Thumri creates potent images, providing glimpses of another realm without being so bold as to overstate the route into its underlying universe. The possibilities for interpretation are much wider than ...

If music were charted on a gender spectrum, popular theory has it that the dhrupad would fall on the masculine end and the thumri feminine, with the khayal somewhere on the continuum but tending ...

We had an opportunity to discuss Thumri as a music discipline, its relevance and ways to sustain the form with veteran Shubha Mudgal... We had an opportunity to discuss Thumri as a music discipline, ...

At the time of India’s Independence in 1947, all the Princely States, which were the main patrons of the classical arts and maintained artists in their courts, were abolished. In one stroke, thousands ...

In a ruined tomb within the precincts of Rauza Masjid at Maharaj Ganj in Patna rests the queen of thumri, Zohra Bai. Born in Azeemabad (Patna) in the mid 1860s or 1870s, Zohra arrived with her mother ...

The text is romantic or devotional in nature, and usually revolves around a girl's love for Krishna. The lyrics are usually in Uttar Pradesh dialects of Hindi called Awadhi and Brij Bhasha. Thumri is ...

The third episode in the series devoted to Rupak, a rhythmic cycle of seven matras or time-units, focuses on compositions from the thumri-dadra and allied genres. The first track features a jhoola, a ...

The ITC-Sangeet Research Academy (SRA) and the Indian Musicological Society (IMS) in collaboration with the Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA), National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) and the Music Forum, ...

Her performance was aired by the Allahabad station of AIR in 1949 Kolkata: Gifted with a resonating magical voice that captivated the refined listeners of Hindustani classical music for generations, ...

Classical singer Kaushiki Chakraborty, who is known for her prowess in Khayaal singing, is set to pay homage to Thumri vocalists at a concert in Mumbai this month. The singer, who has also lent her ...

We had an opportunity to discuss Thumri as a music discipline, its relevance and ways to sustain the form with veteran Shubha Mudgal... Music means rhythm and rhythm gives us joy. Music in different ...