In his new book, artist Bhaskar Hande deconstructs the rich visual vocabulary of 17th century-Marathi saint and poet Tukaram Maharaj’s abhangs through silkscreen prints and sculptures Sculptor-painter ...

The houseful audience at the Sringeri Pravachana Mandiram, Chennai, on Saturday last had the rare experience of being transported to a remote Maharashtra village. On the stage was Tukaram Ganapathi ...

Language has never been a barrier for the devout. Thukaram Ganapthi Maharaj, a Tamilian varkari kirtankar from Kanyakumari is a shining example of this. Nagpur: Language has never been a barrier for ...

PUNE: Some of the earliest English translations of celebrated 17thcentury poetsaint Sant T u k a r a m 's Marathi abhangs (verses), done by a Pune scholar nearly a 100 years ago, have recently been ...

First there was the Prabhat film Sant Tukaram. I saw it as a child. For years afterwards Vishnupant Pagnis who played Tukaram was the saint incarnate for me. My favourite song was “Aadhi beej ekale”.

Hundreds and thousands of film songs in more than a dozen languages, ghazals, patriotic songs and also ‘bhav geet’, the quintessential semi-classical, non-filmi songs in Marathi, Lata Mangeshkar sang ...

A vernacular folk-fusion band in the city seeks to revive and reimagine the tradition of Marathi abhangs to attract millennial listeners (From left to right) Tushar Totre, Ajay Vavhal, Dushyant ...