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To Those Who Fought The Good Fight

The fight for freedom was long and hard and that is why it is important to go back to the monuments that celebrate those who fought the good fight. IMAGE: Built in 1892, the Aga Khan Palace in......

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......

Hitler was a secret fan of Jewish musicians

Adolf Hitler was a secret fan of Jewish musicians and Russian composers, a newly discovered record collection has revealed. The Nazi dictator listened in private to the Jewish musicians and Russian......

'Zubin's concert can make the world look at Kashmir's realities'

German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner has issued an impassioned plea to seek the support of Kashmiris for Ehsaas-e-Kashmir, a concert featuring world renowned music conductor Zubin Mehta in......

Ram has entered the land of Durga

Mamata imposed affirmative action to the point of absurdity.This has naturally led to counter-action: The Hindus who never thought of themselves as Hindus are now banding behind the BJP, points out......

ASCI raps 28 offensive ads

The Times' group music store Planet M's television commercial beamed on Zoom in October showed an auto driver drawing the notes of Beethoven's symphony on the wall as he was urinating. One may have......

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......

10 arguments on demonetisation I am fed up of

In all the time he has spent in bank and ATM queues, these 10 arguments were being thrown at him constantly by those supporting demonetisation, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.Illustration: Uttam......

'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......

The Composer Who Made Lataji Faint

'Salilda and my brother Hridaynath would deliberately make my compositions tough.''Their logic was, "You can do it, so why should we not compose accordingly?",' Lata Mangeshkar, who would have......

'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......

Lata Mangeshkar, as you have never seen her before

It was a rich and beautiful life. A life that touched millions. A voice that helped millions express their emotions. For Lata Mangeshkar was God-gifted genius. She loved music. Cricket was a......

Review: Soundtrack is watchable

Shaikh Ayaz writes Soundtrack is ably supported by its cast. Post YOUR reviews here!Just imagine what it would have been like for Beethoven who created music while being deaf or artists such as......

Sachin@50: 50 Interesting Facts

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......

Are Computers Destroying Chess?

Cheating poses an existential challenge to chess.It's hard to know how it will be mitigated, but it must be, if chess is to continue being a legitimate sport, asserts Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: World......

'It was scored with the head of Diego and hand of God'

'I'm privileged, but only because that was God's will. God made me play well. He gave me the ability at birth.' IMAGE: Diego Maradona scores the infamous 'Hand of God' goal past England goalkeeper......

Formula One is music to Sutil's ears

Fate dictated that Adrian Sutil should become a Formula One driver rather than a concert pianist. The 24-year-old German, who makes his Grand Prix debut with Ferrari-powered Spyker in Australia......

Russia still on the pitch but anthem ban could hurt

IMAGE: Russia players pose for a team group photo before the match. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters When a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) team played at the 1992 European championship......