Lessons in tabla, dholak in Trinidad schools
April 8th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, April 8 (IANS) Nearly 167 years after Indians arrived here, the sounds of the tabla, dholak and harmonium will be heard in over 550 primary schools of Trinidad and ... Read more...
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Great music lost under modern sounds: Big B
March 25th, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Modern technology has overshadowed the feel of original music, rues Amitabh Bachchan, who is recording his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan's "Madhushala" in his voice. ... Read more...
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Yoko Ono star of India-Japan friendship gala (With image)
January 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Conceptual and multi-media artist Yoko Ono, wife of late Beatles icon John Lennon, is the shining star of the 60th anniversary celebrations of India-Japan ... Read more...
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Colours of gulal, and taste of gujiya - Holi Hai!
March 20th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Yellow, red, green, purple - the vibrant colours jostled for prominence as people sprayed gulal and water on each other and distributed sweets Sunday to ... Read more...
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Eunuchs castrate man after argument
December 28th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 28 (IANS) A man who played the dholak with a group of eunuchs was castrated by them following an argument in Modi Nagar area of Ghaziabad, police said Tuesday."Rohit, originally ... Read more...
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613th birth anniversary of poet-saint Kabir celebrated
June 26th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, June 26 (IANS) More than 2,000 Kabirpanthis, followers of 15th century devotional poet Kabir Das, gathered here Saturday to celebrate his 613th birth anniversary or "praktyotsava (appearance in human form)" of ... Read more...
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Amercians are respectful of Indian music: Zakir Hussain (IANS Interview)
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 22 (IANS) Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, who is out to present a picture of a new vibrant India through the music and rhythm of its diverse culture across ... Read more...
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Akon Rescues Aadesh At Aqeel’s Club
March 15th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It isn't often that we see two entertainers stand up for one another in public.At deejay Aqeel's club Hype on Wednesday night Akon attended ... Read more...
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Akon rescues Aadesh at Aqeel’s club
March 15th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) It isn't often that we see celebrities stand up for each other in public but international R&B singer Akon did exactly that when he helped ... Read more...
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Drum beats in Shimla call for encroachments removal
August 9th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 9 (IANS) The old practice of making important official announcements by beating drums has once again come alive in the "Queen of Hills" these days. Civic officials are seen moving ... Read more...
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Jackson was reading Tagore, planned work with Rahman
June 30th, 2009 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Pop legend Michael Jackson, who died Saturday, was reading poetry by Indian Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore during the last days of his life, and had commissioned Oscar-winning ... Read more...
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