Best Ever Lists
From diffraction glasses to friend trackers, here are some concert go-to’s that should be on your checklist
A definitive list of music festivals in India that cut through the noise
From defiant celebrations of selfhood by Hanumankind to Arpit Bala’s finessed new bop and comebacks by The Down Troddence, here are the releases that stood out this year
From KATSEYE breakout Lara Raj to Pop empress Sunidhi Chauhan, here’s a rundown of all the South Asian artists that made heads turn this year
Hip-hop stars like Karan Aujla and Hanumankind made global leaps, the likes of Parvaaz, Sijya and Sen gave us beautifully bleak albums and the year belonged to those who pushed boundaries of language and genre
Complicated family relationships (Sentimental Value, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl), black comedies (No Other Choice), a glimpse into showbiz (Blue Moon, Kokuho) it’s an eclectic fare this year
From daylight horror flicks to Bollywood comedy essentials, beat all the performative cinephile allegations with this not-so-clichéd Christmas watchlist.
A healthy mix of shounen (Gachiakutta), horror (The Summer Hikaru Died) and returning favorites (My Hero Academia)
From viral dance records and messy rap tracks to quiet break-up songs that hit at 2am, these were the Bollywood songs that lived everywhere in 2025
Ahead of a two-day tribute concert to the tabla legend at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai on Dec. 14 and 15, we look at just a few definitive projects
