Forget about alarms: What North Koreans hear every morning at 6 AM will haunt youAt exactly 6 AM, Pyongyang wakes to the tune of Where Are You, Dear General?, a song believed to be composed by Kim Jong Il. Played since 2...
26 Mar, 2025, 09.46 PM IST
Korean dad gives a heartwarming twist to classic Hindi lullaby ‘Chanda hai tu’ for his baby. Watch videoA heartwarming video features a Korean father singing the Hindi lullaby 'Chanda Hai Tu Mera Sooraj Hai Tu' to his half-Indian baby, capture...
07 Mar, 2025, 06.12 PM IST
People in this Indian village have songs for identity instead of names. What is the story and how to visit?A travel influencer recently brought global attention to Kongthong, a remote village in Meghalaya known as the "Whistling Village," where r...
07 Jan, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
Nice for an Indian to conduct UK's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, perform 'Jana Gana Mana': Ricky KejKej, 42, said "Jana Gana Mana" was the first musical piece he had learned as a child. "It is very special and close to my heart. It's been ...
17 Aug, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
From 'Mandinka' to 'Jealous': Remembering Sinead O'Connor's 10 essential songsSinger-songwriter Sinead O'Connor, known for her raw voice and impassioned songwriting, has died. Her debut album "The Lion and the Cobra" ...
30 Jul, 2023, 09.17 AM IST
Music & melancholy: Maybe we're socially conditioned to appreciate our own sufferingThis is the paradox of sad music: We generally don't enjoy being sad in real life, but we do enjoy art that makes us feel that way. Countle...
20 May, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
Carnatic vocalist Bombay Jayashri stable after suffering 'health setback' amid UK tourThe singer shared on Instagram that she is recovering well.
24 Mar, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
Paint me happy! Pleasant music soothes newborns, reveals new researchChildren might have even greater exposure to music than adults do.
10 Jan, 2023, 06.06 PM IST
Happy birthday, Arijit Singh! The singer is the king of romantic ballads and here are 5 songs to prove itThe 'Kalank' singer turns 35 today.
25 Apr, 2022, 05.18 PM IST
Happy birthday, Haruki Murakami! Japanese author, who once ran a jazz bar, exudes musical charm in 'Norwegian Wood’, ‘Hear The Wind Sing’The author often uses music in his writings as a narrative device.
12 Jan, 2022, 10.38 AM IST
Western instruments add new life to Kashmiri folk musicThe strum of the guitar and the cadence give the lullaby a peppy, infectious tune. Even if you are not familiar with the language, the tune...
24 Apr, 2016, 05.39 AM IST
2014: When actors turned playback singersThis year saw stars like Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Alia Bhatt, Shraddha Kapoor replacing playback singers to croon for their own films.
16 Dec, 2014, 12.56 PM IST
Bombay Jayashri makes it to Oscars 2013The city-based classical musician and playback singer has been nominated for 2013 Academy Awards for writing the Tamil song Pi's Lullaby fo...
19 Jan, 2013, 04.21 PM IST
- Controversy over Jayashri's Oscar-nominated 'Pi's Lullaby'
Irayimman Thampi has accused Bombay Jayashri's Oscar-nominated song 'Pi's Lullaby' of not being an original composition.
13 Jan, 2013, 04.56 PM IST
- 'Lincoln' leads with 12 Oscar nods, 'Life of Pi' follows with 11
The Best Picture category for the 85th Academy Awards is highly competitive this year with nine films fighting for the golden statuette.
10 Jan, 2013, 08.54 PM IST
Eternal FaithThe Biblical story of the miracle performed by Jesus in raising Lazarus of Bethany from the Dead also had the effect of rejuvenating the fa...
18 Aug, 2012, 06.23 AM IST
Surrender thought to Mother as she isThe 13th century mystical poet Sri Jnanadeva says in his great commentary on the Bhagvad gita, the Mother, who is famed in the triple world...
04 Oct, 2008, 04.01 AM IST