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......

The Global Ambassador Of Indian Music

He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain at one of his......

'Zakir Bhai Loved Cricket'

'Zakir bhai, Bela, Edgar and I were supposed to bring the As We Speak global concert series to India in January-February 2025.''It would have been our first tour of India after our Grammy win and......

A student remembers Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

Ken Zuckerman recalls how he discovered sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan during his odyssey in search of music.   Thirty-seven years ago, I embarked on a life-altering musical and......

The '90s Bollywood Heroines Are Back!

Back in the 1990s, a deluge of fresh talent hit silver screen. Raw, ravishing and raring to go, they slowly but steadily made a place for themselves beyond the realm of song and dance. For some,......

Remembering Dhoom Director Sanjay Gadhvi

Sanjay Gadhvi once revealed to Subhash K Jha that he never wanted to make Dhoom.. IMAGE: Dhoom Director Sanjay Gadhvi. Photograph: From the Rediff Archives Sanjay Gadhvi died on Sunday morning.......

PIX: Tanisha, Kajol, Hrithik attend Sanjay Khan's Iftar party

After Ekta Kapoor's grand Iftar party earlier this week, Sanjay Khan and wife Zarine hosted an Iftar party at their home in Juhu, a posh western suburb of Mumbai, on Wednesday. Tanisha,......

Aditi Cheers For Rajkummar-Dia

More than a week after its release in theatres, Bheed Director Anubhav Sinha organised a get-together in Mumbai. The cast of the Web series Taj: Divided by Blood mingled with them too. Aditi Rao......

Imran Tahir joins elite club with 500 T20 wickets

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI South Africa's experienced spinner Imran Tahir completed 500 wickets in the T20 format and became just the fourth player to achieve the remarkable feat. The......

Chowrasia takes slender lead

Despite the on-course temperature reaching 45 degrees, the battle-hardened professionals on the Hero Honda Indian Golf Tour, led by the No 1 Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia, proved their ability to......

India swamp Bangladesh

India frittered away chances galore yet managed to beat Bangladesh 10-0 in their second match of the Asia Cup hockey tournament at the Bukit Jalil stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.Asia Cup -......