Thumri, originating in Lucknow under Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, is a semi-classical music form known for its expressive lyrics and improvisational style. The Lucknow gharana emphasized 'bol-banav,' ...

The India Music Group presents a monsoon special classical music extravaganza with renowned thumri singer Dhanashri Pandit Rai and kathak exponent Keka Sinha. Monsoons are richly celebrated in ...

Visually impaired singer-composer Sayani Palit unveiled her original composition, 'Saware,' a contemporary take on the classical Thumri form. The song, featuring a modern soundscape and a poetic music ...

CLASSICAL VOCALIST: Moti Usmani passed away recently in Karachi. Among her many talents, she was one of the leading female thumri singers in Pakistan. Known as Moti Apa within her close circle, she ...

Eminent classical singer and Padma Vibhushan awardee Girija Devi passed away at a city hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday night following a cardiac arrest, hospital sources said. She was 88 and survived ...

Thumri creates potent images, providing glimpses of another realm without being so bold as to overstate the route into its underlying universe. The possibilities for interpretation are much wider than ...

Thumri fell silent on Thursday (October 2, 2025) as Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, the most mellifluous exponent of the semi-classical art form, passed on due to age-related ailments. Rising from a modest ...

Lucknow: Audience enjoyed musical renditions at a programme organised in the memory of Padma Bhushan Girija Devi by UP Sangeet Natak Akademi and UP Culture department at UPSNA on Wednesday.Girija Devi ...

It may be eight years since her passing, but musical soirees in memory of thumri queen Girija Devi continue to be held. It shows the lasting impact of her music and persona. The recent one was ...