Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj

India

‘We have the precious legacy of his music forever’: Sonia Gandhi writes to Pandit Jasraj’s wife

For a large country like India, we hardly have any artistic infrastructure: Jitish Kallat  

Nation

For a large country like India, we hardly have any artistic infrastructure: Jitish Kallat  

Twin brothers Murad Ali Khan (sarangi) and Fateh Ali Khan (sitar) (Photo Courtesy: IANS)

Music

Murad Ali Khan and Fateh Ali Khan: Rooted in classical, branching in experimental



Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

Nation

Bizarre but true: This village in Uttar Pradesh stays away from celebrating Raksha Bandhan



Photo by Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

Nation

Pandemic shadow over festival: As siblings refrain from visiting each other, ‘rakhi’ business takes a hit

Mubarak Begum Ki Masjid: Heavy rains damage a rare mosque built by a woman

India

Mubarak Begum Ki Masjid: Heavy rains damage a rare mosque built by a woman

Detailing life’s scale: Jagannath Panda

Nation

Detailing life’s scale: Jagannath Panda

Photo courtesy: Twitter/@AJEnglish

World

Bottled holy water, sterilised pebbles: the new guidelines by Saudi Arabia for Hajj

Photo courtesy- Twitter

Nation

Ganeshotsav to turn ‘Arogyautsav’ at Lalbaugcha Raja

Rabindranath Tagore’s Kuthibari or family estate in Bangladesh 

Culture

Kuthibari: The house of Tagore

 Rekhta’s Sufinama to hold virtual Urs to commemorate 716th death anniversary of Sufi Saint Amir Khusrau

India

Rekhta’s Sufinama to hold virtual Urs to commemorate 716th death anniversary of Sufi Saint Amir Khusrau

Video director Jay Verma 

Music

This too shall pass, ‘Guzar Jayega’: A video of hope strikes a chord with people during lockdown

In a first, Week long SPIC MACAY Anubhav series goes on line, starts from today

Culture

In a first, Week long SPIC MACAY Anubhav series goes on line, starts from today