'I remember reading that Pavarotti turned opera into popera. But he didn't care. He was a one-man crusade to make this art form popular.'
Glimpses of the Ireland Scarecrow Championship in Durrow, Ireland.
Luciano Pavarotti, perhaps the most famous opera singer ever, died on Thursday morning, aged 71.
'...as much as in India, it's only because she sang for mankind, not the details on the passport.'
'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode might take,' observes Sreehari Nair.
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 'bhajans', a particular favourite for his fans being "Om Namo Bhagavate" in praise of Lord Krishna.
Diana, the People's Princess, died in a tragic car accident 20 years ago, August 31, 1997. To remember their beloved mother, her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, loaned some of her favourite items to an exhibition which will run till October 1.
Geetanjali Krishna approached her trip to Greece -- the cradle of democracy where the notions of equality, free speech and civic liberty first took shape -- as much as pilgrimage as a holiday.
'Amitabh Bachchan told me, "I don't appreciate other people doing my voice".'
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