Artistes: 'Musicians like Pt Ravi Shankar are rarely born'

Artistes across the spectrum on Wednesday mourned the demise of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh describing him as a national treasure and a global ambassador of......

RARE PICTURES: The life and times of Pt Ravi Shankar

Legendary musician Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away in San Diego on Wednesday. He was 92. Even before he broke down East-West music barriers and earned international recognition, Shankar was a......

Pt Ravi Shankar's ashes to be taken to Varanasi

The ashes of noted sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar, the who passed away last week, will be taken to Varanasi for the final rites, Lakshmi Shankar, the musician's sister-in-law, toldrediff.comat a......

How the youth rediscovered Pt Ravi Shankar

Asian Games: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record!

IMAGE: Vithya Ramraj topped the women's 400m hurdles heat with a personal best effort of 55.42s to directly qualify for the final at the Asian Games on Monday. Photograph: Athletics Federation of......