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Who will you miss the most? Tell us!

Pramod Mahajan, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Padmini, Dr Rajkumar...You read our list of famous people who passed away in 2006.Who will you miss the most? Tell...

Monograph sale proceeds to fulfil Ustad's dreams

From the proceeds of sale of the first-ever autographed monograph on late Ustad Bismillah Khan, a Delhi-based couple will use the money to meet the expenses of his funerary rites, besides......

'When he plays, the soul reverberates'

"Who says music is banned in Islam?" This was the common refrain of India's music legend Bismillah Khan, who passed away on August 21.Brushing aside suggestions that Islam was opposed to music, he......

'His music broke the barriers of religion'

"One rupee from a journalist is like Rs 1 lakh." That's what musical legend Ustad Bismillah Khan told a group of journalists when they presented him with a cheque for Rs 10,000 in 2003, when the......

Ustad, the king of wrestling and soccer

Shehnai exponent Ustad Bismillah Khan, who passed away in Varanasi on Monday followinga cardiac arrest, was once the king of wrestling and soccer.In his youth, Khan made the defence of the Banaras......

Railways to take passengers on a musical journey

A musical journey awaits passengers of premier trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi with Railways deciding to play classical sound tracks in coaches.Instrumental music played by maestros like Ustad......

Kanpur starts its own FM Radio station

Community FM radio, the first-of-its-kind in any of the IITs in the country, was launched on Friday in the premier engineering institute here. Hectic preparations were on for a year to start the FM......

IIT-Kanpur FM to go on air in Nov

IIT-Kanpur is all set to start its own FM radio station which will broadcast scientific programmes and classical music from November.This will be the first time that an FM radio station will be......

What are you downloading next?

Punjabi pop, heavy metal, hard rock and tuneless songs from some of the recent Hindi flicks. These are some genres that lack appeal, especially when it blares from your mobile phone into the......

Dancing for a visa

Times News Network: A well-known Maharashtrian 'amasha' dancer... was made to dance in front of an American visa official at the US consulate... Confirming the incident, spokesperson for the US......

When Ustad Bismillah Khan inspired Dr Raj Kumar

Not many remember that Ustad Bismillah Khan, who died in the wee hours of Monday had played the shehnai for a Kannada film titled Sanadi Appanna (Shehnai is Sanadi in Kannada). The movie, which was......

Bharat Ratna for Bhimsen Joshi

Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was Tuesday presented with Bharat Ratna, country's highest civilian award, at a simple ceremony held at his residence in Pune in......

Goa film fest ready to take off

The inaugural function of the Goa International film festival to be held on November 23is likely to see a galaxy of Indian film stars. It will be heldat the Dayanand Bandodkar football stadium in......

'Shah Rukh bahut sharif aadmi hai'

Nasreen Munni Kabir remembers Shah Rukh Khan's reaction when she pitched the idea of a documentary based on the star's life to him. "His first reaction was why me?" says the British Indian......

Gautam Ghose's ode to Ray

"To me, it is an ode," says filmmakerGoutam Ghose, "not only to [Satyajit] Ray and his movie Aranyer Din Raatri [Days and Nights in the Forest], but to cinema, or more pointedly, to the......

IHF urged to pay for Jugraj's treatment

Former hockey players have appealed to the Indian Hockey Federation to pick the medical bills of India's leading hockey player Jugraj Singh, who suffered multiple fractures in a road accident in......

People speak for bismillah khan

QNA

Q. What type of music do you usually listen ?
Radha Sharma: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-type-of-music-do-you-usually-listen-/24952700/answers/

Q. If your life had a soundtrack what songs would be on it?
Sur: A. classical...bismillah khan's sehnai... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/if-your-life-had-a-soundtrack-what-songs-would-be-on-it/24732541/answers/24952737

Q. in which state is benaras in india?
Chocklate: A. Babulu mora... Kundanlal Saigal. Ustaad Bismillah Khan's Shehnoy. MS Subbulakshmi's voice of Hanuman Chalisa in that enchanting Miya ki Malhar....... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-which-state-is-benaras-in-india/24707145/answers/24732575

Q. F F F : who is the one & only singer got Bharat ratna ?
Sigma: A. waaoo Uatad Bismillah khan ka shehar benaras ......... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/f-f-f--who-is-the-one--only-singer-got-bharat-ratna-/23912350/answers/24707155

Q. which bharat ratna's performance on Indepdence day was a highlight every year from 1947 till his death?
Stalin: A. 1. M. S. Subbulakshmi - Classic singer2. Lata Mangeshkar - Playback singer3. Ustad Bismillah Khan - Classical Maestro 4. Ustad Bismillah Khan -Hindustani classical singer more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-bharat-ratnas-performance-on-indepdence-day-was-a-high/23852280/answers/23912435

Web results for Bismillah Khan

Award focus on art exponents

The state government will for the first time felicitate painters and performing artistes with Bihar Kala Puraskar for contribution to their... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130521/jsp/bihar/story_16918321.jsp

Cinema Quiz

Questions 1. Which of the two Star Wars prequels were released on this date but six years apart? 2. Which upcoming Prabhudeva-helmed Hindi flick,... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-quiz/article4727303.ece

Dhanush expresses his love to Sonam Kapoor

The trailer of Sonam Kapoor and Dhanush starrer RAANJHANAA has created quite a stir and is certainly one of the most anticipated films of 2013.The... ...

http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/13/may/17-news-dhanush-expresses-his-love-to-sonam-kapoor-in-raanjhanaa-051306.asp

Welfare Schemes of Govt. & GHMC Z...

An awareness programme for publicizing the Welfare Schemes of the Govt. and GHMC for the handicapped persons and DWCRA group women, was arranged at... ...

http://www.siasat.com/english/news/welfare-schemes-govt-ghmc-%E2%80%93-zahid-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-address-awareness-programme

Awareness programme for physically di...

According to Syed Qadeer, President Bismillah Welfare Society, awareness programme for physically disabled is being conducted, in collaboration... ...

http://www.siasat.com/english/news/awareness-programme-physically-disabled

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