Devotion, it seems, is finding a new address. It may be a café, a college courtyard, a rooftop, or an open air venue glowing with soft lights and incense. The sound is familiar yet unexpected. Ancient ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded young Indians for embracing the growing phenomenon of ‘bhajan clubbing’, calling it a meaningful fusion of devotion, culture, spirituality, and modern ...

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 ...

Controversy continues in the Indian film world after legendary composer A R Rahman sparked debate with remarks suggesting that the Hindi film industry may have become “communal”, possibly affecting ...

Introducing a night club-like atmosphere, minus the alcohol, bhajan clubbing is catching on in many Indian cities, including in Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru, as well as the US. Participants skew ...

The United States may feel like it’s on the brink of a civil war led by its own government, but one thing Americans seem to agree on in our nation’s bisesquicentennial year is the peaceful, easy ...

For years, the Eagles have had the bestselling U.S. album of all time. Now, the classic rock legends have made history once more, as Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 becomes the first album to receive a ...

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, ...

Bhajans with beats - Gen Z is grooving to devotional songs over concerts. (Image generated with Google Gemini) Still recovering from your New Year’s eve soiree? Gen-Z has brought another viral party ...

The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Peter Gabriel & Paramore have also charted enduring No. 26-peaking songs. By Gary Trust More than 300 songs have peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and ...

Abuu Dhabi is the DP World Tour's penultimate tournament of the year [Getty Images] Tommy Fleetwood kept up his fine recent form with a six-under-par 66 to share the lead after two rounds of the Abu ...