'Kishori Amonkar was a slave to the purity of the note'

'At her last concert on March 26, she bowed down to the artistes and to the audience and said, "Main chahti hoon ki baar baar koi na koi is stage mein bulayein aur main gaati rahoon." But that was......

The Master Of The Slide Guitar

One of Debashish Bhattacharya's most remarkable contributions is that he has taken the scope and foundation of the slide guitar, improvised it again and again, thereby designing and creating four......

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......

'Everything she sang became a prayer'

'Anyone who heard her sing was left with a lump in the throat.'Sunita Budhiraja recounts her encounters with the Goddess of Swara. IMAGE: 'Vrindavan being the bhoomi of Krishna, her music united......

Kishori Amonkar's tribute to Goldie

Kishori Amonkar was once considered the enfant terrible of Hindustani classical music, but is hailed as a genius for her supremely melodious voice. She recently paid rich tribute to master......

Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Kishori Amonkar passes away

Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Kishori Amonkar passed away in Mumbai on Monday after a brief illness. She was 84. She passed away at her home in central Mumbai, family sources said. Born on......

'I can travel that extra mile just to listen to Kishoriji'

Amol Palekar tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com how he captured Kishori Amonkar's life in his documentary called Bhinna Shadaj. Legendary singer Kishori Amonkar passed away into the ages on April 3. Amol......

'Why do today's kids want a fake world?'

'We thought Oh Jiya should give a message to the young generation that you are beautiful, you are one-of-a-kind.''It doesn't matter what shape, size or colour you are.''You should be beautiful from......