By Ayesha Tabassum She’s an author, jazz vocalist, band leader and mother to a 27-year-old – but not in that order. Right now, the irrepressible Radha Thomas is floating in spiritual space because her album I Only Have Eyes For You has been playing across 100 radio stations. Radha, who was trained in Hindustani classical […]
They’re nothing like Scylla and Charibdis, in case you’re wondering that this is a story about a Greek tragedy or perhaps some impossible conundrum for which there is no solution. Not at all. Posset and syllabub are two desserts me and old SO (my Significant Other) came across quite accidentally one day, when we eschewed […]
By Arjun Varma This distinctive jazz album from Bangalore based UNK: The Radha Thomas Ensemble has received accolade from the press and importantly, from peers of repute. It is of no mean significance that an Indian jazz album should find popularity among hard-core jazz radio stations across the USA. Over 100 radio stations across the […]
Do I like Bangalore? Hmmm, I have to think about that one. I used to love it. Especially, when I first arrived here about twenty years ago, even though I didn’t know a soul. Everyone was friendly and warm and the streets were empty and cool. I remember getting lost in Malleswaram (where my family […]
To tell you the truth, I have no idea how my son Stefan is still alive and breathing. I remember wailing hysterically at the nurses in the hospital as soon as he was born, because he wouldn’t eat. “Relax,” they told me calmly. “Give him a moment. Babies know what to do.” It was pure […]
I look forward to Sundays. Not only because I can sleep in and wander around in my tatty nightclothes all day long because there are no maids, no drivers, no visitors, nobody around to judge me, but also because it’s our day to go out to dinner. We’re not adventurous though, when it comes to […]
SANKALPITA ‘Men on my Mind’ is an interestingly funny but twisted tale of an Indian girl, who begins her journey of the quest for the right man since she turns 7 years old. This quest, to her sheer delight, will take her from Panchgani, Mumbai, and New Delhi in India to New York, Fiji, China […]
Like many people in Bangalore who love cricket, yesterday, April 23, was a day that I will never forget. I wasn’t at the stadium because I don’t like crowds. But I do love my living room. With the HDTV and the rewind and the room service. I joyously watched Chris Gayle play such an amazing […]
Take a bowl of an Author, add a spoonful of Classical Singer, then add a pinch of Jazz Musician, pour some Songwriter into that and finally sprinkle some Column Writer. Mix it, Shake it and then take it out. You have Radha Thomas, the multi-talented author of “Men on my Mind” and the lead singer […]
Monday, April 22, 2013. Asian Age / Deccan Chronicle “When I’m writing, I don’t read anyone else. And when I’m composing I won’t listen to anyone else either. I feel it may compromise me.” Radha Thomas has spent her life obsessing… about jazz. Writing. Men. Getting the most out of a toothpaste tube. Her son. […]
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