Child enrichment can cost Rs 1 lakh/year: Here’s how to fund your child’s preschool activity classes—from dance, music to phonicsFrom phonics to piano, music to drama, activity classes for pre-schoolers are growing fast—and so is the cost of raising a well-rounded chi...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
Bank holiday today: Are banks open or closed on Wednesday, April 15, 2026?Bank holiday: Banks across several Indian regions are closed today, April 15, 2026, due to various regional festivals like Bengali New Year...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Bengaluru: Classical music fest to open at Chowdiah Hall on Feb 5Bengaluru hosts a four-day Indian classical music festival starting February 5 at Chowdiah Memorial Hall. The 17th edition, themed 'Purana ...
28 Jan, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
Unboxing BLR Habba: Deputy CM Shivakumar kicks off Bengaluru’s fest of art, culture & moreKarnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar inaugurated the 11-day Unboxing BLR Habba (UBH) by commencing a traditional bullock cart pro...
30 Nov, 2023, 08.31 PM IST
Bengaluru to host 11-day Unboxing BLR Habba from Dec 1 with 300 city-wide eventsThe first edition of the annual city-wide festival will take place at different venues across the city from Dec 1 to Dec 11 and will cover ...
16 Nov, 2023, 06.45 PM IST
Ziro, Hornbill, Hampi fest: Bengalureans' new excuse to travel is musicDomestic music tourism is witnessing a 25-30% year-on-year growth in queries and bookings.
17 Oct, 2018, 11.41 AM IST
Bengaluru International Arts Festival celebrates harmony through artThe festival, which was inaugurated on September 22 with folk dances from Chattishgarh, Sri Lanka, Gujarat and a Kuchipudi performance, saw...
06 Oct, 2018, 11.08 PM IST
Bengaluru's Beantown fest to revisit nostalgia with food and musicThe two-day festival will be held on October 27 and 28.
28 Sep, 2018, 02.19 PM IST
Ramachandra Guha, Vishal Bhardwaj among 60 poets, artistes who will take stage at Bengaluru Poetry FestivalThe third edition of the annual festival is scheduled to be held on August 4 and 5.
18 Jul, 2018, 10.11 AM IST
Why Carnatic music is in a crisis of context and curationAIR, India’s long standing state run radio service, has a rich history of supporting classical music and has a well-established ‘grading’ s...
04 Jun, 2017, 12.24 AM IST
They travel abroad only to catch an artiste perform liveMusic is a good escape.What's new, one might wonder. But then, it really is, literally.
08 Nov, 2016, 04.19 PM IST
Bengaluru to host its own poetry festival in AugustCalled Bengaluru Poetry Festival, the fest will be held on August 6 and 7 at The Leela Palace on Old Airport Road.
14 Jul, 2016, 06.47 PM IST
Bengaluru to host International Transgender Arts Festival soonThis will include music concerts, poetry recitals, drama & art exhibitions. The aim is to celebrate gender & not talk about the problems.
06 Jul, 2016, 11.43 AM IST
Rock, jazz and blues bands: Bengaluru a hub to independent musicThe last decade has seen the emergence of the independent music genre, making the city a potpourri of different musical sensibilities.
18 Mar, 2016, 11.01 AM IST
Five-day Indian classical music fete at Chowdaiah Hall from January 27The Sabha has organised daylong events on Saturday & Sunday. While eight young singers will give vocal and instrumental performances on Sat...
25 Jan, 2016, 11.15 AM IST
Kempegowda International Airport to welcome Christmas with Season of SmilesKempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru, will celebrate the second edition of Season of Smiles from December 21 to January 4.
20 Dec, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
British pianist Chris Williams sets up his home in BengaluruA music graduate from Oxford University, Chris Williams, has been visiting India since 1979 and finally decided to set up his home in Benga...
01 Jun, 2015, 12.25 PM IST