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A Day That Ustad Zakir Hussain Gifted Me

The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain.There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm.I have no selfies or autographs to remember him......

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......

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......

When Zakir Hussain beat BigB to be voted 'sexiest man'

His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic. IMAGE: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: ANI Photo Zakir Hussain was......

Free Basics and what the debate is all about

Much of the loudest opposition comes from those in the start-up world, who fear this would put them at a disadvantage in reaching new users Both supporters and opponents of Facebook's "Free......

After battering, telcos to charge more

Year 2012 was a turbulent one for the telecom sector. The Supreme Court's cancelling 122 licences, failed spectrum auctions, lower user additions, disputes over Interconnect charges, one-time fee......

'I Don't Like To Play Characters Which Demean Women'

'I've been a villain, I've been a champ, I've been a superhero, I've been a zero, I've been a rejected fan, and I've been a very, very resilient lover.' IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan at the Locarno Film......

'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......

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......

Can you watch 309 films in a year?

On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days. IMAGE: Joanne Froggatt in Downton Abbey. I......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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