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Music legend Pandit Jasraj passes away

Pandit Jasraj, who belonged to the Mewati Gharana and was one of India's greatest music legends, was in the United States when the coronavirus-led lockdown happened and decided to stay back in that......

PHOTOS: Pandit Jasraj cremated with state honours

Legendary Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj was on Thursday cremated with state honours in the presence of his family members and close friends in Mumbai. The 90-year-old music doyen, who......

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......

Pandit Jasraj has gone, but his music lives on

All his disciples across the globe feel he was closest to them.All his friends believe he loved them the most.Just like every gopi in Brijbhoomi felt Krishna was closest to her. Pandit Jasraj......

With Pandit Jasraj's passing, heaven has become richer

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......

Brijmohan Lall Munjal: A hero forever

Brijmohan Lall Munjal was a perfectionist, who empathised with people who worked for him. 'Hero Forever' posters with Brij Mohan Lall Munjal could be seen on lamp posts leading to the Indira Gandhi......

Pandit Jasraj's daughter to produce Bollywood film

To explore fresh avenues for Indian classical music through Bollywood, music icon Pandit Jasraj's daughter Durga Jasraj will soon produce a Hindi film with a number of classical songs. "These days......

Why Was Sulakshana Pandit So Famous?

In 1973, Mumtaz, Raakhee, Jaya Bhaduri, Dimple Kapadia, Tanuja, married and retired from films.Producers wanted a new heroine as a replacement.Many thought Sulakshana was a Mumtaz lookalike and was......

PIX: Bachchans, Madhuri, Juhi at Aadesh Shrivastava's prayer meet

The ace music composer passed away on September 5 while undergoing treatment for a relapsed cancer.Several Bollywood stars turned up at the prayer meet for the late Aadesh Shrivastava in Mumbai on......

'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......

PIX: Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor say goodbye to Aadesh Shrivastava

Bollywood bid adieu to music composer Aadesh Shrivastava, who succumbed to cancer on September 5, a day after his 51st birthday. His last rites was held at the Oshiwara crematorium, in suburban......

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