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Anoushka Shankar 'devastated' after sitar damaged on Air India flight

A "devastated and truly disturbed" Anoushka Shankar has said her sitar was damaged on an Air India flight, telling the airline in a social media post that "you're the country this music belongs to"......

In Pix: Pandit Ravi Shankar's BEAUTIFUL life!

A walk down memory lane with these amazing flashback pictures of the legendary sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar, as we celebrate his 100th birth anniversary today. All photographs: Kind courtesy......

Pandit Ravi Shankar, the phenomenon

When you know you are listening to Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, more popularly known as Pandit Ravi Shankar, all you need to do is sit back and enjoy. Here is the talented master playing for an......

What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.A fascinating excerpt from Kavita Das's Poignant Song: The Life And Music Of Lakshmi Shankar to mark Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth......

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar visits Dalai Lama

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar met Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamshala during his six-day visit to Himachal Pradesh. The leaders discussed various issues over an......

Postal dept has overtaken SBI on digital connectivity: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Prasad also said India will be a $1 trillion opportunity for digital companies in five years The postal department has surpassed the country's largest lender, SBI, in terms of digital connectivity......

'Sitar meant Ravi Shankar and Ravi Shankar meant the Sitar'

Photograph: Herwig Prammer/Reuters Not too many know this, but the music for India's favourite patriotic song Saare Jahan Se Achcha was composed by Pandit Ravi Shankar, whose birth centenary we......

Stars, music fraternity pay tribute to Pt Ravi Shankar

Here's what your favourite Bollywood stars are tweeting. Movie stars and the music fraternity grieved over the demise of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, and tweeted their tributes: Shekhar......

Ravi Shankar, daughter to peform together

Sitar legend Ravi Shankar and daughter Anoushka are set to share the stage at the closing day of this year's Womadelaide world music festival atAdelaide's Botanic Park, South Australia. The music......

Zubin Mehta bows to Ravi Shankar

After enthralling Chennai audiences with his music, internationally acclaimed conductor Zubin Mehta weaved his magic at the nation'scapital on December 28 to a spellbound gathering, which included......

'I Was Passionate About Acting But...'

IMAGE: Kamini Kaushal in the film Radha Krishna (1954). Kamini Kaushal was one of Indian cinema's long-lasting actresses, who went from playing Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand's heroine to Manoj Kumar......

SMAT: Abhishek flattens Bengal; Sanju shines for Kerala

IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma raced to his century off just 32 balls, striking 11 sixes and seven fours against Bengal. Photograph: Screengrab/X India U-19 skipper Ayush Mhatre continued his blazing......

Ranji Trophy: Young Kushagra dazzles with double ton

IMAGE: Jharkhand's Kumar Kushagra smashed 23 boundaries and four sixes in his 367-ball 234 against Baroda. Photograph: BCCI Young wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra completed a brilliant......

Ranji Trophy: Hooda punishes Mumbai with double century; Shami struggles

IMAGE: Deepak Hooda top-scored with a brilliant 248, hitting 22 fours and two sixes in his 335-ball knock to take Rajasthan to a huge 617/6 declared in their first innings. Photograph: Deepak......

IPL Retentions: Who Are In, Who Are Out?

IMAGE: The IPL franchises set the tone for the 2026 season by releasing their player retention list. Photograph: ANI Photo As the much-anticipated new IPL season draws near, excitement is once......