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Text by Uday Kapur One of India’s most forward-thinking new musicians, Jharkhandi producer and MC Sumit Singh Solanki aka Tre Ess, is bringing attention to the affairs of his state through his music while showcasing its local young talent on a national stage “More than any political party, I’m afraid of what my extended family could do to me,” says Sumit Singh Solanki. “I wish I could tell these stories more freely because they’re an open secret. I could try and reason with t...

Best Indie Releases of 2020: The Albums and Songs That Cut Through the Gloom   This year saw a staggering number of releases. Here, in no particular order, are a few of the notable ones. The pandemic brought the world to a standstill, and with it a pause on social life as we knew it that is still going on. Among the many industries to be hit hard was music, as the shutters came down on concerts, gig venues and festivals with the announcement of a government-mandated lockdown to ensure physic...