Veena player Maddala Mahalakshmi no more She was a known Veena player and Guru was breathed her last earlier this January. On the 13th, an Instagram page shared the sad news of her passing away ...

What drew you to India and its classical music? I arrived in India in the ’90s. At the time, I was studying at university, living with a partner, and also working as a DJ in nightclubs. My partner ...

Why do you think Indians failed to sustain the tradition? See, we do have a handful of Rudra Veena players in India, but that’s not enough. It was in the ’50s and ’60s when classical music ...