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Artistes: 'Musicians like Pt Ravi Shankar are rarely born'

Artistes across the spectrum on Wednesday mourned the demise of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh describing him as a national treasure and a global ambassador of......

Amjad Ali, Shivkumar Sharma given Akademy fellowship

Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and Santoor exponent Shivkumar Sharma were among the recipients of Sangeet Natak Akademy fellowship and awards given to 47 eminent persons by President Pranab Mukherjee......

Bihar goes all out to celebrate 100 years of its existence

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who appealed to celebrate the centenary as a festival, will formally inaugurate the function at Patna's Gandhi maidan. M I Khan reports Bihar, which has been......

Asha Bhosle, Yesudas in Limca Book of Records

Ten luminaries from Indian music, including Gulzar, Asha Bhosle and Yesudas have been named 'People of the Year' at the unveiling of the 23rd Limca Book of Records. Legendary sitar maestro Pandit......

Special: The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay

It seemsin fashion to examine the underbelliesof India's turbulentmegacities. Whether it's Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire in cinema or Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger in literature, domestic and......

This Janmashtami, hi-tech flute for Lord Krishna

The lyrical sound of the flute, often associated with Vrindavan, Lord Krishna and his numerous gopis, can also fill up auditoriums and big music halls without distorting its charming musical......

The birth of a Sufi singer

Sandip Roy tells the story of Shye Ben-Tzur, an Israeli musician who found his calling in Sufi music."I am not a Hebrew qawaal," says Shye Ben-Tzur. "I've never been one and never will be." But......

Subhash Ghai, Shah Rukh and Dilip Kumar

Subhash 'Showman' Ghai isa filmmaker who likes to do things in style.And Monday's inauguration of his dream project,the film school Whistling Woods International, was no exception. In attendance......

Honouring the Legends of India

Sarangi maestro Ustad Sabri Khan and theatre personality Zohra Sehgal were conferred the 'Legends of India' lifetime achievement awards at the fifth DMA Music Festival in New Delhi last night.......

Remembering Shakti again

The Australian Open is clearly on John McLaughlin's mind even as he looks forward to entertaining Mumbai audiences next week. Over lunch, the famed English jazz guitarist is animatedly discussing......

Finishing School for Team India

There is a buzz in the warm Bangalore air at the Chinnaswamy stadium as I make my way towards the newly-built office of the 'Centre for Radical Ideas and Enterprising Solutions' (CRIES). A bold new......

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Q. Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, who composed music for many Bollywood films along with Hariprasad Chaurasia under the name 'Shiv-Hari', is renowned player of which musical instrument ?(A) Sitar(B) Sarod(C) Santoor(D) Tabla
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Q. If you have sad or sorrow, to whom you share ? serious answers please
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Q. who was HariParsad Chourasiya ?
Hitler: A. Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian classical instrumentalist. He is a player of the bansuri, the North Indian bamboo flute. more

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Q. Name some famous composers of the Classic Music in the World?
Lomdibagula: A. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.Hariprasad Chaurasia.MS Subbulakshmi.Ravi Shankar.Shiv Kumar Sharma.Zakir HussainAnanda ShankarAR...... more

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Ustad Zakir Hussain won Grammy award in the contemporary World Music Album category for his collaborative album Global Drum Project. May 4 was an... ...

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The call of the flute

At 75, he has no tantrums or starry air. Dressed in a blue kurta and armed with a calm demeanour, Padma Vibhushan and master flautist Pandit... ...

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Bengal pays glowing tributes to 'Gurudev'

Kolkata, May 9 : Bengal today paid glowing tributes to Rabindranath Tagore by singing and dancing the Nobel laureate's compositions on his 152nd... ...

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Bringing in classical reality

ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Kiran Seth Here's another movement from the man who changed India's cultural scene sitting at a University in the United States... ...

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Spic Macay to produce music reality show

PUNE: Spic Macay, a non-profit organisation, will produce a TV classical music reality show, 'Naad Bhed' or 'Discovery of Sound.' This show will be... ...

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Hariprasad Chaurasia

News for Hariprasad Chaurasia

Artistes: 'Musicians like Pt Ravi Shankar are rarely born'

Amjad Ali, Shivkumar Sharma given Akademy fellowship

Bihar goes all out to celebrate 100 years of its existence

Asha Bhosle, Yesudas in Limca Book of Records

Special: The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay

This Janmashtami, hi-tech flute for Lord Krishna

The birth of a Sufi singer

Subhash Ghai, Shah Rukh and Dilip Kumar

Honouring the Legends of India

Remembering Shakti again

Finishing School for Team India

People speak for hariprasad chaurasia

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