Delhi`s music scene has evolved, become broader: Anoushka Shankar

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 14:41

Sitarist Anoushka Shankar believes the music scene in the Indian capital has come a long way.

Fusion music connects with youth: Classical music maestros

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 09:56

Indian classical music maestros are rooting for world music - introduced by sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar - as an important vehicle to connect to youth by maintaining aesthetics.

Pandit Ravi Shankar tribute on the Thames

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 19:45

One of Britain`s leading Hindustani and Carnatic music festivals will honour the memory of legendary sitar maestro Ravi Shankar this year.

Amjad Ali Khan joins `Do Right` campaign for a cause

Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013, 15:32

Amjad Ali Khan has joined the Do Right campaign, which emphasises the importance of inculcating right values in children, and will soon feature in its television commercial.

President, PM salute maestro Ravi Shankar`s contribution

Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2013, 09:31

Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar`s legacy lives on and would continue to illuminate the world of music, President Pranab Mukherjee said Thursday.

Norah Jones says she will forever be re-discovering dad Ravi Shankar’s music

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 15:18

Norah Jones, who lost her father Pandit Ravi Shankar in December at the age of 92, said that she will forever be re-discovering his music.

Ravi Shankar was one of country`s greatest jewels: Sonia Gandhi

Last Updated: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 18:28

Congress President Sonia voiced grief over the passing of sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar, saying the country has lost one of its greatest jewels and a silence has descended on the world of music.

George Harrison gave Ravi Shankar “a new audience”

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 13:51

The Prime Minister’s Office, announcing Pandit Ravi Shankar’s demise, termed him “a national treasure”. Appreciative as the title is, it doesn’t even begin to capture the reach and musical influence the sitar maestro had on the world.

Lady Gaga loves the sitar, says Fateh Ali Khan

Last Updated: Sunday, June 3, 2012, 18:34

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 also appreciated his work.

Amitabh to learn sitar, sarod

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 15:07

Amitabh Bachchan, busy composing music in his free time, has decided to learn sitar and sarod.

Anoushka Shankar back to work after baby

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 15:01

Anoushka is back in the studio after giving birth to her first child, a son named Zubin, and has signed a deal with Deutsche Grammophon to release her album `Traveller`.