The ubiquitous Kaharvaa, a time-cycle consisting of eight matras or time-units, is not just heard in vocal recitals but is also used to accompany instrumental renditions of dhun (literally melody or ...

Actor Raakhee Gulzar spent weeks learning how to play the sitar from the maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. It was for her role of the unfulfilled housewife in the Bengali film, Paroma (1984), directed by ...

Actress Raakhee Gulzar spent weeks learning how to play the sitar from the maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar himself. It was for her role of the unfulfilled housewife in Aparna Sen’s Paroma. Recalling the ...

In recent times, Hindustani music concerts have seen an increasing number of instrumentalists breaking out into song during their recitals. The reasons for such an inclusion could be many, from ...

Believe it or not, Rakhee Gulzar spent weeks learning how to play the Sitar from the maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar himself. It was for her role of the unfulfilled housewife in Aparna Sen's Paroma.

Professor Dhrubesh Chandra Regmi is among leading sitar players in Nepal. Regmi is part of the musical group ‘Sukarma’, and his solo albums have been a bridge between Nepali classical music and the ...

Believe it or not, Raakhee Gulzar spent weeks learning how to play the sitar from the maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar himself. It was for her role of the unfulfilled housewife in Aparna Sen's Paroma.

Sitar player and composer Ravi Shankar, who has died aged 92, played a leading role in promoting and popularising classical Indian music around the world. He introduced the Beatles to the Indian ...

Mumbai: Actress Raakhee Gulzar spent weeks learning how to play the sitar from the maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar himself. It was for her role of the unfulfilled housewife in Aparna Sen's Paroma.

Sitar player and composer Ravi Shankar, who has died aged 92, played a leading role in promoting and popularising classical Indian music around the world. He introduced the Beatles to the Indian ...