Zakir Hussain
Chronicled, the incredible journey of India’s shy, wry jazz king
Born in 1941 in war-torn Calcutta, Dambar Bahadur Budaprithi was re named “Louiz” to fit into the anglicised world of nightclubs
A perfect jugalbandi
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain talks about his protégé Marcus Gilmore and how their interactions brought a new dimension to his music.
The enduring charm of Zakir Hussain
The table maestro talks about the importance of fusion music, his love for jazz and his association with Pt Shiv Kumar and Hariprasad Chaurasia.
Nagaon rape & murder: 19-year-old sent to gallows
The minor girl was gangraped and was set on fire by dousing her with kero-sene on March 23.
Taking the centre stage
The little master will be performing in the city with Kaushiki Chakraborty and will pay tribute to tabla maestro Ustad Shafaat Ahmed Khan.
A personal history of Shanmukhananda auditorium
Only to find that the queue for passes had spilled out of the Shanmukhananda campus and onto the footpath.
Madame Tussauds officially opened for public in Delhi
The latest addition of wax museum is in historic Regal building in Delhi. Tickets are priced at Rs 960 for adults and Rs 760 for children.
An ode to Indian instruments
Yogesh is not the only person who believes that the current crop of musicians needs to focus more deeply on their craft.
Sachin Tendulkar makes singing debut
Tendulkar admitted he is shy by nature and it took a lot of convincing by his wife, his friends, and business partners to get him to sing.
A prodigy’s journey
Touted as a child prodigy for her bass guitar playing skills, she started playing gigs from the age of nine.