Khan revealed that his "worried" father had to hide it from him for a few months.

It produced among others the great Bhimsen Joshi, the only male vocalist to have been given the Bharat Ratna. This may also be the moment t...

A decision to this effect was learnt to have been taken during a recent meeting of the philatelic advisory committee chaired by Ravi Shanka...

Veteran classical vocalist Prabha Atre was today felicitated with the prestigious Pt Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime Achievement Award-2014.

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malaviya will be conferred the nation's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratn...

Educationist Malviya and former PM Vajpayee are the 44th and 45th personalities who have been conferred with country's civilian award Bhara...

He released a set of eight commemorative postage stamps featuring renowned Indian classical musicians at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The stamps will be released on sitar maestros Pandit Ravi Shankar and Vilayat Khan, renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Pandit Bhimsen J...

It also sought to know why the Congress waited for 41 years after Sardar Patel’s death to award Bharat Ratna to the great leader.

Kurien’s daughter expressed surprise that many people recommended him, but was disappointed that her father was not given the award.

The government also posthumously conferred the Padma Bhushan on superstar Rajesh Khanna and satirist Jaspal Bhatti.

Dhyan Chand was ignored for a Bharat Ratna by the government, earlier this year, despite 82 MPs rooting for bestowing the highest honour on...

Bonhomie reigned in Rajya Sabha on the first day of the Budget Session today as the House met almost two months after the acrimonious Winte...

Exactly 155 years ago, on seventh of February, Wajid Ali Shah, the ruler of Awadh, was forced into exile by the British. They gave him a su...

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi once sang Shankara so brilliantly that your columnist recalls a fellow musician standing up in the middle of the recit...

G Madhavan Nair, the man behind the moon mission, and Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar have been awarded the Padma Vibhushan.

He has created a unique blend adding his own introspective aesthetic sense.