Kutla Khan, a folk musician from Rajasthan’s Barmer district, says he is nearly starving with his family due to loss of all avenues of income after cultural events and marriages dried up owing to ...

And then there are voices like Gavri Devi’s, voices that become part of a land’s identity, so deeply woven into its cultural memory that imagining Rajasthan without them feels impossible. Long before ...

A group of Rajasthani folk artists turned an ordinary security check into a memorable cultural moment at Jodhpur Airport. The performance, shared by the Central Industrial Security Force on Instagram, ...

Rajasthan is expanding its tourism narrative in Japan, moving beyond its traditional image of forts, palaces and desert ...

Folk artists performed a traditional song at Jodhpur Airport's security check area Ismail Langa's soulful Rajasthani folk music surprised travellers and airport staff The CISF shared the performance ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The setting for the Jodhpur Rajasthan International Folk Festival (RIFF) is a 15th-century hilltop fort — one ...

The poignancy in Rajasthani folk music is something that tugs at the heartstrings, no matter which part of the world you belong to. From their deeply soulful numbers about love and longing to the ...

Their characteristic Rajasthani attire and instruments — kamaycha, kartal and dholak — transport listeners to the mystical realms of traditional Rajasthani folk and Sufi music. Meet the Manganiyar ...

Renowned artist Kutle Khan’s latest single “Saajan,” a captivating Rajasthani folk song, is out now. Produced by Bhushan Kumar and featuring Prerana Rathi and Manjari Arora, this song enthralls music ...

The music of Rajasthan is beyond tourist hotels,” says Aditya Bhasin, the man behind Rajasthan Roots. So does that mean they are into fusion music? “Not at all,” says Addy. “We are even averse to ...