Dhruva Balram

Growing up in a world where whiteness was the default, South Asians gravitated to 'the other'. Hip-hop - and …

Hip-hop has permeated global culture in an unprecedented way since its inception in the 1970s as an neighbour…

Let’s get it out of the way early: the music industry, like every other in our patriarchal society, is sexist…

The Zambian sun beat down as I boarded the train hurriedly for the congested platform seemed to be emptying i…

Tikendrajit Akoijam has a number of visits to conduct today. An employee of the dairy division of his company…

Emerging from the ghettos of New York City, specifically the Bronx, in the '70's, Hip-Hop became the voice fo…

'Class-Sikh', the debut LP from Delhi-based rapper Prabh Deep, is blaring over the speakers at VegNonVeg, Ind…

How do you rate this album/mixtape? Originality is a rarity in modern hip-hop, and when an experimental album…

After centuries of anonymity, the Phaksaba artisans in Manipur are getting their time in the spotlight. This …

The boys seem to speak a language of their own. That is to say, they're talking a vernacular that seems to be…

Re-imagining the design of a centuries-old dress appeared to be far-fetched. It seemed too simple to work: up…

Aching, the group leader, is part of a group who relied on microfinance loans to crawl themselves out of debt…

A story of Thoithoiba, a Manipuri native, who persevered despite the odds to complete his education and becom…

Bollywood has been in existence for over a century; its sound within our cultural psyche, bringing together p…

On 3 December 2017, over 100 people gathered at the Goethe-Institut in Colombo, Sri Lanka to bear witness to …

Joe Panicker, one-half of Aerate Sound, isn't visibly stressed. It's only a few days until he plays with Naqu…

A string of controversial advertisements appeared on televisions across India in the early 2000's that turned…

With the second season of the critically-lauded show coming to a close, we decided to take a look back at why…

Hip-hop has permeated global culture in an unprecedented way since its inception in the 1970s as an neighbour…

"Venues" Speaking casually to a number of people in the Indian music industry, that's the unified response I …

The music industry has recently taken major strides in addressing its most shameful secrets; sexism, sexual a…

Bollywood has been in existence for over a century; its sound within our cultural psyche, bringing together p…

A hazy mist is slowly enveloping the farmland. The last of the sun's rays are gone, leaving behind a horizon …