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Ramayana, our collective consciousness
Ramayana, a dance and music production presented by renowned Kalakshetra Foundation was hosted by the President of India and First Lady on their state visit to their honoured hosts King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. This dance music performance...
Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar (92) Passed Away
Legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar has passed away at the age of 92, plunging the entire music community and fans into mourning. Whereas just the day before Art devotees, musicians and scholars celebrated Vasant Panchami, a festival dedicated to the Goddess of knowledge and music Sarasvati. Many would agree that she was the gracious epitome of the Goddess on earth. Lata Mangeshkar’s phenomenally gifted voice nurtured many generations and enchanted millions of hearts across the globe.
reCharkha: upcycling plastic into unique handwoven products (Advertorial)
reCharkha – The EcoSocial Tribe is an inspiring organization born out of an urge to change the face of priceless natural surroundings. reCharkha gives waste plastic a second life and believes in a bottom-up approach. In the past few years they have given Indian tribal women the opportunity to earn their own money.
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Podcast Financial Wellbeing with Kalpana Raghuraman
Listen to our new series about financial wellbeing. Kalpana Raghuraman is Artistic Director at Kalpana Arts and is a professional dancer for more than 25 years. She speaks her mind with DesiYUP founder Mahesvari Autar giving the listener insightful tips to keep the...
Santoor Maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (84) Passed Away
Our deepest condolences. Santoor Maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (84) passed away this morning. We express our gratitude to Pt. Shivkumarji for his contributions to Indian Classical Music. He has spread the enchanted sounds of the Santoor throughout...
Radio Interview Wira Wiri
Radio Wira Wiri is an eclectic program on Mixcloud that presents music from around the globe. I shared a list of must hear songs from independent Indian musicians. And I didn't forget Bollywood fans, especially for you I also included one soulful Shreya Ghoshal song....
Music Therapy
Teach Your Children Music To Make Them Smarter
Recently more scientific studies are being conducted to understand the science behind music. In one of these studies researchers from the University of British Columbia (Canada) conducted a comparison case study. The researchers compared the performance of high school...
The ultimate cause of disease is stress
“Playing music with others or enjoying live music stimulates the cuddle hormone oxytocin.” Everybody knows what stress is, but most of us find it difficult to prevent stress or lower down our stress levels. Stress is a general activation reaction to a stimulus...
Learn Leadership Skills like a Conductor
MindZ (“Muziek in de Zorg”) is a project of Dino and Teun, two Erasmus MC medical students. The purpose of this project is to develop music-based understanding by organizing lectures and attending concerts.
The Mozart-effect in Hospitals
MAM (Music as Medicine) Foundation is doing research on music as an innovative method for medical treatments in and outside the medical health care system their research is ‘evidence based’.
