Archive for March, 2016
![Check your Tech, Kerala! Check your Tech, Kerala!](https://www.antaramitra.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-12-640x240.jpeg)
I’m looking forward to singing with Pritam and the Coke Studio Ensemble at NIT Calicut in Kattangal, near Kozikhode in Kerala on Saturday, April 2, 2016. We’ll be performing many of Pritamda’s Bollywood hits for staff and students of this esteemed institute of higher education, as part of their 3-day NITC RAGAM 2016 festival. The […]
![N. Bengal nature scene N. Bengal nature scene](https://www.antaramitra.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-9-675x240.jpeg)
Courtesy of gifted Panoramio.com photgrapher Dr F. Zaman, a taste of the north countryside in W. Bengal. People may guess that with such a large populace, all of India is overcrowded. Not so! Rural isolation still happens in India. It may take a fair amount of driving and hiking to reach, but many would insist it’s well […]
![Mohe Rang Do Laal Mohe Rang Do Laal](https://www.antaramitra.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-6-570x240.jpeg)
Here are some of my personal faves: “Mohe Rang Do Laal” sung by the great Shreya Ghoshal and picturised by the also very great Deepika Padukone (fr. S. L. Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani, 2015). Pure Bliss! Well done, ladies!! I suggest that we also support D.P.’s brilliant Live, Love Laugh Foundation site! Girl, you’re not alone ☻ ☺! (A […]
![Thrilled to be billed with greatness! Thrilled to be billed with greatness!](https://www.antaramitra.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-675x240.png)
Bengali: আমি শুধু কাল্পনিক গায়ক-সুরকার সঙ্গীত পরিচালক প্রীতম চক্রবর্তী সঙ্গে একটি পর্যায় ভাগ সম্মানিত করছি? Hindi: मैं बस महान गायक-संगीतकार संगीत निर्देशक प्रीतम चक्रवर्ती के साथ एक मंच साझा करने के लिए सम्मानित कर रहा हूँ! English: I AM honored simply to share a stage with the great singer-composer music director Pritam Chakraborty! Thanks so much […]
Although I’ve traveled through many parts of India and a few places abroad, I think that surely Kolkata’s is some of the best Biryani. If Biryani is new to you, here are a few quick facts: Biryani, like stew or masala, means different things to different cooks. It always includes rice (usually basmati), and may […]
Over the centuries, what we now take for granted in Indian cinema has been developed through a collaboration of music and dance (like Rahis Bharti’s BMO seen in this YouTube video), as well as storytelling. Storytelling could be factual or fanciful. I’ll refrain from editorializing here. I simply want to celebrate the celebrations that draw us […]