:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: FFACE has come up with a unique concept of one-minute original music videos, with nine veteran artists from the industry, which will be launched on Instagram from their respective profiles.
Percussionist Prodyut Mukherjee selected as voting member at the Recording Academy that hosts Grammy
Aug 01, 2022, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Noted percussionist, composer and GIMA Awardee Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee has been selected as a voting member of the prestigious Recording Academy, which is best known for hosting the annual Grammy Awards.
Sculpt Carve Chisel: Sculpture group show in New Delhi
Jul 31, 2022, at 04:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An exhibition of sculptures by contemporary artists is being held at the Art Explore in New Delhi.
Exponent of Odissi dance, Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya completes 50 years of performance on stage
Jul 31, 2022, at 04:03 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Odissi dance exponent Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya completed 50 years of performing on stage on a day which also coincided with her birthday.
Future holds challenges for traditional Kashmiri music
Jul 22, 2022, at 03:35 am
Described by the world as 'Heaven on Earth', Kashmir boasts of a diverse cultural legacy, prominent among them is Sufiana Mausiqi, a Kashmir’s classical music, which was developed under Sultan Zain-ul-reign Abidin’s in the 15th century (1420-1470).
Indo Australian project talks about art and artists in the time of COVID
Jul 14, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Creative Arts (India) in collaboration with Testimony Arts (Australia) recently announced the Indo-Pacific launch of 'Arts Alive - The Arts, The Artists and The Times' 2022.
There is a complete disregard for the heritage that we own in Kolkata: Swarup Dutta
Jul 13, 2022, at 06:03 pm
In an exclusive interview with India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Kolkata's well known multidisciplinary art and design practitioner Swarup Dutta, who is involved in restoring old non-heritage tagged houses in the crumbling metropolis hurtling towards mindless urbanisation, envisages ways to preserve the past much like how many European cities have done recognising the importance of the "old blocks".