'Ravi Shankar wanted music to reach the right people'

It was an immensely sad day for students of Ravi Shankar Institute of Music and Performing Arts in Delhi. Their guru and mentor -- sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar -- was no more. The students......

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......

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,......

'Dr King's trip to India a landmark event'

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday hosted a delegation of lawmakers, civil rights activists and some of this country's leading musicians, including jazz great Herbie Hancock, on the......

Their master's voice

At his concerts, Ustad Zakir Hussain naturally has to be the star attraction. Even when he has performed with other distinguished musicians like cellist Yo Yo Ma and Grateful Dead drummer Mickey......

For Hrithik, it is a Preity night to remember

An award ceremony is a day when winners and losers come together to celebrate the magical medium of cinema. At the 49th Filmfare Manikchand Awards, Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta walked away with......