Air India faces backlash after Anoushka Shankar says her sitar was broken in transit; Shares video of 'unthinkable' damageInternationally renowned sitarist Anoushka Shankar expressed deep disappointment with Air India. Her sitar sustained significant damage fol...
Lollapalooza India 2024 line-up is here: One Republic, Jonas Brothers & Anoushka Shankar to headline 2-day music festJust like the first edition, ‘Lollapalooza India 2024’ will be held at the iconic Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mumbai. This will be a two-day aff...
Saree-inspired skirts, silk dresses rule as Dior turns Mumbai's iconic Gateway of India into a fashion spectacle; Rekha, Maisie Williams, Anushka Sharma & Virat Kohli get front rowDior has had a long association with India through the Mumbai-based atelier Chanakya.
US President Joe Biden hosts largest-ever Diwali reception at White HouseThe reception saw some enthralling cultural events, including performances by sitarist Rishab Sharma and dance troupe The Sa Dance Company....
Big Bang for the buck for our thali-makersCredit should be given to the small Indiana firm producing the steel — dishwasher-safe — cutlery. For many Indian producers, export possibi...
From Anoushka Shankar to Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, here's how musicians travel with their instrumentsPt. Hariprasad Chaurasia mostly keeps his flute in his hand baggage.
Pakistan singer Ghulam Ali to perform at cultural event in GujaratFamous Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali is scheduled to perform during a cultural event, organised by a trust run by religious leader Mor...
Asif Kapadia bags award at Grammys, Anoushka Shankar losesAsif Kapadia registered a win in Best Music Film section for his documentary 'Amy'.
Anoushka Shankar thrilled to be a presenter at the GrammysThe sitarist is also nominated in the world music album category at the Awards for her solo album "Home".
Anoushka Shankar, Asif Kapadia earn Grammy nominationsShankar has been nominated for her solo album 'Home'. Kapadia features in the nominees list of Best Music Film category for his documentary...
Want to make a film in India, says Hollywood director Joe Wright'Pan' helmer Joe Wright is a fan of Bollywood star Aamir Khan and would love to collaborate with local actors and technicians for a film in...
Zubin Mehta's namesake: Joe Wright's son Cherubic Zubin caught everyone's eyeCherubic Zubin was nestled in the arms of mom and sitarist Anoushka Shankar, bringing to mind conductor Zubin Mehta, after whom he is named.
A rule of thumb for the brain: Smartphones can change our physical shapePrevious studies have shown similar enhanced brain-digit links in musicians, but obviously, there are far more smartphone users around than...
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.
- Special sitting on Sunday to mark 60 years of Parliament
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will hold special sittings on Sunday to mark the 60th anniversary of the first session of India's Parliam...
Can Mamata Banerjee's pilot Dinesh Trivedi steer the railways?The man Mamata Banerjee chose to run the railways happens to be a certified pilot. Additional oddities abound in the case of Dinesh Trivedi.