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</div></p><p>Baithak is among the several musical initiatives launched since the country went into lockdown at the end of March. The resultant cancellation of public gatherings, including concerts, deprived Indian musicians of their primary means of income. Among the most vulnerable were folk acts. Anahad Foundation, a non-profit that seeks to &ldquo;empower&rdquo; folk musicians &ldquo;through technology&rdquo;, was quick to spring into action after the lockdown was announced, and conceptualised Chaukhat Ki Goonj, a series of online concerts. In exchange for a 30-minute video performance, each artist receives Rs 2,000 worth of cash and rations from Anahad, which is enough to sustain them for 15 days. The amount of money and supplies were decided upon after a survey conducted by the NGO determined that a fortnight was the period of time musicians needed sustenance for so as to have some breathing room in which to figure out the other professions, such as farming, they can switch to, says Anahad founder Abhinav Agarwal.</p><div class="itemcenter"><amp-iframe height="62" title="" width="320" sandbox="allow-forms allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" allowfullscreen src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Findiatoday%2Fbanner%2Fpreferred-source-new.html%3Fv%3D1.014%5Cu0026native%3D1" class="mrBt15 preferred-source-banner"> </amp-iframe></div></p><p>As many folk artists are unfamiliar with technology, they had to initially be trained in how to use their phone cameras to film themselves and then compress and send the files across to Anahad. The organisation also familiarised them with net banking. By the end of July, more than 2,200 folk musicians in 11 states had received funds, and plans are in place to extend support to an additional 1,500 musicians in the northeast and the south.</p><p>&ldquo;The project was designed in a way to not give &lsquo;charity&rsquo; but an opportunity to earn this relief,&rdquo; says Agarwal. The videos are streamed daily on Anahad&rsquo;s Facebook page and YouTube channel, and though the quality of the audio and visuals is not of a professional level, the series has garnered a small but loyal following. Every clip includes a donation link, which further helps raise funds.</p><p>Although India&rsquo;s independent musicians are, relatively, more privileged than their folk music counterparts, they too were hit hard by the cessation of live shows. A large number has taken to &ldquo;going live&rdquo; on social media, either on their own channels or of gig organisers, such as audio-streaming service JioSaavn, whose occasional &lsquo;Live Anywhere&rsquo; series has featured both indie and mainstream acts like Anand Bhaskar, Ankur Tewari and B. Praak.</p><p>Among other efforts are electronic music events company Gently Altered&rsquo;s Telecast. Aired twice a month on Alteredtv.com, it gives its viewers the option to switch between multiple stages or channels and create their own virtual rooms in which to dance with friends. Another endeavour, The Lockdown Gig, put together by artist manager Ryan Thomas and PR professional Schubert Fernandes, is streamed on Facebook and focuses on both established and upcoming singer-songwriters. It has, thus far, featured Nikhil D&rsquo;Souza, Hanita Bhambri and Raghav Meattle, among others.</p><p>Meattle, 28, also organises his own gigs on Instagram. He is seen as somewhat of a &lsquo;father figure&rsquo; to scores of aspiring artists whom he invites to perform on &lsquo;Late Night Cone-versations&rsquo;, his daily open mic session. This has earned him the moniker &ldquo;Cone Daddy&rdquo;. Over 300 vocalist-composers have been part of Meattle&rsquo;s series, which commenced in early April and gets its name from the filter he uses to make his head appear as if it was a scoop of ice cream in a cone, during the stream. The overwhelming response to &lsquo;Late Night Cone-versations&rsquo; encouraged Meattle to take it beyond social media and start hosting pay-what-you-can workshops, as well as ticketed gigs on Zoom, spotlighting four artists who sing four tunes as opposed to one or two on his Instagram feed. The bulk of the talent featured, he says, are those who have been unable to record their music on account of the lockdown. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s crazy how these guys are sitting on such amazing songs. That&rsquo;s why I was like I might as well keep doing this every night,&rdquo; says Meattle.</p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Iram Ara Ibrahim</div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Aug 8, 2020</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

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<p>Music</p><p>An online concert series seems to have achieved what organisers of Indian classical music shows have striven to do for years, get a new, younger audience to engage with the genre. &ldquo;A lot of people comment &lsquo;I never realised classical music could be this interesting. Now I&rsquo;ll start listening to it more&rsquo;,&rdquo; says Rohit Kaul, head of marketing at HCL Concerts, a division of the technology company that has been staging a digital avatar of its Baithak series, its on-ground Hindustani and Carnatic recitals, since April.</p><p>In the past four months, it has treated classical music aficionados to over 30 concerts by stars such as Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Shubha Mudgal, Shujaat Khan and Sudha Ragunathan, streamed on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. The &ldquo;majority&rdquo; of the viewers are &ldquo;between 25 and 34 years&rdquo;, an age group that comprised just about 30 to 40 per cent of the crowd at &ldquo;physical concerts&rdquo;, says Kaul. As in the real world, the artists are paid a performance fee. The series has been so successful that HCL aims to continue it even after restrictions ease.</p><div class="itgimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  height="443"  title=""  width="770"  class="" alt="" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fbodyeditor%2F202008%2Fmusic-x443.jpeg%3Fw4Rrof7nLh1eW88pevxNMAMh9lwLKP6N%3Fsize%3D750:*" loading="lazy" /></div>
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</div></p><p>Baithak is among the several musical initiatives launched since the country went into lockdown at the end of March. The resultant cancellation of public gatherings, including concerts, deprived Indian musicians of their primary means of income. Among the most vulnerable were folk acts. Anahad Foundation, a non-profit that seeks to &ldquo;empower&rdquo; folk musicians &ldquo;through technology&rdquo;, was quick to spring into action after the lockdown was announced, and conceptualised Chaukhat Ki Goonj, a series of online concerts. In exchange for a 30-minute video performance, each artist receives Rs 2,000 worth of cash and rations from Anahad, which is enough to sustain them for 15 days. The amount of money and supplies were decided upon after a survey conducted by the NGO determined that a fortnight was the period of time musicians needed sustenance for so as to have some breathing room in which to figure out the other professions, such as farming, they can switch to, says Anahad founder Abhinav Agarwal.</p><div class="itemcenter"><iframe scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="62" awidth="320" aheight="62" amplayout="fixed" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Findiatoday%2Fbanner%2Fpreferred-source-new.html%3Fv%3D1.014" class="preferred-source-banner" loading="lazy"></iframe></div><style>.preferred-source-banner{  margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom:10px;}</style></p><p>As many folk artists are unfamiliar with technology, they had to initially be trained in how to use their phone cameras to film themselves and then compress and send the files across to Anahad. The organisation also familiarised them with net banking. By the end of July, more than 2,200 folk musicians in 11 states had received funds, and plans are in place to extend support to an additional 1,500 musicians in the northeast and the south.</p><p>&ldquo;The project was designed in a way to not give &lsquo;charity&rsquo; but an opportunity to earn this relief,&rdquo; says Agarwal. The videos are streamed daily on Anahad&rsquo;s Facebook page and YouTube channel, and though the quality of the audio and visuals is not of a professional level, the series has garnered a small but loyal following. Every clip includes a donation link, which further helps raise funds.</p><p>Although India&rsquo;s independent musicians are, relatively, more privileged than their folk music counterparts, they too were hit hard by the cessation of live shows. A large number has taken to &ldquo;going live&rdquo; on social media, either on their own channels or of gig organisers, such as audio-streaming service JioSaavn, whose occasional &lsquo;Live Anywhere&rsquo; series has featured both indie and mainstream acts like Anand Bhaskar, Ankur Tewari and B. Praak.</p><p>Among other efforts are electronic music events company Gently Altered&rsquo;s Telecast. Aired twice a month on Alteredtv.com, it gives its viewers the option to switch between multiple stages or channels and create their own virtual rooms in which to dance with friends. Another endeavour, The Lockdown Gig, put together by artist manager Ryan Thomas and PR professional Schubert Fernandes, is streamed on Facebook and focuses on both established and upcoming singer-songwriters. It has, thus far, featured Nikhil D&rsquo;Souza, Hanita Bhambri and Raghav Meattle, among others.</p><p>Meattle, 28, also organises his own gigs on Instagram. He is seen as somewhat of a &lsquo;father figure&rsquo; to scores of aspiring artists whom he invites to perform on &lsquo;Late Night Cone-versations&rsquo;, his daily open mic session. This has earned him the moniker &ldquo;Cone Daddy&rdquo;. Over 300 vocalist-composers have been part of Meattle&rsquo;s series, which commenced in early April and gets its name from the filter he uses to make his head appear as if it was a scoop of ice cream in a cone, during the stream. The overwhelming response to &lsquo;Late Night Cone-versations&rsquo; encouraged Meattle to take it beyond social media and start hosting pay-what-you-can workshops, as well as ticketed gigs on Zoom, spotlighting four artists who sing four tunes as opposed to one or two on his Instagram feed. The bulk of the talent featured, he says, are those who have been unable to record their music on account of the lockdown. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s crazy how these guys are sitting on such amazing songs. That&rsquo;s why I was like I might as well keep doing this every night,&rdquo; says Meattle.</p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Iram Ara Ibrahim</div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Aug 8, 2020</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

Robbed of opportunities to play gigs this year, musicians are turning to the internet to showcase their talent and make some money through online concerts.

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Mass layoffs at The Washington Post signal a significant shift in the global media landscape, highlighting the steady decline of traditional newsroom employment and the rapid rise of freelance journalism, gig-based media work, and independent digital reporting as alternative career pathways for journalists.

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Addressing the Lok Sabha, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the government has successfully safeguarded sensitive sectors in US trade deal.  

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In this Special Report, India Today’s Mir Fareed provides exclusive details on a major counter-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur. Security forces, including the Army, Jammu Kashmir Police, and CRPF, successfully eliminated two Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists who were hiding in a natural cave within a dense forested terrain. Mir Fareed noted, ‘Finally, their luck ran out as security forces used IEDs to blow up the entrance. And with that, they were eliminated.’ One of the deceased has been identified as a top commander, Abu Mavia. The operation involved sophisticated drone surveillance and sharpshooters to pin down the terrorists who had previously evaded capture. The report highlights the evolving tactics of security agencies in tackling infiltrators using the treacherous forest reaches of Jammu. The area is currently being sanitised as per standard operating procedures following the recovery of weapons.

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This news report covers the intense political confrontation in Parliament where Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi reportedly called BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu a 'traitor'. The incident occurred near the Makar Dwar as suspended MPs were protesting. The transcript highlights that Bittu, once a close associate of Gandhi, was heckled by Congress members following the remark. Additionally, the bulletin features a statement regarding the suspension of eight Congress MPs for the remainder of the session due to 'unruly behaviour'. Dilip Saikia, who was in the chair during the ruckus, stated that the members violated parliamentary decorum and rules. The report notes that the Congress party views those who defect to the other side through a specific 'prism', leading to the sharp exchange. The drama unfolded as Priyanka Gandhi also met with the suspended legislators to discuss the adjournment of the House.

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On this Special Report, the focus is on a tragic incident in Ghaziabad where three minor sisters, aged 12, 14, and 16, allegedly died by suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of a high-rise building. ACP Atul Kumar stated, 'Three girls jumped from the balcony of the ninth floor of flat number 907 in Bharat City and were declared dead upon arrival at the hospital.' A suicide note recovered from the scene read, 'Mummy Papa, we are sorry.' Police have seized mobile phones and gadgets for forensic examination to determine if specific gaming tasks triggered the extreme step. The incident occurred around 2:30 AM, and authorities are recording statements from family and neighbors to uncover the exact cause behind this triple suicide horror.

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Robbed of opportunities to play gigs this year, musicians are turning to the internet to showcase their talent and make some money through online concerts.

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