Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar wore an oxygen mask for his last public performance at the California State University at Long Beach in the US on November 4 as he was suffering from respiratory problem.
The 12th Rajiv Gandhi awards saw a healthy dose of Bollywood.
US President Barack Obama has announced to appoint eminent Indian American, Romesh Wadhwani, to a key administration post by making him board of trustees of the prestigious John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The noted actor was undergoing treatment for liver and kidney diseases.
On his birthday on June 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates some of Raghuvir Yadav's best roles on big screen and small.
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high ' these lines from Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's poem were an apt beginning to Transforming our way of living: Remembering 26/11, an event commemorating the third anniversary of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
The Asia Society's Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit, an event that brings together enterprising, young and under-40 achievers from across the Asia-Pacific region, is being hosted by New Delhi for the first time. The three-day event ends on November 20.
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NCPA and Whistling Woods International present workshops that will lay a foundation in essential cinema studies.
Vanita Kariappa's NGO Rangmanch uses performing arts as a method of building skills and values in children from low-income communities in the six to 16 year age group. This is her story.
When about 900 students of Arya Dance Academy from age 4 to 20 danced in a number of four-minute segments June 12, arguably a record was set for a desi show in America, says Arthur J Pais
The annual ball, renamed this year as 'India soiree', showcased the food, fashion and performing arts of the country.
Dance is a great way to release energy, shed inhibitions and let out emotions, says choreographer Shiamak Davar.
Get your low down on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry, right here!
Sushant Singh Rajput talks about his journey from engineering to television.
Noted Indian author Amitav Ghosh has won the prestigious Dan David Prize for his remarkable reworking of the great tradition of the Western novel in transnational terms.
'To be an immigrant, a South Asian immigrant of colour, a woman to be included in the Portrait Gallery... it really says that we are the country where people look for the people who make a positive impact and celebrate them,' Nooyi, 64, told reporters during the portrait gallery induction ceremony on Sunday.
In a traditional welcome ceremony, President Pranab Mukherjee rubbed nose with the chief of an Indigenous group as he started his visit to New Zealand on Saturday.
Obama has appointed eminent Indian American attorney, Amy K Singh, as President's Advisory Committee on the Arts for the prestigious John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, the White House has said.
Soulmate from Meghalaya is belting out 12 bars across the globe. Sumit Bhattacharya listens in.
The sari is woven faced down, with a mirror placed on the ground to keep track of the progress and accuracy of design
What is impossible to glean from the near perfection of their dance steps is the fact that these children and young adults -- the youngest is 13 and the oldest 24 -- have all lived on the streets at some point in their lives.
The internationally acclaimed annual Surajkund Crafts Mela, which showcases the skills of hundreds of craftsmen and artisans from the country and abroad, is on in Faridabad, Haryana.
What does the National Educational Policy 2020 mean for students, parents and teachers?
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh arrived on Thursday afternoon from Washington, DC to attend the three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port of Spain.
Improving performances across a range of activities, including sport, might be as simple as applying an established but little known psychological theory, according to a recent study.
IIAS offers fellowships in numerous fields.
Richa Gangopadhyaya on her Telugu debut directed by Sekhar Kammula.
The Shiamak Group will celebrate International Dance Day at their dance classes on May 1, 2009 and May 2, 2009 at all SDIPA centres. Read on to learn how you can participate too.
'She exists alongside Sita, the archetype of the ideal woman,' notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
The Ashok Kumar Foundation screened 68 Pages, a film on HIV/AIDS awareness, at Mumbai's National Centre for the Performing Arts on December 12. Guests were encouraged to donate for the families of 11 poor police constables who died in the terrorist attack on Mumbai. "We will go with Joint Commissioner Rakesh Maria's wife to the 11 policemen's home and personally give the cheque only to the widow," said Bharati, Ashok Kumar's eldest daughter who looks a lot like her il
Paatal Lok is definitely a must watch show. The credit for its success goes to the writers who enthralled us with their unique characters, but also to the wonderful band of actors who grabbed the opportunity to showcase their frightening raw talent, notes Aseem Chhabra.
'There were no singers like Lata, Kishore, Rafi or Mukesh. And until now, there is nobody. Nobody with that kind of voice, nobody with that kind of brain to learn. Not only to learn, but to improvise. We improvised music, we improvised the songs. Nowadays, they just listen and copy.'
Citibank has put on sale yet another residential property on Altamount Road in south Mumbai. Earlier it had sold off prime residential property at Mumbai's National Centre for the Performing Arts for Rs 34 crore. Most of the banks are selling residential properties as they are offering a fixed cash compensation every month to their employees. Bank offices have now shifted to suburbs and employees prefer to live close to workplace. Such sales unlock value and releases capital.
Applications are invited to the Charles Wallace India Trust (CWIT) Scholarships 2007-2008.
Saint Francis Institute of Technology presents IRIS 07 -- their 8th annual festival.
KC College of Management Studies, Mumbai, is organising a cultural event, SalaameÂ…thought awakens.
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