His death leaves behind an elderly mother, his wife and three children all under the age of five.
A labourer died after falling into an uncovered manhole in Delhi's Rohini area, marking the second such incident in the city within a week.
The legendary dancer did not just take Kathak to the world but also passed on his craft to generations of students
Maharaj-ji, as he was popularly known, died surrounded by his family and disciples.
'To match his passion for his craft is impossible.' 'I don't know of any Kathak dancer who can equal his passion.'
As Pandit Birju Maharaj, one of the giants in the world of Kathak, passed into the ages today, artistes from various classical genres expressed their grief.
During the lunch or tea breaks, Maharajji, Manikda, Amjad Khan and I often sat together as Maharajji sang old compositions or recited some bols. Amjad Khan had a great music sense and sang very well.
'Both Shahid and Ishaan are over-thinkers and I'm constantly telling them to lighten up, chill.'
Ustad Zakir Hussain's story will be told in a thousand ways by each person who met him, loved him, spent time with him, got to know him and shared some precious time off stage with him, says Maanveer Singh.
He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain.
'Violence is the human abuse of power and rape is one of its worst manifestations.' 'Especially, the R G Kar kind, which allegedly involves not just brutal rape and murder but also destruction of evidence, complicity of authorities, suppression of protests, people willing to defend the indefensible and a shameful persistence of all involved to hold on to their seats of power,' asserts Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (retd).
'I haven't learnt singing professionally, but Indian Idol is my dream.'
'When it was confirmed that I would do the song, Manishaji walked up to me and asked, "Please Vijayshree, tell me how are you planning to do the song. Give me a rough idea so that I am mentally prepared".'
The incident comes amid accusations by the opposition BJP of "targeted killings" of its workers in the run up to the polls.
Bollywood pays tribute to Kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj.
'You don't have to be screaming and making faces to be evil.'
Responding to a tweet by Subramaniam, Modi said it was a brilliant rendition.
Namrata Thakker takes a walk down memory lane with Big B, in his own words.
'My kids think it's very cool they will see me on Netflix.'
'There she was, standing before me, burning with fever but ready to dance. She was like that. When it came to her dancing it didn't matter to her whether she was well or unwell,' says the legendary Birju Maharaj.
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Salla was accused of creating a hijack scare by planting a threat note written in English and Urdu in the tissue paper box of the aircraft's toilet.
'I've spoken to Gangubai's soul.' 'I've had long conversations with her in my mind.' 'I understood her suffering, anger, joys and sorrow.' 'I had to connect to the soul of this amazing woman.' 'I think I did.'
'We are not organising any large celebrations on New Year's Eve to avoid last-minute changes in guidelines.'
Amitabh Bachchan was preparing to pack up his bags and return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed.
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The passenger Gurpreet Singh was handed over to the local police who are probing the incident.
The greatest films on the kotha culture are the ones with the best poetry and music.
A ten-year-old boy, who was allegedly beaten up by two of his teachers at a government primary school at Pathakheda in Betul district, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Bhopal, police said on Wednesday. Aslam Ansari, a class 4 student who was admitted to Hamidia Hospital in the city, died on Tuesday.
'It's my humble tribute to a talent that has no limits, no boundaries.'
With an alcoholic father to look after, Kiran Vaghela just wants to make it to the next day.
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We present an excerpt of one of the most touching scenes in Mother India.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The new television commercial of Zandu Kesari Jivan featuring Milkha Singh is scheduled to be on air this month.
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