Ustad Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco

Ustad Zakir Hussain was laid to rest on Thursday at a San Francisco cemetery as renowned percussionist A Sivamani and other artistes performed on their drums at a little distance away in a tribute......

He made 'innumerable' tablas for the Ustad

For Haridas Vhatkar, tabla making won't be the same again, as he mourns the passing away of his most celebrated customer, Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain, singer Hariharan, and......

At 12, Zakir Hussain got Rs 5 for first tabla show

Eight years ago, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain had narrated how his father Alla Rakha had welcomed him into this world by putting the musical instrument's rhythms into his ears when asked to recite......

Ustad Zakir Hussain Passes Away

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died in a hospital in San Francisco, United States, his family said on Monday. He was 73. IMAGE: Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Hussain......

Economic Survey targets high growth

The speed with which the Indian economy returns to the high growth path in the short term depends on the revival of the economy, particularly the US economy. It also depends on the......

'Directors Weren't Noticing Me'

'Sushma Swarajji confessed that almost the whole Parliament had tried to dissuade her from coming on the show, but her daughter insisted Movers & Shakers was the best show in the country so she......

What's Kriti Telling Us?

Manushi is in Glasgow... Kamal's in Milan... Rahman and Mani in London... Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Kharbanda/Instagram If you're missing Kriti Kharbanda in the movies, she sends us a......

Kajal returns to Tamil with Naan Mahaan Alla

After starring in a few forgettable Tamil films, Kajal Agarwal returns with yet another Tamil film Naan Mahaan Alla. The film also stars Karthi and is directed by Susinthiran of Vennila......

Puneeth Rajkumar's TOP 5 SONGS

Puneeth Rajkumar was never trained in classical music, but he sang songs for his movies from the time he was a toddler! It is a trait he probably picked up from his famous father, Dr Rajkumar. As......

Who's That With Ashwin?!!

IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin with A R Rahman. Photograph: Ravichandran Ashwin/Instagram Ravichandran Ashwin and Dinesh Karthik caught up with a fellow Chennai resident in Florida last week. Like the......

What PT Usha said in her maiden speech in Rajya Sabha

'We are yet to open our eyes to the doping in our country which was earlier confined only to the senior national level but has now reached the junior, college and district levels.' IMAGE: India's......

Sania-Garcia in Dubai Open pre-quarters

IMAGE: Sania Mirza is returning to action at the Dubai Open after recovering from a calf injury which cut short her campaign at the Australian Open in January. Photograph: Steve Bell/Getty Images......

Players cry foul after shock French Open move

IMAGE: The French Open will begin just seven days after the US Open final in New York, leaving players to contest the claycourt Grand Slam in the middle of the hardcourt swing. Photograph: Kai......

Champions League: Three former European champs progress in qualifiers

IMAGE: Mikkel Duelund in action with Ivan Mayewski. Photograph: Ritzau Scanpix/Bo Amstrup via Reuters Former European champions Red Star Belgrade, Ajax Amsterdam and Celtic all made it......