In a world where parents are looking for more significant and distinctive names for their children, the Indian artistic and ...

Experience the soulful sound of the sarangi through a timeless Indian classical music performance. A journey into tradition, ...

Celebrated sitarist Anoushka Shankar has made history by becoming the first Indian musician to appear on the iconic British talk show, The Graham Norton Show. Her appearance, which aired on February ...

Farhan Akhtar has been cast as Ravi Shankar in Sam Mendes' Beatles films, but who exactly was this man? A concise history of the sitar maestro who mentored George Harrison.

From 1967 when legendary sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar won his first Grammy for the collaborative album West Meets East to 2026, India has enjoyed frequent success on the world music stage.

Hisar: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini joined a state-level function to pay tributes to legendary vocalist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Pandit.

In the world of Indian classical music, some instruments arrive with thunderous fanfare, others slip quietly into history, reshaping it in the process. The esraj belongs to the latter kind. Neither ...

Explore how Indo-Caribbean musicians use the steelpan to blend Indian musical traditions with Caribbean heritage, shaping identity and innovation.

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The Town Hall will present the Ravi Shankar Ensemble, curated by Sukanya and Anoushka Shankar, featuring a blend of live ...

When veteran German ethnomusicologist Andreas Meyer first visited the Indian Music Experience (IME) museum in Bengaluru, late last year, his initial reaction was one of familiarity. The design ...

Do you know which Indian dance is called the 'Ballad of the East'? Explore the 400-year-old art form where dancers master 9 ...