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Legendary classical musician Annapurna Devi passes away

Annapurna Devi, doyenne of classical Hindustani music, died at at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai early on Saturday.She was 92. She was suffering from age related issues for the past few years, a......

Remembering Girija Devi, the voice of Benares

'There is no one who can fill the vacuum created by the passing of Girija Devi,' mourns Sunita Budhiraja. Photograph: Kind courtesy Suyash Dwivedi/Wikimedia Commons It was the year 2008. I learnt......

'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......

Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi gets French honour

Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee has been decorated with one of France's top honour The Order of Arts and Letters for her contribution in promoting peace, solidarity,......

'He was god-like to see': Friends mourn loss of Kathak maestro Chitresh Das

‘He was a legend, he changed kathak and brought it to a whole different level.’ ‘He held very high standards and his energy was beyond imagination. He was god-like to see; he......

This Janmashtami, hi-tech flute for Lord Krishna

The lyrical sound of the flute, often associated with Vrindavan, Lord Krishna and his numerous gopis, can also fill up auditoriums and big music halls without distorting its charming musical......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 25 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

SECRETS about Silsila you never knew!

'Amitabh practised Rang Barse well; the singing, movements, everything. And he got the inflections perfectly.' By 1980, when Yash Chopra launches Silsila, his composers (Hariprasad Chaurasia and......

Watch: Hema Malini sings for special Janmashtami album

The Dream Girl has a beautiful voice as well! We have seen Hema Malini dance and fallen in love with her grace. Now, the veteran actress has launched a special devotional album for Janmashtami......

PIX: Tabu, Jaya Prada, Zeenat Aman cheer Asha Bhosle!

Asha Bhosle was felicitated on her 83rd birthday at the Zee Classic Timeless Asha concert. The Living Legend, who has been singing for the last 72 years, recently drew curtains on her fantastic......

PIX: Shankar, Sivamani party with Louiz Banks

Legendary Jazz musician Louiz Banks turned 75 on February 11, and musicians from all over India came over to celebrate him. Louiz Banks admires his glass, while wife Lorraine and daughter......

Finishing School for Team India

There is a buzz in the warm Bangalore air at the Chinnaswamy stadium as I make my way towards the newly-built office of the 'Centre for Radical Ideas and Enterprising Solutions' (CRIES). A bold new......

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