G20 Summit: Presidential dinner showcases India's diverse musical heritage

An ensemble of musicians, some of whom played sursingar, mohan veena, dilruba and other rare instruments, regaled G20 world leaders during the ceremonial dinner hosted for them by President......

What Indian Music Should Airlines Play?

So should airlines play the keening, trance-like Siddi folk music from the Kutch peninsula? The Sufiana Kalam of Kashmir? Carnatic music? Rabindra Sangeet? Bihu melodies? Classical music from the......

CBSE exams for Classes 10, 12 to begin from May 4

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced on Tuesday the schedule for classes 10 and 12 board exams which will begin on May 4.   Image only for representation. Photograph: Lal......

ICSE to conduct Class 10, 12 exams from July 1-14

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Friday announced it will conduct pending class 10 and 12 exams, which were postponed due to the coronavirus-induced nationwide......

Jerry Rao's mission: Affordable housing

When I broached the subject of 'Lunch with BS', with Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao, he'd said he would prefer to have a simple meal at home rather than in a restaurant. So I head out in the pouring rain to......

The application of three systems

Three is often the largest number written with as many lines as the number represents. To this day it is written as three vertical lines in Roman and Chinese numerals. This was the way the Indians......

AIR to launch two music channels

All India Radio has decided to launch two 24-hour music channels exclusively for Carnatic and Hindustani Classical music from July, Brijeshwar Singh, director general, AIR said on Wednesday. The......

When the market for music fails

The last ten days of December are reserved for the observance of a largely western ritual, namely, continuous inebriation in the name of the impending New Year. Therefore, before I forget, let me......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 75 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

He enriched the world with his magical voice

His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions.Siva Sankar pays a tribute to S P......

PIX: Mamta Mohandas's SUPERSTAR life in pictures

Happy birthday, Mamta! Mamta Mohandas turns 31 on November 14. The actress, who has mostly worked in Malayalam movies, has starred opposite the biggest superstars like Mammootty, Mohanlal, Suresh......

The HOTTEST South heroine? VOTE!

Heroines working in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries are so gorgeous, you'll have a tough time picking the hottest gal. But we decided to put you through the test anyway!......

Commonwealth Games opening to have spiritual touch

The opening ceremony of the Delhi Commonwealth Games, at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, on October 3, will have a spiritualtouch.Azaan,Vedic and Buddhist chants will be played in the background as......