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Shivkumar Sharma and Zakir Hussain in NYC

Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma andtabla wizard Ustad Zakir Hussain performed together at the Town Hall in New York City on Saturday.Sharma has performed in many concerts with Hussain in......

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......

India's independence a great moment: Bush

United States President George W Bush has hailed India's independence as "one of the great moments in the story of freedom." Bush was addressing the audience at the inaugural Indian and American......

Classical concert for tsunami victims

Classical musicians have come together to help the tsunami-hit people of India.They have organised a concert, 'Yogdaan', in Mumbai on January 7 to raise money for the Prime Minister's Relief......

Another musical gala in Parliament

Parliament will reverberate with a musical extravaganza for the second time in a month on Sunday when vocalist Pandit Jasraj, santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and lyricist Javed Akhtar......

It's branding, not philanthropy, stupid!

When last year, Chaali, a group of contemporary dancers drawn from Kerala and Bangalore toured over 15 small towns in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Pondicherry, its performances were made......

It's branding, not philanthropy, stupid!

Bollywood pays tribute to Jagjit Singh

Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh died yesterday from a brain haemorrhage. Bollywood mourned the loss of the veteran ghazal singer. As they came to pay their last respects at Lilavati Hospital, scores of......

Their master's voice

\n \nAt his concerts, Ustad Zakir Hussain naturally has to be the star attraction. Even when he has performed with other distinguished musicians like cellist Yo Yo Ma and Grateful Dead drummer......

Perspectives from a legend

For Ustad Zakir Hussain, April 29 -- when he presents the final concert in his five-show Perspectives at Carnegie Hall, New York -- is very special. His father, the late Ustad Alla Rakha, would......

How Vinit lost Sa Re Ga Ma

He walked towards the backstage area, trying to put up a brave face. But his sheepish smile was not convincing.Seventeen-year old Vinit Singh, who was the Mumbai crowd's favourite, was immediately......

People speak for pandit shivkumar sharma

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Q. Pandit Hariprasad Chourasia and Pandit Shivkumar Sharma - the two classical maestros composed the songs of movie \'Darr\'. Your comments?
: A. one of the best after "SILSILA" more

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Q. which instrument was shivkumar
Gourab: A. SANTOOR:Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma was born on January 13, 1938. Shivkumar Sharma took his initial training in music under his father, Pandit Uma...... more

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Q. Does Pandit Bhimsen Joshi deserve the Bharat Ratna?
Dinesh C S: A. I dont thing so as there are many good classical singers like pt. jasraj,and so on, and instrumentalist also like hari prasad cahurasia shivkumar...... more

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Q. Who are India's three best known artists?
Philomena Patio: A. Bismillah khanBala Murali krishnaPandit Shivkumar Sharma more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-are-indias-three-best-known-artists/11680983/answers/10699352

Q. Name the musical instrument which has 70 strings?
Mahesh Chandra: A. SANTOORThe santoor is an Indian stringed musical instrument which is trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer often made of walnut, with seventy strings....... more

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Cops to turn heat on Banda bandit

: The lone bandit operating in Chitrakoot , Banda and Satna districts of UP and MP, Sudesh Kumar Patel alias Balkharia has managed to hoodwink the... ...

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Perfect sync Indian classical musicians talk about their instruments

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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Mission to make our music 'cool'

Once again, we find ourselves at a crossroads do we merely chase change, or do we pursue lasting progress? If change were everything, wed tear... ...

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Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

Santoor artist Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is a legend in the field of Indian classical music. ...

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City to host SPIC-MACAY's first International convention in May

press trust of indiaGUWAHATI, 11 APRIL: President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the first international convention of cultural organisation... ...

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Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

News for Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

Shivkumar Sharma and Zakir Hussain in NYC

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

India's independence a great moment: Bush

Classical concert for tsunami victims

Another musical gala in Parliament

It's branding, not philanthropy, stupid!

It's branding, not philanthropy, stupid!

Bollywood pays tribute to Jagjit Singh

Their master's voice

Perspectives from a legend

How Vinit lost Sa Re Ga Ma

People speak for pandit shivkumar sharma

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