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Get ready for Zubin Mehta at NCPA Mumbai on Aug 19, 21

Zubin Mehta, the globally-acclaimed Parsi conductor from Mumbai, music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is all......

7-year-old 'Mozart' girl composes her own opera

A seven-year-old girl in UK has become a classical music sensation after composing her own version of the coveted opera. Alma Deutscher is not only an accomplished composer, she is also a skilled......

What Indian Music Should Airlines Play?

So should airlines play the keening, trance-like Siddi folk music from the Kutch peninsula? The Sufiana Kalam of Kashmir? Carnatic music? Rabindra Sangeet? Bihu melodies? Classical music from the......

Pandit Jasraj: Indian classical music's greatest voice

Awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri, Pandit Jasraj also popularised semi-classical music like ‘haveli sangeet' and reached out to devotees with his......

Why we need Gandhi and Mandela today

'Religion is but one trait where intolerance manifests itself.' 'We come across ‘chosen’ races, communities, political ideologies, economic systems, all lending themselves to......

Mozart Centre in Kolkata soon

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart-- most Indians are familiar with the name. But few know his music; for example, everyone knows and likes the song from Chhaya, Itna na mujhse tu pyar baddha, and the......

Beware the Ides of July

I've always known that cats are partial to Mozart, Vivaldi and Bach and are unhappy about the louder bits of Beethoven.It was during lemon-breaks at the France World Cup in 1998 that I discovered......

Xerxes Desai: The man behind Titan's success

In the '80s after Xerxes Desai, moved to Bengaluru and spent the initial days on building Titan from a factory in Hosur. Xerxes Desai, who built Titan into the country's largest watch company,......

Why Indians should worry about Brexit

Flight of high-paying banking jobs to other European cities will hurt the prospects of Indian real estate developers and desis in the hospitality business in the UK, says Kunal Bose. IMAGE:......

The Curious Case Of Miley's Missing Eyebrows

Hollywood's biggest night was high on glitz and glamour but lacked the edge and excitement of the movies it was celebrating, observes Sukanya Verma. IMAGE: Mikey Madison won the Best Actress Oscar......

How did Mozart die?

Do you know how Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died? Was the great composer slowly poisoned by his jealous rival, the conductor and composer Antonio Salieri, that evil character played by F Murray......

'I Was A Muhphat'

'I was one of those children who didn't feel I had to adhere to instructions on how to behave.''That must have made things very awkward for my parents.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rasika......

'He is up there with Tansen, Beethoven, Mozart'

On the occasion of Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth centenary, April 7, Lata Mangeshkar pays tribute to one of Indian classical music's greatest legends. IMAGE: Pandit Ravi Shankar with his 'choti......

'Lataji proved perfection is possible in this imperfect world'

'Lataji, Ghalib, Beethoven and Shakespeare are far removed from the normal chain of human civilisation.''If they were just role models, how come no one was able to achieve an iota of their......

French Open: Retiring Gasquet faces Sinner challenge

IMAGE: France's Richard Gasquet celebrates after winning his French Open first round match against countryman Terence Atmane. Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters The second round continues at the......

'Little Mozart' comes of age

It was not Pavel Nedved or Petr Cech who stole the limelight in the Czech Republic's opening World Cup match against the United States, but Tomas Rosicky, who scored two goals in a convincing 3-0......

Carlsen ready to face Anand in world chess challenge

World chess number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway is relaxed ahead of his challenge later this year for the world champion crown against reigning titleholder Viswanathan Anand.Slouched on a couch and......

Euro 2016: Which team is Virat Kohli supporting?

IMAGE: Virat Kohli tweets picture wearing Germany’s jersey. Photograph: Twitter. Virat Kohli is known to be an avid follower of football and the champion batsman has declared his support......

EPL: Aguero scores four as Manchester City thrash Tottenham

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring a goal during their English Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters A virtuoso......