Lady Gaga loves the sitar: Fateh Ali Khan (With Images)
June 3rd, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Manali, June 3 (IANS) Delhi-based sitar player Fateh Ali Khan, who performed with Lady Gaga, says that the Grammy award winning singer not only knows about India's classical instruments but ... Read more...
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Youth will like classical music; just serve it right: Durga Jasraj
March 4th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Indian youth can be made to appreciate classical music if it is served to them in the right manner, says music promoter Durga Jasraj, who ... Read more...
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Bihu dance workshop promotes Assamese traditions
April 12th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 12 (ANI): A Bihu dance training camp was recently held here to promote and preserve the traditions of Assam.Not only Assamese, but youth from Bihar, Bengal, Nagaland and Manipur ... Read more...
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Shankar Mahadevan launches online music academy
February 10th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Composer-singer Shankar Mahadevan has launched an online music academy to bring Indians living in the US a step closer to their roots by imparting structured education in ... Read more...
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Anu Kapoor, Durga Jasraj: Idea Jalsa - Music For The Soul’ on Zee TV
January 29th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The show is a product of Durga Jasraj’s own production house Art & Artists (I) Pvt. Ltd. The show has been conceived by Durga’s production house and is reportedly going to ... Read more...
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Karan Johar signs Marathi composers for ‘Agneepath’ remake
January 18th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) After working with first time directors and announcing new actors for his banner, Bollywood's ace filmmaker Karan Johar has signed Marathi composing brothers Ajay ... Read more...
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Matthew-Willstrop set up all England final in Punj Lloyd squash
December 18th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Top seed Nick Matthew defeated Egypt's Amr Shabana, who retired after losing the first two sets, 11-9, 11-4 to set up an all-England title clash with James ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan Shares Dinner With Karan Johar
November 9th, 2010 - 11:27 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): We are aware of the strong bond that filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Amitabh Bachchan share with one another. Both Bollywood maestros have earlier worked on ... Read more...
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A Tete-a-Tete With Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Who Turned 65 On October 9
October 20th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Khan Sahib, 65 years of a life well-lived. How do you look back on the years that have rolled by?I am very grateful to God that ... Read more...
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We’re facing cultural aggression from TV: Amjad Ali Khan
October 19th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Artists struggle everywhere, but in India classical music is facing cultural aggression from television channels and other mediums, says sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan ... Read more...
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‘Torch-bearers of Test cricket’ India-Oz should play minimum four-Test series: Bhogle
October 2nd, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Mohali, Oct 2(ANI): Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle insists that India and Australia are the torch-bearers of Test cricket due to which the premium contest should have a minimum of four Tests. ... Read more...
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Dhoni signs Rs.200 crore deal with sports management firm
July 13th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has signed a deal worth nearly Rs.200 crore with Rhiti Sports Management and Mindscapes One, a sports and talent management ... Read more...
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Designers Barkha ‘n’ Sonzal dress up santoor maestros
February 3rd, 2010 - 11:42 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Feb 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Snazzing up old wine in a new bottle the designer duo of Barkha "n' Sonzal dressed up the santoor maestros Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and Rahul Sharma ... Read more...
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16th century Goa chapel to host music festival
January 22nd, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 22 (IANS) An aesthetically restored 16th century chapel on a cliff on the outskirts of this city will serve as the perfect setting for a classical music festival next month. ... Read more...
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COLORS brings the New Year in Style
December 30th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
After a glorious 2009 which ended on a high note with the conclusion of the increasingly exciting third season of "Bigg Boss', COLORS now brings a New Year's Eve special program ... Read more...
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“Hazy Shade Of Winter” Performed By Socals In “Sing Off”
December 17th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The audience in the last episode of the reality show "Sing Off" were in for a pleasant surprise in the judges choice section of the show. ... Read more...
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UFC Streamed Live And Free On Television
November 22nd, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The second event of the Ultimate Fighting Challenge was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center at Las Vegas in Nevada on the Nov. 21, 2009. ... Read more...
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ASA launches its music division.
April 4th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
ASA Music, a freshly formed record label has just been launched by ASA Productions, the entertainment company which successfully released Vikram Bhatt's "1920" and other movies like Mumbai Salsa. The company is ... Read more...
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Developing true passion for opera likened to falling in love at first sight
March 18th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): An upsurge of intense attraction and enduring physical effects, similar to what one feels in love at first sight, is how fans begin to develop a true ... Read more...
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Yesteryears’ playback singer Shamshad Begum named for Padma Bhushan
January 26th, 2009 - 1:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Legendary playback singer Shamshad Begum, who became a rage in the 1940s and 1950s with songs like "Leke pehla pehla pyar" and "Kabhi aar kabhi paar", has ... Read more...
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Orissa hosts classical music festival
January 22nd, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarada Lahangir
Bhubaneshwar, Jan 22 (ANI): Orissa recently hosted a classical music festival in the backdrop of an 11th century temple in a bid to promote tourism.
Hundreds of music lovers gathered ... Read more...
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Nagaland University to host convention on Indian culture
June 14th, 2008 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India's rich and vibrant culture will be on show in the northeast as Nagaland University in Kohima hosts the week-long annual convention of Spic Macay, an organisation ... Read more...
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