Indian weddings have become liberal: Shantanu and Nikhil
August 12th, 2012 - 2:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil, who showcased their couture collection at the ongoing Delhi Couture Week (DCW), said Indian weddings have become very modern and ... Read more...
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Indian music helped me overcome days of turmoil: Iraqi musician
March 5th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 5 (IANS) He says his own music tells tales of suffering of Iraq's children and women. But Indian music helped him overcome tough times in his country, says ... Read more...
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Year of India in Canada begins
March 5th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 5 (IANS) The Year of India in Canada opened Friday night in Quebec city, with sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and his sons Amaan and Ayaan launching ... Read more...
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Amjad pays tribute to Bhimsen Joshi, Tagore
February 14th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 14 (IANS) Saying he felt "deep sorrow" at the passing away of Bhimsen Joshi, sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan paid the clasical vocalist a stirring musical tribute here. The ... Read more...
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Pandit Joshi’s passing an end of a timeless legacy: Amjad Ali
January 24th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Paying tribute to Pandit Bhimsem Joshi, who died Monday, sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan described him as a "Kohinoor of the music world", and said his death ... Read more...
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Director Amit Rai Bags Gollapudi Srinivas Award For ‘Road To Sangam’
August 4th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Amit Rai, the director and writer of the movie Road To Sangam has been honored with the "Gollapudi Srinivas Memorial Award' for 2009. He received the ... Read more...
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Inquiry into ad faux pas on, report by weekend
January 25th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) A day after the government was left red-faced thanks to an ad faux pas by the women and child development ministry featuring a former Pakistan Air ... Read more...
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Pakistani ex-air chief in government ad; PMO apologises, probe on (Roundup)
January 24th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) In a major embarrassment, a government advertisement against female foeticide carried a former Pakistan Air Force chief's photo along with those of Indians icons, prompting ... Read more...
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PM lauds efforts to perpetuate classical music tradition
December 16th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday lauded the efforts of Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan, sons of sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, for perpetuating ... Read more...
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Closing ceremony of ‘Year of India in Russia’ cancelled
December 7th, 2009 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 6 (IANS) The closing ceremony of the "Year of India in Russia" that was to be attended by visiting India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur ... Read more...
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IFFI to organise moments with the music maestros
November 22nd, 2009 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS) Musical great like Ustad Bismillah Khan, K.L. Saigal, Mohammed Rafi will continue to enthrall the audiences at the 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), long after they ... Read more...
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Amjad Ali Khan composes raga in the memory of Indira Gandhi
November 1st, 2009 - 3:30 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
On the 25th death anniversary of the former Prime Minister of India the late Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan paid a tribute to her by dedicating an especially ... Read more...
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Amaan, Ayaan unsure of debut film, return to sarod
August 19th, 2009 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan, who were set to make their acting debut with director J.P. Dutta's untitled film, were barred from making public appearances till its ... Read more...
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PM’s dinner for Somnath - a private, Bengali affair
April 15th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Perhaps for the first time, the catering at a dinner hosted by the prime minister was not by a government organisation but by a private restaurant ... Read more...
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Amjad Ali Khan, European orchestra team up for concert in India
February 5th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra led by acclaimed Welsh composer David Murphy will embark on a six-city tour of India beginning Feb ... Read more...
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Sarod maestro Amjad Ali makes Americans sing to his tune
July 20th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 20 (IANS) Indian sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan is on a new mission - to make American students "realise and feel" music as they learn the difference between ... Read more...
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Amjad Ali Khan kicks off art fest in Scotland
June 16th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 16 (IANS) Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan will kick off the world famous St Magnus Festival in the archipelago of Orkney, Scotland, with a 'jugalbandi' between him and a Scottish ... Read more...
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Shobha Deepak Singh makes London debut
May 25th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, May 25 (IANS) Shobha Deepak Singh, Delhi-based director of the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, has opened a spectacular exhibition here of her photographs, drawing admiration from the audience. ... Read more...
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