Poet Vajpeyi opts out of cultural fest over censorship, organisers deny claim

Poet Ashok Vajpeyi on Friday said he won't participate in a cultural festival as he was scheduled to because the organisers asked him not to read poems critical of the government. A spokesperson......

'He was a beacon of Indian music'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Pankaj Udhas/Instagram Renowned ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, whose velvet smooth voice gave expression to the many colours of love, longing and heartache in songs such as......