Megha Nath Adhikari admits that his fingers aren’t quite as deft on the duki tabala, a pair of hand drums, these days because he has dedicated himself to the harmonium, a portable pump organ. “When we ...

The streetlight quietly hums above him, shining a warm yellow light onto the keys in front of him. It’s his first real gift — a second-hand harmonium — and he’s spent the past week learning how to ...

When one is raised in Kolkata — a city concerned with doctrines and traditions — it is never smooth to make a point as an instrumentalist, save the sarod or sitar. But Suvendu Banerjee’s lineage ...