{"id":50019,"date":"2025-03-08T14:50:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T09:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/the-silver-horse-rides-on-kala-ghodas-anthem-of-art-and-legacy\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T14:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T09:20:15","slug":"the-silver-horse-rides-on-kala-ghodas-anthem-of-art-and-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/the-silver-horse-rides-on-kala-ghodas-anthem-of-art-and-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Silver Horse Rides On: Kala Ghoda\u2019s Anthem of Art and Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Delhi [India], March 8: <\/strong>The Kala Ghoda Anthem, aptly titled The Spirit of Kalaghoda ( \u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FJLLvpMQX0Q<\/a>\u00a0), capturing hearts and resonating across the artistic and digital landscape, swiftly becoming a cultural phenomenon. As it trends across platforms, this silver horse\u2019s melody gallops through the city\u2019s soul, carrying the essence of art, music, and timeless storytelling. Composed by Shantanu Moitra, with lyrics by Aalok Shrivastav, the anthem is a powerful tribute to the artistic legacy of the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF). Featuring some of India\u2019s most extraordinary singers and instrumentalists, it is a symphony of voices, traditions, and sounds that immortalize the festival\u2019s creative spirit.<\/p>\n

For Shantanu Moitra, this anthem was deeply personal. \u201cKala Ghoda has been home to me. I have spent my youth here, walking these very streets, soaking in the art, music, and vibrance. This festival holds some of my fondest memories, and it was here that I even released my book. So when Brinda spoke to me about the anthem, it wasn\u2019t just another composition\u2014it was a homecoming,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For Brinda Miller, Hon. Festival Director, the idea of an anthem had been in her mind for a long time. \u201cWhen I mentioned the anthem to Shantanu, he was immediately excited. What followed was pure magic. Each of the talents came together, lending their soul to this piece, making it a glorious celebration of art, culture, and music,\u201d she reflected.<\/p>\n

The anthem brings together an ensemble of India\u2019s finest artists. Lending their voices to the anthem are Shaan, Papon, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty, Shalmali Kholgade, Rahul Deshpande, Usha Uthup, Javed Ali, and Anup Jalota. Their vocals blend seamlessly, capturing the depth and vibrancy of the festival\u2019s spirit.<\/p>\n

The anthem\u2019s instrumentation is just as rich, with Rakesh Chaurasia on flute, Ambi Subramaniam on violin, Purbayan Chatterjee on sitar, Rhythm Shaw on guitar, and Ojas Adhiya on tabla, each bringing their mastery to the composition. The arrangement by Archit Shah and Smit Ruparel, rhythm and additional programming by Shom Chatterjee, recording by Kittu Myakal, and mixing and mastering by Smit Ruparel ensure that every note resonates with perfection.<\/p>\n

Guided by the festival\u2019s core team, including Nayaab Udhas, Anuj Bajaj, Vaibhav Patil, The Event Co., and Shirsh R. Karrale, the anthem stands as a cultural milestone, embodying the spirit of Kala Ghoda in a way that words alone never could.<\/p>\n

As the silver horse of Kala Ghoda trots forward, it leaves behind this anthem\u2014a melody that will echo through time, sung forever in celebration of art, culture, and the limitless power of human expression.<\/p>\n

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New Delhi [India], March 8: The Kala Ghoda Anthem, aptly titled The Spirit of Kalaghoda ( \u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FJLLvpMQX0Q\u00a0), capturing hearts and resonating across the artistic and digital landscape, swiftly becoming a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_rishi_post_view_count":350},"categories":[7],"tags":[673],"class_list":["post-50019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle","rishi-post"],"rishi__cb_customizer_meta":"","comments_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}