In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of 25 golden melodies? Sukanya Verma curates one for you.
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of 25 golden melodies?
'The sweetest, warmest and loving man ever, always smiling, very innocent and child-like.'
Saturday marks 20 years of the 9/11 terror attacks in America. The image of two passenger planes flying into the twin towers of the World Trade Center is permanently etched inpublic memory.
'It's very difficult, almost impossible, to select my favourite duets with Kishoreda.'
'When was the last time you heard a music composer or a singer's son being launched?'
The unconventional music of the Nobel Laureate might have nothing connecting Indians to it, but there is a reason he has a following here, notes T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
'Audiences today are too smart to make that effort to go to a theatre to see a film just to see somebody's son.'
'The real India lives in the villages where everyone is trying to improve the other.'
"Those words stung me to such an extent that the following morning itself I started, seriously, learning Urdu with the sole idea of proving the great Dilip Kumar wrong."
The president was in the city to inaugurate the underground Bunker Museum at the Raj Bhavan.
On World Photography Day, we present some of the best pictures from Anil Kumble's wildlife photography collection.
Was romance invented so that Sanjay Leela Bhansali would one day make Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which released on June 18, 1999, asks Subhash K Jha.
One could be anywhere -- huddled around a transistor radio at home in the evenings, walking past a neighbour's house, or waiting at a bus stop and Lata Mangeshkar's voice would reach us. Aseem Chhabra pays rich tribute to The Legend.
'Every song was a masterpiece.' Bollywood pays tribute to Ravindra Jain.
'Gulzarsaab's words are lucid and singing them is like painting a picture.'
The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London. American photographer Karine Aigner was announced as this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
With any luck, Bollywood will get back on its feet again and give us much to awe and amaze about.
Pancham, like his father, was besotted by Lata Mangeshkar's voice and his career's finest songs were reserved only for her.
'People sometimes ridiculed him for the way he looked or dressed.' 'Sometimes they ran down his music.' 'But I have never heard him say one bad word about anyone.'
The composer had gems to his credit in his long career.
Titled Melody, the film will be produced and directed by Sunil Babbar.
Kriti makes you smile and cry through her unexpected journey, notes Sukanya Verma.
Ageing is a funny process. After rebelling and exploring, the human being drifts to the ordered arrangement, he/she once left. As a youngster I outgrew ABBA while my mother continued to like them. In September 2021, when ABBA's first single in 40 years was launched, I sent the video link to my mother. Meanwhile, now in my fifties, I find myself curious to hear ABBA's new songs, notes Shyam G Menon.
'There was so much grace, depth and serenity in him.'
The mesmerising and familiar image of Pandit Jasraj saying 'Jai Ho' and then raising his hands to mark the beginning of his performances will now remain only in the fond memories of thousands of Jasraj's fans and followers across the globe, remembers Ankur Biplav.
Designer Gaurang Shah brought traditional India alive on the ramp in the most stunning manner.
The Natural History Museum's annual competition and exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year has been the longest-running and most prestigious nature and wildlife photography competition that has been recognising the world's best nature photography every year since 1965.
'My kids think it's very cool they will see me on Netflix.'
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
Instead of wasting your breath on badly recycled versions of beloved classics, listen to Sukanya Verma's pick of 15 under-rated Bollywood numbers.
'When the Shakti team had their meals, Dilisaab would squat with us and say, "Bhai mujhe bhi khilao".'
'Laxmi was insistent that our homes should never have name-plates, because the name Laxmikant-Pyarelal should never be separated!'
Sukanya Verma lets her imagination run wild with the lyrics!
On the occasion of Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth centenary, his biggest fan, Lata Mangeshkar, pays tribute to one of Indian classical music's greatest legends.
Sukanya Verma makes a playlist of 15 profound Rajesh Khanna ditties.
Monsoon is here, and time to bring out the chhatris.
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