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Wah Ustad! A global musician from India

Ustad Zakir Hussain was sure of his genius, but as a refined percussionist, he took care not to overshadow the musician he accompanied.

(FILES) Indian musician, percussionist and tabla exponent Zakir Hussain performs during a concert at the Indian Music Experience (IME), the country’s first interactive music museum, in Bangalore on July 27, 2019. (Photo by Manjunath KIRAN / AFP) (AFP)

editorials

Published on Dec 16, 2024 08:16 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

An experiment heard around the world:The making of L Subramaniam’s Global Fusion

In the seminal album by the Carnatic violinist, musicians from around the world combine instruments and vocals in new ways.

lifestyle

Updated on Aug 30, 2024 04:34 PM IST

ByBhanuj Kappal

Two new faces in face-off for seat Chirag left for Hajipur

NDA nominee is LJP-R’s Arun Bharti, brother-in-law of sitting MP Chirag Paswan. RJD has fielded Archana Ravidas, wife of a little-known RJD leader.

PM Narendra Modi kicked off his Lok Sabha poll campaign in Bihar with a rally at Jamui on April 4. (HT file)

cities

Published on Apr 12, 2024 09:24 PM IST

ByAditya Nath Jha, Jamui

Naib tehsildars will also issue domicile certificates: L-G Sinha

Sinha solicited suggestions from the fourth estate so as to speed up development and ensure good governance in the UT.

cities

Updated on Sep 10, 2020 10:16 PM IST

Hindustan Times/Jammu | ByRavi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu

Mickey Mehta’s 10 commandments of wellness

He was 8 when he first began training his body. Today, at 58, fitness guru Mickey Mehta can put to shame fit guys 20 years his junior!

While doing asanas, you preserve your breath and conserve your body, says fitness guru Mickey Mehta.

lifestyle

Updated on Aug 30, 2020 08:00 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAnanya Ghosh

BBC releases rare footage of Pandit Ravi Shankar on 100th birth anniversary

Rare footage of Pandit Ravi Shankar has been unveiled to the mark the 100th birth anniversary of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar.

To commemorate his centenary year, a series of ‘Ravi Shankar Centennial Concerts’ was planned featuring his daughters Norah Jones and Anoushka Shankar. However, the tour was cancelled indefinitely due to the spread of the coronavirus.

lifestyle

Updated on Apr 12, 2020 06:27 PM IST

London | ByPress Trust of India

‘Not fair to single out Tablighi Jamaat for Covid-19 spread’: Jagan Reddy

The chief minister, in a televised appeal to the people on Saturday evening, said it was not correct to pin the blame on a particular religious congregation for the spread of Covid-19 in the country, as same could happen even in any such meeting in any other religious congregation.

Jagan Reddy called upon the people to put up a united fight against Covid-19 irrespective of caste, creed or religion and asked them to join the nation in lighting a lamp at 9 PM to drive darkness away. (PTI photo)

india news

Updated on Apr 04, 2020 09:37 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Loco pilot hurt after man hurls stone at moving train in Ludhiana

A senior assistant loco pilot suffered a severe injury on his face after a miscreant pelted a stone at a running train near the Sidhwan Bridge on the Dhuri railway line here on Sunday evening. The Railway Protection Force (RPF), Ambala division, has registered a case under Section 153 (endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by wilful act or omission) of the Railway Act against an unidentified person.

cities

Updated on Jan 13, 2020 10:36 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

NCPA: Where arts took centre stage for 50 years

The National Centre for Performing Arts started in 1969 with an iconic advisory board that which included Ustad Vilayat Khan, Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar, Pu La Deshpande and Satyajit Ray. 50 years later, we speak to those who continue to nurture the south Mumbai platform.

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who inaugurated the NCPA twice, is flanked by JRD Tata and Dr Jamshed Bhabha at the opening of the Tata Theatre on October 11, 1980. In her speech she is said to have opened with a quote that to her mind best described the importance of a cultural centre, “If I had two loaves of bread, I would sell one and buy hyacinths to feed my soul.”(NCPA)

cities

Updated on Dec 13, 2019 08:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent, Mumbai

Ayodhya verdict has brought relief to both communities: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar was part of the mediation panel earlier appointed by the apex court for amicable resolution of the dispute.

We should move towards progress, maintain communal harmony and set an example for the world,” Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said.(HT file photo)

india news

Published on Nov 09, 2019 04:46 PM IST

Bengaluru | ByPress Trust of India

Anoushka claims she is the first Indian musician to get a planet named after her, not Pt Jasraj

Sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar says she was overwhelmed after a minor planet was named after her in 2017.

Anoushka Shankar had a minor planet named after her in 2017(Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)

entertainment

Updated on Oct 05, 2019 02:19 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRadhika Bhirani, New Delhi

‘No agreement’ on Ayodhya, mediation report submitted; SC takes it up today

The mediation panel submitted its report to the Supreme Court on Thursday, drawing the curtain on the negotiations to explore possibility of an out-of-court settlement

. The title suit in the matter is pending before the Supreme Court since 2010 after the two sides approached it against the Allahabad high court’s verdict dividing the disputed land into three equal portions – 1/3rd each for the Hindus, Muslims and the Nirmohi Akhara, a religious denomination.(HT FILE)

india news

Updated on Jun 08, 2020 02:17 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Lucknow | ByHT Correspondents

Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Food beyond borders

When it comes to cuisine, there is no cultural appropriation. We are eating so much better when we eat out because chefs have welcomed influences from all over the world

Food and cuisines travel and as food travels, it transforms and often gets better(Shutterstock)

lifestyle

Updated on Jun 22, 2019 11:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVir Sanghvi

Cut performance to prevent boredom: Amjad Ali Khan

Pushing for change with continuity in tune with the contemporary digital age, sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, who launched his book, ‘Master on Masters’, at the Nehru Centre, said most performances, after about an hour, become repetitive, which makes people drift.

British conductor David Murphy, Amjad Ali Khan, India’s high commissioner Ruchi Ghanshyam at the sarod maestro’s book launch in the Nehru Centre in London on Saturday.

lifestyle

Updated on May 27, 2019 10:56 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByPrasun Sonwalkar, London

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Patna Sahib has given decisive mandate for Modi, says Ravi Shankar

Prasad, a first-time Lok Sabha candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party, defeated Shatrughan Sinha, who moved to the Congress after two successive wins, in 2009 and 2014, on a BJP ticket.

Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the poll fight in Patna Sahib was one of “hope” versus “opportunism.(Parwaz Khan /HT Photo)

elections

Published on May 24, 2019 04:19 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Patna | ByRuchir Kumar

Litigants oppose Ravi Shankar on Ayodhya mediation committee

A Muslim litigant, too, has asked the spiritual leader to quit the panel if he fails to clear his stand on a letter in which he had purportedly suggested that Muslims should give up their claim on the disputed land.

india news

Published on Mar 12, 2019 11:27 PM IST

Lucknow | ByPawan Dixit/ M Tariq Khan

Ayodhya mediation: The process may not result in an amicable conclusion

With a representative suit such as this, where the parties are not claiming the property for their personal use and benefit but on behalf of larger communities and interests, valid questions can be raised as to whether such a dispute can be settled through mediation at all.

Can the Babri masjid title suit be settled through a court ordered mediation? The strictly legal answer provided by the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court (SC) is: Yes.(Biplov Bhuyan/HT PHOTO)

analysis

Updated on Mar 13, 2019 07:48 AM IST

ByAlok Prasanna

Supreme Court gives mediation chance in Ayodhya case

Former Supreme Court judge FMI Kalifulla will lead the panel, which will have as its members Hindu guru Ravi Shankar and senior advocate Sriram Panchu, an expert in mediation and dispute resolution.

A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi referred the decades-old Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute to a three-member mediation panel on Friday, setting aside the absence of consensus between rival claimants on such a move in the hope of reaching an amicable settlement.(Amal KS/HT PHOTO)

india news

Updated on Mar 08, 2019 10:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByBhadra Sinha

Dreams to reality, says Ayodhya mediator Sri Sri Ravi Shankar after SC order

The top court has appointed a three-member panel led by retired SC judge FM Khalifulah. Senior lawyer Sriram Panchu, who specializes in mediation and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar are the other two members.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the spiritual guru who has long championed negotiations to end the decades-old Ayodhya temple land dispute, on Friday spoke about ending conflicts and maintaining harmony.(Photo by Waseem Andrabi / Hindustan Times)(HT Photo)

india news

Published on Mar 08, 2019 02:45 PM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Review: The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan by Namita Devidayal

From his pride in his Mercedes to his rivalry with Pt Ravi Shankar, Namita Devidayal’s portrait of Vilayat Khan catalogues the events of the sitar maestro’s life

Sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan.(HT Photo)

books

Updated on Feb 15, 2019 05:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByKunal Ray

Mumbaiwale: The artists who put Bombay on the record

The city (and one studio) has been the venue for some famous international music recordings. Take a look

In 1966, Harrison and his wife Pattie stayed at Colaba’s Taj Mahal Hotel under the name Mr and Mrs Sam Wells.(HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Dec 07, 2018 10:46 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRachel Lopez

CBI goes for Art of Living’s synergy workshop after war in agency

The three-day workshop will start on November 10.

An outside view of the CBI headquarters, in New Delhi October 24.(PTI Photo)

india news

Updated on Nov 09, 2018 11:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRajesh Ahuja

An enigma of Indian classical music who struck a spiritual tone

Annapurna Devi, born as Roshanara Khan, was an Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music.

Annapurna Devi started learning the sitar at the age of five .(HT Archive)

lifestyle

Updated on Oct 14, 2018 12:05 AM IST

ByNarendra Kusnur

Legendary Hindustani classical musician Annapurna Devi dies in Mumbai

Annapurna Devi, born as Roshanara Khan, was an Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music.

Annapurna Devi was the daughter of Allauddin Khan, and from 1941 to 1962 was married to Ravi Shankar, who had also trained under her father.(Youtube)

lifestyle

Updated on Oct 13, 2018 10:51 AM IST

HindustanTimes, Delhi | ByPress Trust of India, Mumbai

Kannada actor Duniya Vijay, three accomplices arrested on assault charge

Kannada cine star ‘Duniya’ Vijay and his three friends were arrested here on charge of assaulting a gym trainer, police said on Sunday.

A metropolitan court remanded the accused in 14-day judicial custody till October 6 after the police produced them before its judge at his residence in the city.(Duniya Vijay)

india news

Updated on Sep 24, 2018 10:23 AM IST

Indo Asian News Service | ByIndo Asian News Service

Sonal Mansingh on Rajya Sabha nomination: I didn’t think if it should have come earlier

Bharatanatyam and Odissi exponent Sonal Mansingh — who has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India — says art is one field where no amount of work is ever enough.

Sonal Mansingh, Indian classical dance exponent, has been nominated by the President of India to the Rajya Sabha.(PHOTO: PRABHAS ROY/HT)

lifestyle

Updated on Jul 19, 2018 05:40 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHenna Rakheja, New Delhi

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Ustad Zakir Hussain was sure of his genius, but as a refined percussionist, he took care not to overshadow the musician he accompanied.

In the seminal album by the Carnatic violinist, musicians from around the world combine instruments and vocals in new ways.

NDA nominee is LJP-R’s Arun Bharti, brother-in-law of sitting MP Chirag Paswan. RJD has fielded Archana Ravidas, wife of a little-known RJD leader.

Sinha solicited suggestions from the fourth estate so as to speed up development and ensure good governance in the UT.

He was 8 when he first began training his body. Today, at 58, fitness guru Mickey Mehta can put to shame fit guys 20 years his junior!

Rare footage of Pandit Ravi Shankar has been unveiled to the mark the 100th birth anniversary of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar.

The chief minister, in a televised appeal to the people on Saturday evening, said it was not correct to pin the blame on a particular religious congregation for the spread of Covid-19 in the country, as same could happen even in any such meeting in any other religious congregation.

The National Centre for Performing Arts started in 1969 with an iconic advisory board that which included Ustad Vilayat Khan, Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar, Pu La Deshpande and Satyajit Ray. 50 years later, we speak to those who continue to nurture the south Mumbai platform.

Ravi Shankar was part of the mediation panel earlier appointed by the apex court for amicable resolution of the dispute.

Sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar says she was overwhelmed after a minor planet was named after her in 2017.

The mediation panel submitted its report to the Supreme Court on Thursday, drawing the curtain on the negotiations to explore possibility of an out-of-court settlement

When it comes to cuisine, there is no cultural appropriation. We are eating so much better when we eat out because chefs have welcomed influences from all over the world

Pushing for change with continuity in tune with the contemporary digital age, sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, who launched his book, ‘Master on Masters’, at the Nehru Centre, said most performances, after about an hour, become repetitive, which makes people drift.

Prasad, a first-time Lok Sabha candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party, defeated Shatrughan Sinha, who moved to the Congress after two successive wins, in 2009 and 2014, on a BJP ticket.

A Muslim litigant, too, has asked the spiritual leader to quit the panel if he fails to clear his stand on a letter in which he had purportedly suggested that Muslims should give up their claim on the disputed land.

With a representative suit such as this, where the parties are not claiming the property for their personal use and benefit but on behalf of larger communities and interests, valid questions can be raised as to whether such a dispute can be settled through mediation at all.

Former Supreme Court judge FMI Kalifulla will lead the panel, which will have as its members Hindu guru Ravi Shankar and senior advocate Sriram Panchu, an expert in mediation and dispute resolution.

The top court has appointed a three-member panel led by retired SC judge FM Khalifulah. Senior lawyer Sriram Panchu, who specializes in mediation and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar are the other two members.

From his pride in his Mercedes to his rivalry with Pt Ravi Shankar, Namita Devidayal’s portrait of Vilayat Khan catalogues the events of the sitar maestro’s life

The city (and one studio) has been the venue for some famous international music recordings. Take a look

The three-day workshop will start on November 10.

Annapurna Devi, born as Roshanara Khan, was an Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music.

Annapurna Devi, born as Roshanara Khan, was an Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music.

Kannada cine star ‘Duniya’ Vijay and his three friends were arrested here on charge of assaulting a gym trainer, police said on Sunday.

Bharatanatyam and Odissi exponent Sonal Mansingh — who has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India — says art is one field where no amount of work is ever enough.

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