ALL STRINGS ATTACHED
The New Indian Express Bengaluru|December 03, 2024
CE speaks to the fan-favourite musician, Prateek Kuhad, who recently captivated the B’luru audience on the secret behind his popularity, the universal themes in his songs, and more
PRIYAMVADA RANA
ALL STRINGS ATTACHED

IF intimacy is portable, singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad has been plugging it in our lives for more than a decade now.

There's a song for everyone in his repertoire. For those in search of love for a long time, his song With You/For You is a wistful ode to being emotionally tethered to someone. For those in love for the first time, the single Tum Jab Paas arouses a sensation resembling that initial spark of romance. But love is not always lovely. His intense heartbreak album Cold/ Mess became viral in 2018 for evoking a relationship at its most raw and turbulent.

After covering North America, the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the UAE, and Nepal, he recently mesmerised the Bengaluru audience with his big 48-city Silhouettes Tour that promotes his 2022 album The Way That Lovers Do.

Life in songs

Kuhad's songs usually pendulate between universal themes of romance, heartbreak, solitude and melancholy. Many of them are borrowed from different phases of his life from a Jaipur boy embracing the newness and cultural shock of New York at New York University to planning to quit his regular job for a full-fledged music career in Delhi. For instance, his 2011 eponymous debut album had a song There's Something Wrong With The Way I Think which is a reflection of how life falls apart when you don't pursue the work you're passionate about. It marked his official entry into the indie music scene. Later albums like In Tokens and Charms and Cold/Mess - which later catapulted into a six-track EP echoed the trials and tribulations of being in love.

Bu hikaye The New Indian Express Bengaluru dergisinin December 03, 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

Bu hikaye The New Indian Express Bengaluru dergisinin December 03, 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS BENGALURU DERGISINDEN DAHA FAZLA HIKAYETümünü görüntüle
The New Indian Express Bengaluru

VIL Misses Deadline for ₹6,090 Cr Bank Guarantee

TELECOM service provider Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has failed to meet the deadline for submitting a ₹6,090 crore bank guarantee.

time-read
1 min  |
March 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Bengaluru

RELIEF. REDEMPTION. RAHUL

The 32-year-old rises to the occasion in knockouts, proves why he is one of the best middle-order batters in the world

time-read
4 dak  |
March 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Anurag Thakur Set to Contest for Top Post in BFI Elections

In a dramatic twist to Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections, former sports minister Anurag Thakur's name has been nominated from the Himachal Pradesh Boxing Association (HPBA) as one of the two members of the electoral roll.

time-read
2 dak  |
March 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Bengaluru

ED Raids on Baghel's Son in Liquor Case Spark Cong Protests in House

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday raided the Bhilai residence of former Congress CM Bhupesh Baghel as part of a money laundering investigation against his son in the alleged liquor scam case.

time-read
1 min  |
March 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Zelenskyy lands in Saudi for talks with Rubio for support

PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on Monday in Jeddah ahead of talks between Ukrainian officials and Saudi and US representatives, said a member of the delegation traveling with him.

time-read
1 min  |
March 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Activities That Puzzled Me To Joy

IFE, as perceived by the world for us professionals, begins in school, followed by university, before our careers take hold. It's rarely an uneventful journey, with a constant tug-of-war between competition and emotional challenges life throws our way.

time-read
3 dak  |
March 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Caste cert must be validated for quota benefits: HC

THE Karnataka High Court ruled that even if Scheduled Tribe certificates are issued to the parents of a person, claiming the benefit of reservation, he/she should get the caste certificate validated so long as the caste certificates of the parents were not validated.

time-read
1 min  |
March 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Bengaluru

REIMAGINING A CLASSIC

N a time where the mainstream Indian music industry is terribly saturated, it becomes second nature to look back in nostalgic remembrance at figures which entire generations grew up watching or listening to.

time-read
2 dak  |
March 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Kumbh Mela fake tour operator held

The Govindarajanagar police have arrested a man for cheating over 100 people with a fake Kumbh Mela tour package and looting over Rs 70 lakh.

time-read
1 min  |
March 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Bengaluru

User-set limits, age-gating for gamers

WITH an aim to safeguard the interests of over 50 crore Indian gamers, three gaming industry bodies- the All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), and the E-Gaming Federation (EGF), have jointly adopted a code of ethics (CoE).

time-read
1 min  |
March 11, 2025