REMOND, WA – Varshini Hari, a 10th grader at Nikola Tesla Stem High School here, was awarded the US Congressional Gold Medal in January 2024, which is the highest honor for youth by the U.S. Congress.

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 ...

Hari the Sumatran tiger was euthanized at the Toronto Zoo on Saturday in a “medical act of kindness” after the big cat struggled with kidney failure. Hari was considered a “geriatric” tiger at 17 ...

Weekends for Delhi-based Akshat Mishra (20) aren’t about waiting outside a nightclub. He’s at the Yashobhoomi Centre in Dwarka, Delhi, to watch London-based kirtan artiste and bhakti yoga teacher ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bhajan Clubbing merges devotional singing with modern gatherings, offering a spiritual yet unconstrained experience for youth. Astrologically, planetary alignments foster this trend, promoting ...