'Pankaj Udhasji took the Ghazal to the masses. He was a wonderful singer, but more importantly he was a wonderful human being.'
'I am glad people are talking about Atrangi Re, good or bad. I'd be worried if they had nothing to say.'
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite songs of the year.
Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean has expressed optimism in sorting and settling challenging differences.
Kangna Ranaut and a host of Bollywood celebs were spotted at the premiere of the movie in Mumbai.
Why do people underestimate the difficulty of making money in the financial markets?
Monica Bedi tells us how chanting for her new spiritual album helped her become more centred.
'A Colourful World is for every child, telling them that like the different coloured crayons in a box, they should also appreciate their differing identities, shine and live peacefully with other human beings in our colourful world.'
Read this before you Google singers on the internet.
Former West Bengal chief minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray reminisces about his long association with the Communist Party of India-Marxist stalwart Jyoti Basu while flipping through an old album. Indrani Roy Mitra notes down the ruminations.
Two Indian Americans have been nominated for awards at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony.
The Imitation Game is an unsubtle film that delivers exactly what you expect in the most predictable way, laments Raja Sen.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
Celebrating the maestro, who turned 52, January 6, and his music.
Abhishek has been posting fond memories and interesting anecdotes on Instagram, recapping his #RoadTo20.
Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing.
Radha Mangeshkar talks to us about the iconic singer we love.
Coming from a maestro who's delivered classics in his times, the music for this historical romance falls a little flat. It's as though the musician in him had to push really hard for inspiration and the labour is obvious. While it sticks to the classical theme, there's nothing new here; no scintillating compositions, nothing to indicate that it takes place in the 10th century. Kudos for the Carnatic base, but where is vintage Ilaiyaraja?
There are remarkable similarities between Bombay Jayashri's Oscar-nominated song in Life of Pi and Irayimman Thampi's age-old composition. We make a case for the 200-year-old melody.
Some majors are bristling at Apple's new leverage: In certain cases, they have gone so far as to play an A&R role, suggesting what songs should or shouldn't be included on an album in order to get promotion, earning the enmity of label executives.
'I would encourage desi parents to have frank conversations with their children about sex,' says Pooja Makhijani.
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