Manju Mehta conferred with ‘Tansen Samman’ for 2018 by Madhya Pradesh government

Noted sitar player Manju Mehta has been conferred with the ‘Tansen Samman’ for 2018 by the Madhya Pradesh government for her contribution in the field of music. Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar presented the award to Mehta at the inaugural ceremony of the 2018 Tansen Music Festival on December 25. She was given a cash ..

Topics: Gwalior • Gwalior district • Hindustani music • Manju Mehta • Musicians • States and union territories of India • Tansen • Tansen Samaroh • Tomar

Pandit Arun Bhaduri, renowned Hindustani classical singer passes away

Pandit Arun Bhaduri (75), the renowned Hindustani classical singer, has passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal on December 17, 2018. He is considered to be one of the masters of Bengali songs and Bhajans. Bhaduri was an exponent on Kirana and Rampur Gharana. He has fused all these styles beautifully to create an inimitable style ..

Topics: Arun Bhaduri • Bhaduri • Gharana • Hindustani music • Indrani Mukherjee • Koushik Bhattacharjee • Musicians • Singers • Tushar Dutta

Keshav Ginde recipient of 2018 Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi LTA for Classical Music

Renowned flautist Pandit Keshav Ginde will be conferred the 2018 prestigious Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime Achievement (LTA) Award for Classical Music. Born in 1942 in Belgaum, Karnataka, Pt. Ginde hails from a family of musicians and started his musical training at the age of six. Ginde is credited with the designing of a ..

Topics: Hindustani music • Kannada people • Keshav Ginde • Musicians

Ustad Imrat Khan, noted Indian classical musician, passes away

Ustad Imrat Khan, the noted Indian classical musician, has passed away in US. He dedicated his life to propagating the Sitar and the surbahar worldwide. In 2017, he famously turned down the Padma Shri saying the recognition had come too late and diminished his achievements. Imrat Khan toured the world with his music and performed ..

Topics: Etawah gharana • Gharana • Hindustani music • Imdad Khan • Imdadkhani gharana • Imrat Khan • Indian Muslims • Musicians • Sitars • String instruments • Surbahar • Wahid Khan

Amjad Ali Khan honoured with 2018 Sumitra Charat Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement Award

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has been honoured with the 2018 Sumitra Charat Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement Award in the field of Indian Classical Music at the Kamani Auditorium in New Delhi. He received the award for his “immense contribution to the enrichment and promotion of the Indian classical music”. Born in 1945 in Gwalior, ..

Topics: Amjad Ali Khan • Gharana • Ghulam Mustafa Khan • Hindustani music • Indian culture • Indian Muslims • Kirana gharana • Musicians • Shobha Deepak Singh • Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra • Sumitra Charat Ram