Defying poverty, Tripura tribal artist gets Padma Shri for promoting rare musical instrument
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala-- Poverty has not stopped nonagenarian Thanga Darlong -- all of 91 years -- from playing the rosem, a flute-like tribal musical instrument...
Don’t understand agenda of Pakistan to sponsor terrorism: Javed Akhtar
Mumbai-- Veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar says he does not understand the agenda of Pakistan to sponsor terrorist activities in India.
"I don't understand what is...
Raja Kumari unveils ‘battle anthems’
Mumbai-- Grammy-nominated songwriter Raja Kumari, also a rapper, has released "Bloodline", which has "battle anthems".
"'Bloodline' asks the question, 'Who are you?' It's not just...
Amit Trivedi feels it’s all about right mentor, platform
Mumbai-- National Award-winning composer Amit Trivedi says it is very important to have the right platform and mentor for an upcoming artiste.
"An upcoming artiste...
American-Bangladeshi rapper considers Rahman ‘the Quincy Jones of India’
Pune-- Dhaka-born and New York-based rapper Anik Khan says A.R. Rahman has been one of his biggest influences and considers the Indian singer-composer the...
The law is against music composers: Rajesh Roshan
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai-- Upset over the remixed version of his 1978 song "Mungda", Rajesh Roshan says the law is against composers, who have...
Indian-American Singer Anuradha Palakurthi-Juju to Appear on TV Asia Feb. 26, to Take Questions...
BOSTON—Juju Productions, LLC, a Boston-based music and video production company, announced that Indian-American singer Anuradha Palakurthi-Juju will appear on TV Asia’s hour-long Focus Live...
Bengali singer Pratik Choudhury passes away at 55
Kolkata-- Bengali singer Pratik Choudhury on Tuesday passed away at a City hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest, family members said.
Choudhury, 55, is survived...
Don’t believe in overnight success: Singer Jasleen Royal
New Delhi-- "Love you zindagi" fame singer Jasleen Royal says it takes a series of projects to get one successful project in hand.
"I got...
Dealing with fame was complicated: Singer Darshan Raval
By Sugandha Rawal
New Delhi-- Darshan Raval garnered fandom and prominence despite losing reality television show "India's Raw Star". The singer, who describes his initial...