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Pay your tribute to Ustad Bismillah Khan

The man who mesmerised generations of Indians with his melodious music is no more. Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan died of cardiac arrest in the wee hours of Monday.The third classical......

Ustad Bismillah Khan dead

Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan died of cardiac arrest in the wee hours of Monday morning. The 91-year-old Bharat Ratna awardee, who had been admitted to Heritage hospital on August 17 with......

Ustad Bismillah Khan gets aid, finally

Rajya Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh Dr T Subbarami Reddy presented a cheque of Rs 2 lakh to Ustad Bismillah Khan in New Delhi on Tuesday and said he would send his salary and allowances as......

Bismillah Khan hospitalised

Bharat Ratna shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan was admitted to the Heritage Hospital in Varanasi on Thursday morning for the treatment of weakness and potassium, calcium and protein deficiency.......

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......

Railways to take passengers on a musical journey

A musical journey awaits passengers of premier trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi with Railways deciding to play classical sound tracks in coaches.Instrumental music played by maestros like Ustad......

What are you downloading next?

Punjabi pop, heavy metal, hard rock and tuneless songs from some of the recent Hindi flicks. These are some genres that lack appeal, especially when it blares from your mobile phone into the......

NRI meet to miss some big names

Absent from the list of participants for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the largest ever gathering of global Indians being held between January 9-11, are businessmen like Laxmi Mittal, Swaraj Paul,......

'A brave attempt on the part of India'

The three-day convention of more than 1,000 delegates from 52 countries began on Thursday, albeit about half-an-hour late.Among them were more than 200 special guests and invitees, seated in......

When Ustad Bismillah Khan inspired Dr Raj Kumar

Not many remember that Ustad Bismillah Khan, who died in the wee hours of Monday had played the shehnai for a Kannada film titled Sanadi Appanna (Shehnai is Sanadi in Kannada). The movie, which was......

Video: Why did Ustad Amjad Ali Khan invite Karan Johar?

Glimspes from the launch of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's book, Master On Masters. Video: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff.com When a music maestro decides to write about 12 music icons of the twentieth century, you......

Neetu Chandra slams Alia's Bihari look in Udta Punjab

The latest Bollywood updates. The trailer of Udta Punjab might have earned praise everywhere, but it has failed to impress Garam Masala actress Neetu Chandra. She has penned an open letter to......

Bharat Ratna for Bhimsen Joshi

Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was Tuesday presented with Bharat Ratna, country's highest civilian award, at a simple ceremony held at his residence in Pune in......

Goa film fest ready to take off

The inaugural function of the Goa International film festival to be held on November 23is likely to see a galaxy of Indian film stars. It will be heldat the Dayanand Bandodkar football stadium in......

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