Loading dispatches...
← Return to Newsroomgeneral
Record stores, DJs venue owners say new generation is embracing vinyl
Breaking
Yemen's government announces all-out war to reclaim land from Houthis
Comparing digital and vinyl Sipamihalani says, “It's like the difference between reading a book and watching the movie adaptation," he says. "Both tell the story, but one requires you to invest more of yourself in the experience.” When Abdul Razzak opened Royal Music Collection in Mumbai’s Fort area in 1979, vinyl records were the dominant way Indians listened to music. Then came cassettes, CDs and streaming, pushing records to the margins. Nearly five decades later, many of the customers walking into his shop belong to a generation that never grew up with vinyl at all. “I’ve been running this store since 1979, and I’ve seen the entire journey of vinyl in India,” says Razzak. “Vinyl records were popular for decades, but around 1990, production largely stopped. Then, around 2010, we started seeing a revival.”The resurgence is reflected in the numbers. According to market research firm IMARC, the Indian vinyl record market was valued at $62.1 million in 2024 and is projected to reach $112.5 million by 2033. For Razzak, the revival is most visible in the customers walking through his doors. “A lot of young people are buying vinyl records now. They’ve grown up with CDs and online music, but many are looking for something more physical they can get their hands on.” While vinyl’s revival is often framed as a generational shift, record store owners say the bigger change may be in what listeners are buying. At Delhi Record Shop in Hauz Khas, owner Bachitter Singh says demand for electronic genres such as house, EDM and UK garage has grown significantly in recent years. “Traditionally, vinyl in India was associated with Bollywood, jazz and the music older generations grew up with,” says Singh. “We’re now seeing interest in a much wider range of genres.” For 17-year-old collector Netra Sonchhatra, the journey began not with nostalgia but with one of the world’s biggest pop stars.Story continues below this ad “I usually discover music through the suggested playlists on apps like Spotify,” she says. “If an artist announces a tour, I’ll also listen to their opening acts. That’s how I found the band Inhaler when they opened for Arctic Monkeys, and now I have one of their records on vinyl.” For Sonchhatra, streaming and vinyl serve different purposes. “Streaming platforms famously don’t pay artists very much, especially smaller ones,” she says. “Vinyl is a completely different experience. You actually own the music, the records look beautiful, and there’s something fascinating about the technology behind them.” Pramod Sipamihalani, partner at Pyramid Productions, and performer under the stage name Sindhi Curry, has witnessed the shift through his vinyl-focused event series, Wax On Wax Off. “Initially, it was about the novelty of seeing a vinyl DJ perform, but now they’re going deeper. They want to know about the artists, the history behind the music and where the records come from. I think we’re all suffering from digital overload. We’re constantly staring at screens. Vinyl offers something physical in a very digital world,” he says.Story continues below this ad Comparing digital and vinyl Sipamihalani says, “It’s like the difference between reading a book and watching the movie adaptation,” he says. “Both tell the story, but one requires you to invest more of yourself in the experience.” © The Indian Express Pvt Ltd
New DelhiJun 26, 2026 10:22 AM IST Around 80 per cent of students registered for placements at IIT Kanpur secured jobs during the 2024-25 placement season, with 1,225 of the 1,530 registered students placed as of May 18, 2025, according to the institute’s Students’ Placement Office (SPO). The placement data includes 200 pre-placement offers (PPOs) and 29 international offers, while a significant number of graduating students also chose higher studies and entrepreneurship over campus recruitment. The placement season began with Phase 1 in December 2024, during which 75 companies offered 115 job profiles on Day 1 alone, resulting in 595 offers, including PPOs, of which 533 were accepted by students. Read | IIT Kanpur hires teen cybersecurity researcher who exposed CBSE OSM flaws For undergraduate programmes, placement outcomes remained particularly strong. IIT Kanpur reported that 799 out of 937 registered students from BTech, BS, Double Major, and Dual Degree programmes secured placements, translating to an overall placement rate of approximately 85 per cent. Among postgraduate programmes, including MTech, MS (Research), MSc, MBA, MDes, and PhD, 426 of 593 registered students were placed, corresponding to a placement rate of around 72 per cent. At the department level, Humanities and Social Sciences recorded a 100 per cent placement rate, the highest among all departments. Among major engineering disciplines, Computer Science and Engineering led with a placement rate of 97 per cent, followed by Electrical Engineering at 92 per cent, Chemical Engineering at 87 per cent, and Mechanical Engineering at 82 per cent. Several interdisciplinary and science programmes also reported strong outcomes. IIT Kanpur department-wise placement rates (2024-25) Department Placement Rate Humanities and Social Sciences 100% Computer Science and Engineering 97% Design Programme 93% Electrical Engineering 92% Chemical Engineering 87% Mechanical Engineering 82% Biological Sciences and Bioengineering 81% Materials Science and Engineering 79% Mathematics and Statistics 79% Economic Sciences 75% Physics 75% Aerospace Engineering 71% Department of Management Sciences 71% Civil Engineering 68% Photonics Science and Engineering 67% Chemistry 55% Cognitive Science 50% Materials Science Programme 38% Earth Sciences 36% Sustainable Energy Engineering 33% The institute also noted the growing importance of internships as a pathway to full-time employment. During the previous internship season, 200 students secured PPOs, while the 2024-25 internship drive recorded 589 internship offers, of which 552 were accepted. Recruiters included firms such as Alphagrep, Bain & Company, BCG, Barclays, HUL, ITC, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Samsung Korea, Quadeye Securities, and Uber, among others. Additionally, the programme-wise data shows that Double Major students recorded the highest placement rate at 96 per cent, followed by MDes at 93 per cent and Dual Degree programmes at 90 per cent. The flagship BTech programme recorded an 86 per cent placement rate, while the BS programme stood at 76 per cent.Story continues below this ad IIT Kanpur programme-wise placement rates (2024-25) Programme Placement Rate Double Major 96% MDes 93% Dual Degree 90% BTech 86% BS 76% MTech 73% MBA 68% MS (Research) 67% MSc 64% Apart from regular campus placements, IIT Kanpur also organised Shodhspandan 2025, a dedicated placement initiative for PhD scholars. The event attracted participation from more than 20 recruiters and, according to the institute, helped 12 doctoral students secure positions. T
Discussion (0)