Shubha Mudgal

Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2020: From Sanskrit to Susan Sontag, bookmark these Day 1 sessions

Audiences attending the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) can look forward to a plethora of writers, poets and activists who will be conversing on a range of topics from history to politics to artificial intelligence at the five-day literary extravaganza

Bihar lawyer lodges FIR against nearly 50 celebrities for writing open letter to Narendra Modi on mob lynching

An FIR was lodged here on Thursday against nearly 50 celebrities, including Ramchandra Guha, Mani Ratnam and Aparna Sen, who had written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising concern over the growing incidents of mob lynching

Shubha Mudgal on her debut work of fiction, Looking for Miss Sargam, and the real-life inspirations behind it

Shubha Mudgal's debut work of fiction — Looking for Miss Sargam: Stories of Music and Misadventure, a collection of short stories, steers clear of stereotypes and happy endings, and are instead, realistic accounts of classical musicians of our times.

Petition filed in Bihar court against citizens who wrote to Narendra Modi on lynching of minorities, hate crimes

A petition was filed in a Bihar court against 49 citizens, who had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the lynching of minorities and hate crime

Bengali actor Kaushik Sen says he received death threat after open letter to PM Modi on hate crime

Kaushik Sen also said that the police have been informed about it and the phone number has been forwarded to authorities

Award wapsi gang active again to defame Modi govt, says Giriraj Singh after 49 celebrities write to PM on intolerance

Union Minister Giriraj Singh said 'award wapsi' gang has become active again to destabilise the Narendra Modi government after 49 celebrities wrote to the prime minister saying that 'Jai Shri Ram' has become a provocative war cry

Anurag Kashyap, Aparna Sen among 49 signatories to address letter to PM Modi, seeking action against hate crime

Around 49 signatories including the likes of Anurag Kashyap, Aparna Sen, Adoor Gopalkrishnan, Shubha Mudgal, Shyam Benegal, Soumitra Chatterjee, Ramchandra Guha and Mani Ratnam expressed their concerns on a number of 'tragic events that have been happening in recent times.'

Music Inc. 2.0: 2019 edition features conversations on India's pop culture, role of OTT platforms

Music Inc. 2.0 kicked off on World Music Day 2019 and witnessed panel discussions on enhancing brand experiences, technology and design in music, the role of OTT platforms and the significance of regional content while connecting with local networks

Music Inc. 2.0: Shubha Mudgal, Raftaar, Ankur Tiwari to be part of the conference's second edition

For Music Inc. 2.0, the curatorial team has devised the theme 'Music at the intersections, creating a sustainable roadmap for the music industry' to initiate conversations that address opportunities and create intersections between industries, agencies, brands, technology, and music business

Tawaifs and tehzeeb: Notes from a symposium on courtesans' contributions to art, freedom struggle

Though pop culture and notions of Victorian morality led many to think of them as the 'other woman' or women of 'low character' who broke up marriages and enticed men, the story of the tawaifs is far different – and much more complex. They were artists of high calibre, who were expected to be trained in classical music and dance (Kathak); notably, they contributed immensely to the musical genres of the bandish and thumri. Though they were strictly non-combatants, they played a significant role in the struggle against the British by hiding weapons and rebels.