After stints at All India Radio and the Jodhpur court, where he was bestowed the title Ustad, Khan entered cinema. His father initially disowned him for composing film music.
The court found a song in Mani Ratnam’s film identical to a classical composition by late musician duo Junior Dagar Brothers, directing the composer & Madras Talkies to pay up over Rs 2 cr.
Flute maestro Hariprasad Chaurasia says this about SPIC MACAY founder Kiran Seth: ‘If I were prime minister of India, I would have already honoured him with Bharat Ratna.'
TM Krishna being conferred with Sangita Kalanidhi title has led Carnatic musicians to boycott the academy's annual conference. Hurt Brahmin sentiments are now playing the victim card.
'Gurus' like Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan have been exploiting the unbridled power over their students for long—all in the name of 'parampara'. This has to change.
Dhrupad maestro Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar has alleged that AR Rahman's song Veera Raja Veera in Ponniyin Selvan 2 'lifted' materials from 'Shiva Stuti' that his father and uncle had composed.
Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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