World's longest expressway to come up in Uttar Pradesh

The government of Uttar Pradesh has approved the construction of the Ganga Expressway. The government has said that it would be the longest expressway in the world. The expressway will provide for better connectivity of the Prayagraj (Allahabad) to Western Pradesh. Expressway Expressways are the highest class of roads in the road network in India. National Expressways Authority ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Topics: Amroha • Badaun • Bulandshahr • Farrukhabad • Ganga Expressway • Hardoi • Kannauj • Meerut • Pratapgarh • prayagraj • Rae Bareli • Shahjahanpur • Unnao • Uttar Pradesh

Pt Buddhadev Dasgupta, renowned Sarod maestro passes away

Pt Buddhadev Dasgupta (84), the renowned Sarod maestro, has passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal on January 15, 2018. He will be remembered for his scholarly approach to music without getting dourly regimented. The doyen of the Senia Shahjahanpur gharana was born in Bhagalpur in Bihar on 1st February 1933. Dasgupta was one of the ..

Topics: Buddhadev Das Gupta • Chordophones • Dasgupta • Hindustani music • Indian films • Sarod • Shahjahanpur • String instruments • The Raga Guide