Music has been one of the most crucial elements of society if we broadly see music is present everywhere. At every celebration, festival, or party. Music brings every kind of emotion to humans, sorrow, happiness, etc.  The music industry started presenting its music in music videos to strengthen the connection between music and the audience. Music videos were introduced in 1894 and gained popularity like wildfire amongst the audience because music with video seemed like a bonus and added as an entertaining factor for the audience.  Music videos also gave the music a jump in recognition as they had colorful and creative videos and representations expressing a motive or emotion…

With the increase in easy access to television, the Internet, and online streaming platforms, Anime gained massive popularity in India beginning in the 1980s. Few television anime cartoons like Doraemon, Shin-Chan, Power Rangers, and Pokémon became household names in India. Dragon Ball z, released in 1983, took Indian television and cartoons by storm, especially for children. Many Indians assumed that these were the same as cartoon shows, as U.S. cartoons like Tom & Jerry and Scooby Dooby Doo were also famous in India. As time passed, many Indians understood Anime, and a new world opened up for them. Evolution of Anime in India Dragon Ball z, Pokémon, Power Rangers, Ramayana:…

Jazz Poetry is a literary genre that speaks about Jazz music and has Jazz rhythm. Authors of Jazz Poetry read poetry with rhythms of Jazz music. Like Jazz music, Jazz Poetry takes different forms, rhythms, and sounds. Historically African Americans were treated as nothing but enslaved people and had no access to words. In his book Digitopia Blues, John Sobol said, Jazz was a powerful oral means of self-empowerment for African Americans. Sobol stated that constrained poets in the literate tradition had developed a sound kinship with Jazz. And these poets mimicked or recreated Jazz models in their poetry, which became known as Jazz Poetry. In the 1920s, poetry and…

WHAT IS AN OPEN MIC? Open mic today is one of the most popular and exciting events organized in India. The widespread addiction to open mic has provided thousands of people with professional opportunities to showcase their talents. Many professions like standup comics, poets, singers, etc., have prospered through the open mic concept in India.  Many lounges and restaurants have now adopted open mic as their business strategy and a crowd puller. Open mics are now everywhere in big cities like Delhi, Banglore, Chandigarh, etc. people today go to  open mics often for daily pleasure and fun, just like they visit movies and restaurants. An open mic is a place…

BTS short for Bangtan Sonyeodan or Bangtan boys . It’s a seven-member boy band group(Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook) from South Korea that debuted in 2013 under big hit entertainment. They are famous for their music and the positivity they spread through the lyrics of their songs and different campaigns like Love Yourself and Speak yourself. They are a significant part of this big hit entertainment industry. They have a colossal fandom consisting of fans from every age group, from teenagers to older adults, from girls to boys of different races and countries. BTS is what unites these people together through the music. BTS fans are called…

One Direction, formed in London, England, is a five-member boy band of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. Syco Records signed them after they finished third in The X Factor’s singing competition in 2010. When they started, they were teen idols and managed to gain global fandom.  Albums of One Direction Up All Night (2011) Take Me Home (2012) Midnight Memories (2013) Four (2014) Made in the A.M. (2015) They topped the charts in several countries. Their hit singles are Best Song Ever, Live While We’re Young, What Makes You Beautiful, Story of My Life, and Drag Me Down. One Direction is the first band to have…

Indi-pop Indi-pop is a music genre that is pop music made in India. The Indian music scene, famous for Bollywood music, changed with the Indi-pop era as it is independent music. British-Indian fusion band Monsoon was the first to use the term Indi-pop through their 1981 EP release.  Early pop in Indian music Indian producer Biddu was already in the pop scene of the South Asia region. He popularised pop in Indian music with the release of the best-selling album Made in India in 1995, launching the career of Alisha Chinai. He also launched the careers of famous Indian pop acts like Shaan and his sister Sagarika, Sonu Nigam, and…

What is a podcast? A podcast is a collection of digital files that can be downloaded via the internet and can be heard for their benefit ad interest. Each individual audio recording is known as a podcast episode. Podcasts are typically hosted by personalities who lead the conversation, share stories, or report the news. The main aim of a podcast is to entertain the audience by making them hear stories, anecdotes, and information. Most of the time, people invited to the podcasts are famous personalities or people who have achieved a certain extent. That’s why people eagerly listen to the podcasts to gather information, purpose, motivation and urge to know…

News channels are television channels devoted exclusively to delivering news continuously, without pause throughout the day. India has 392 news channels, of different regional channels and private network channels. The Indian media is diverse, with thousands of outlets controlled by large, for-profit corporations and private companies.  What is the Duality of News Channels in India? News channels are the source of medium ordinary people depend on to find out what’s going on around them. Often, we see that news channels fabricate news, edit and post it so that ordinary people lose sight of the truth and damage the object’s reputation in the report. The nature of news channels showing contrasting…

Indian television programs or Indian serials are television programs written, produced and filmed in India. Television programs or serials are made in different languages, emphasising different ethnicities and cultures. They are broadcasted in different parts of India. India’s first television drama was Hum Log (Hindi) which aired in 1984-85 and concluded with 154 episodes. Some of the popular longest running serials with episodes more than 1000 episodes were Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (Hindi), Char Divas Sasuche (Marathi), Abhishekam (Telugu). Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (Hindi) (2008-present) is the longest-running TV show in India. These dramas or serials deal with issues in families due to a patriarchal ideology. A…

K-pop sensation BTS under Big hit entertainment has been making strides lately for their love and sincerity towards music and their fans, also known as A.R.M.Y. The Seven-member boy band consisting of Kim Seok-Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM (BTS Leader), Jimin, V, and Jungkook are frequently active in entertaining and interacting with their fans. In 2020, the year pandemic hit us, many Indians turned to BTS for finding comfort and warmth by listening to their songs and watching interviews and variety shows. This helped BTS, gain fandom and popularity among Indians. However, as BTS does not fit the ideas of the heteronormativity of masculinity, deeply rooted in India, many began trolling…

“A personality is said to be a reflection of the thoughts and values we drag along our soul by the mere wind of our surroundings and bitter salting from parenting scars.”  The above definition might be read by a critic as lines from a very depressed source. However, to give you a disclaimer, I can confirm that I am a fairly sarcastic individual who is not depressed at all. It’s just my observation of the tiny universal bubble I lived in.  The fun began when this bubble burst. It was my first year of University and to be fair I opted for a school, A college that I won’t name,…

Sunday Yardwork, It was Sunday morning and she woke up all well and rested. Better than the night before. She had had a long rough week and she was glad it was finally over. All she wanted to do was write and relax today. She gets dressed and heads to the kitchen. But not before seeing a basket of clothes she placed by the door to remind her to do the laundry. She picks up the basket and carries it to the laundry room. She starts the wash and folds the laundry that she left in the dryer the night before. After she’s done, she heads into the kitchen and…

Sunday, It’s early Sunday morning and she awakens early. It’s raining and thunder so close the window rocks. She listens for a few minutes, and wonders if she should check on the dog. She does and finds the beagle asleep in his dog bed. She smiles, happy that the dog has slept through the storm. She returns to her own bed, but not before visiting the ladies’ room. Hours later, she awakens again. This time, the rain has stopped and the sun begins peeking out. She lays in bed and asks Alexa to play some eighties pop music. She listens for a few minutes, debating whether or not she should…