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The Master Of The Slide Guitar

One of Debashish Bhattacharya's most remarkable contributions is that he has taken the scope and foundation of the slide guitar, improvised it again and again, thereby designing and creating four......

This nurse soothes COVID-19 patients with her violin

While most exhausted healthcare workers want to rush home to be with their families after finishing their long shifts serving the COVID-19 patients, a 26-year-old nurse picks up her violin and......

Tributes pour in for violin maestro TN Krishnan

Tributes poured in for violin maestro T N Krishnan, who died in Chennai at the age of 92, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the world of Carnatic music mourning the......

'Violin is my passion'

In this series, Contributing Managing Editor Shobha Warrier has been profiling Carnatic music's brightest stars. In the concluding part, 21-year-old violinist Charumathi Raghuraman, who has been......

Tribute: The violin falls silent

It was five years ago that I spent an evening with Lalgudi Jayaraman, but the music still rings in my ears and the images are still fresh in my memory, writes Shobha WarrierBlessed were those......

Making millions, making violins!

In 2003 a violin built by Samuel Zygmuntowicz for Isaac Stern sold for $130,000 at auction, the highest price for one by a living luthier. Last year Yo-Yo Ma played a Zygmuntowicz cello worth an......

Check these 16 products sold at record-breaking prices!

A violin that costs $45 million, a dress that costs $1.27 million are some of the collectible items with record-breaking prices sold at auctions or in private sale.A pre-17th......

Now Alexa will respond in Bachchan's voice

Every word spoken by "Alexa Bachchan" is computer-generated, not a recording, says Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Actor Amitabh Bachchan lends his voice to Amazon alexa Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Budget 2013: Economy in 'rudali' mode. PM in silent mode

Isn’t it funny that we are importing in excess of $50 billion of gold every year while simultaneously pleading with foreigners to invest a few billions? asks M R Venkatesh. Bollywood......

World's 20 most stunning buildings

Architects globally have designed unique and mind-blowing buildings over the years. Take a look at some of the world's most amazing buildings that breathe new life into infrastructure and the......

Tehran Review: Middling Movie About Middle East Woes

Tehran's dull treatment of a dry premise never makes us feel the complexity of the ongoing Middle East crisis nor the patriotic fervour in John Abraham’s voice, notes Sukanya Verma. After......

'Forget Money. Even Credits Are Missing'

'Session musicians, background singers, and studio instrumentalists fill out the sound of India's biggest hits.''But their names rarely show up on screen.''Their royalties never arrive.''And their......

7 Stunning Sequences From Raj Kapoor Films

Within his short lifespan of 63 years, Raj Kapoor left behind an incredible cinematic legacy.Dinesh Raheja continues celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary by looking at seven sequences from his......

Review: Sibi Malayil disappoints with Violin

Paresh C Palicha feels Violin is a typical love story. Post YOUR reviews here!Veteran director Sibi Malayil's Violin with Asif Ali and Nithya Menon in the lead is a love story with the violin as a......

Watch Raj Kapoor's Films On OTT

The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film? The younger generation perhaps may have never. They may not know his tremendous......

Manu Bhaker's National Anthem Tribute

IMAGE: Shooter Manu Bhaker is the first Indian to win two medals in a single Olympic Games. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters On the occasion of India's 79th Independence Day, on Friday, August 15,......

Shooting star Manu Bhaker trades pistol for horse riding, dance

Photographs: Kind Courtesy Manu Bhaker/Instagram Her shooting hand bruised by repeated pistol recoils during unrelenting training, Manu Bhaker will take a well deserved three month break. But it......

Djokovic gets adorable boost from daughter Tara

IMAGE: Tara Djokovic, the daughter of Novak Djokovic, wears Olympic rings sunglasses while watching the men’s singles gold medal match. Photograph: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters......

Alcaraz-Djokovic in Wimbledon blockbuster repeat final

Sunday's match will be the first Wimbledon repeat final since Djokovic met Roger Federer in the 2014 and 2015 title matches. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic uses his racket to play an imaginary......

Sexy Vanessa-Mae to trade violin for ski at Sochi Games

Violin star Vanessa-Mae will put on her slalom skis next month to become only the third person to represent tropical Thailand at the Winter Olympics. A British citizen, the 35-year-old Vanessa-Mae......