When you think of a night club, what do you imagine? Perhaps, dimmed lights, a heavy bass, and youngsters headbanging . You are close to the picture. Just replace the high- energy disco tracks with ...

On April 14, just before performing a Christian hymn at the Sri Mahavishnu temple in Kottayam’s Vembinkulangara, Naveen Mohan, lead singer of the bhajan group Nandagovindam Bhajans, is heard speaking ...

On a chilly winter evening in New Delhi, Shikha Jaiswal walked into a stadium and stopped short in surprise. Blue and purple lights washed over the arena as hundreds of phone flashlights rose into the ...

NEW DELHI – The concert setting was a familiar one – a large LED screen served as the backdrop to a stage with musical instruments, including a synthesiser, guitar, electronic percussion instrument ...

Gen Z’s weekends are taking a spiritual turn. Youngsters are no longer spotted only in cafes or nightclubs, many are now choosing bhajan clubbing and jamming sessions, sitting together in groups and ...

Participants sit, sway, or dance to bhajans remixed with techno, lo-fi, or electronic beats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spotlighted this rising trend in his 130th episode of Mann Ki Baat, praising ...

Early morning, when most of the world is still half-asleep, a very different kind of crowd is wide awake. Think fairy lights instead of disco balls, hands in the air but folded in prayer, and voices ...

Rehmat Khubchandani’s hands are up. She lets out a delighted ‘oohoo’ as she emerges from the crowd. The music is upbeat, with a club-style energy, but the song is a bhajan. Around, some women dance, ...

If you use social media, or are not living under the rock, you must have heard about Bhajan Clubbing. What started as a quirky niche or a passing Instagram trend is now fast emerging as a new cultural ...

For years, India’s Gen Z has carried a reputation shaped by stereotypes: a cohort dismissed as aloof, easily distracted, indulgent in nightlife, and Insta-validation. Popular imagination paints them ...

For many, MS Subbulakshmi’s music is a cultural memory, not only in south India but her voice has echoed across the North and around the world. Her songs have been a rite of passage for generations of ...

A quiet cultural shift is unfolding in India’s metros. Young people, once synonymous with nightclub culture, EDM gigs and late-night cafe hopping, are now gathering for something far more unexpected, ...