5 Indian-Americans awarded 2020 Guggenheim fellowship

Five Indian-Americans have been awarded with a prestigious United States fellowship for their accomplishments and 'exceptional promise'.   Pradeep Sharma, mechanical engineer at the University......

Wish Ravi Shankar on his 90th birthday

Ravi Shankar, the man who introduced the world to the delights of Indian classical music, turns 90 today. The sitar maestro, who broughthis melodious sounds to the shores of America in the 1960s,......

Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar passes away

Legendary musician Pandit Ravi Shankar passed awayin San Diego on Wednesday. He was 92. The musician was admitted to the Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla last Thursday after he complained of......

The best currency note of the year... it's not India's

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be nudging Indians towards a cashless economy, but everyone knows currency notes are never really going out go out of circulation. Among other aspects, the......

Top 10 Moments From Oscars 2024

IMAGE: Emma Stone celebrates her Best Actress win with presenters, Jennifer Lawrence, Michelle Yeoh, Charlize Theron and Jessica Lange. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Love them,......

Sarangi maestro Ustad Sultan Khan passes away

Sarangi maestro and classical singer Ustad Sultan Khan, the soulful voice behind hits like 'Piya basanti' and 'Albela sajan aayo re', passed away on Sunday afternoon in Mumbai after prolonged......

'I travel the world with a piece of bamboo'

'I will always cherish the fact that I received the first big award of my life, actually two, in the company of legends for an incredible collaboration.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakesh Chaurasia......

A Win For India: Ricky Kej Bags Grammy

Bengaluru musician Ricky Kej won his second Grammy Award on Sunday. He bagged the trophy for Divine Tides, along with rock 'n' roll legend Stewart Copeland, in the Best New Age Album category.......