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One of India’s best-known violinists who has been giving solo performances since the age of six, he started learning violin from his
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For someone who also co-founded the Indian Music Academy decades back, she says that at that time she felt that a body
A little-known side of the nightingale
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How Lata Mangeshkar took on Bollywood celebs
‘Lata Mangeshkar… in her own voice’ (Niyogi Books) is a collection of fascinating conversations between Lata Mangeshkar and Nasreen Munni Kabir, an
India’s Melody Queen, a beacon of inspiration
Death has only removed her physically. The legacies she leaves behind will outlive her for decades, writes Quaid Najmi Though anticipated, when
Nightingale falls silent
One of India’s most loved voices, Lata Mangeshkar was the recipient of three National Film Awards, seven Filmfare awards, Dadasaheb Phalke Award,
Al Wadood – A Musical Tribute to Allah
Indian singers Afsal Ismail and Nafla Sajid release Al Wadood, a musical album in classical Hindustani, to pay tribute to Allah…reports Asian
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‘Vaishnava Jana To’ was Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite bhajan and was sung religiously at the Sabarmati Ashram when Mahatma Gandhi lived there and