Anandi Bhattacharya: Joys Abound

Anandi Bhattacharya: Joys Abound

March 19, 2019

Sonic Cornucopia Listening Post 193. Avatar, shampoo, pyjama, bungalow, veranda, nirvana—all words from India adopted into an array of western languages. Sharing works both ways: Kolkata-born singer Anandi Bhattacharya observes, “I do not believe I was meant to imbibe...
Ila Paliwal: Navaratna

Ila Paliwal: Navaratna

December 12, 2016

True Colors Listening Post 77. No one leaves a Holi Festival gathering looking the way they did on arrival. The highlight of the spring rite celebrating the triumph of good over evil is friends, family and strangers throwing colored powder and water on one another....