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Kolkata sarod maestro flees Bangladesh after concert venue attackedRenowned sarod player Shiraz Ali Khan fled Bangladesh after the cultural venue Chhayanaut was vandalized amid unrest. Khan, who concealed h...
He came from Pakistan, was jobless and homeless. Today, his grandson is a superstar with net worth Rs 3,100 croreThe Roshan family's entertainment dynasty began with Roshan Lal Nagrath. He was a visionary musician who shaped the family's musical identi...
Waqf Board identifies 17 monuments inside historic Bidar Fort as its propertyThe Karnataka Board of Waqfs has declared 17 structures within Bidar Fort, including a mosque and tombs of Bahmani rulers, as its property....
Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar's 103rd birth anniversary celebrated on April 7Pandit Ravi Shankar, a celebrated sitar player and composer, is being remembered on his 103rd birth anniversary on April 7. He was awarded ...
Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan found his first love in tablaKhan revealed that his "worried" father had to hide it from him for a few months.
Song of Chaitanya Tamhane: 'The Disciple' presents the ethical dilemma at the heart of a performance as music meets marketThe film proceeds in the 'vilambit' mode as Tamhane slowly builds the contours of his melody.
Has India realised full potential of its paper currency?Physical currency is recognised by the poor and rich, in villages and metros. It is a country’s visiting card that can capture the spirit o...
1920 vs 2020: What's changed, what's not in the world, and India?The National Football League in the USA is the world’s richest sports league at present.
Jaya Prada & Azam Khan’s 10-year-old feud continues as they battle it out at Rampur againBoth are bitter rivals now, with Jaya Prada recently saying that Allauddin Khilji’s character reminded her of Azam Khan
Legendary Hindustani classical musician Annapurna Devi passes away at 91She was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award.
Ajmer dargah dewan denounces ‘Padmavati’, likens Bhansali to Rushdie and NasreenThis is the first time the dargah dewan has spoken on a controversial matter. Earlier, he had limited himself to condemning terrorism and P...
Google doodle celebrates Ravi Shankar's 96th birth anniversaryThe legendary musician who passed away in 2012 at the age of 92 has been conferred with a Bharat Ratna, the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhush...
My marriage to Pandit Ravi Shankar was more important than earning fame: Annapurna Devi"Panditji was not happy, as I received more appreciation than he did from both the audience & critics whenever we performed together in the...
Court sends Abdul Karim Tunda's aide to 10 days police custodyMohd Zakariya, a close aide of top LeT bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda, was remanded to 10- day police custody by a Delhi court.
- Cosmic Charmer
Much like the Avatar’s cosmic form, Krishna's allure goes beyond boundaries of history and geography and those of caste, creed and class.
Playing victim for psychological advantageFinally, King Khan, whose success both as an actor and a brand has been as meteoric as meteoric can get, said he is perfectly safe in the c...
Pandit Ravi Shankar: Siddha and SoundI met the maestro backstage, after I had reviewed some of his performances. So how did he manage to evoke each raga so powerfully, so unerr...
- Hard to find a person to take forward Ravi Shankar's legacy
Ravi Shankar was a gifted musician, but unlike his teacher, Baba Allauddin Khan, it is difficult to place his legacy.
Discern the culture, between the notesPandit Rajeev Taranath starts his sarod recital with a story. “Hanuman became worried after he burnt Lanka,” says the distinguished maestro...
- Ustad Ali Akbar Khan: A musicians' musician
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, one of the most successful recording artists, created a distinctive vocabulary for the instrument which now influence...