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‘Shahenshah-e-Ghazal’ Mehdi Hassan passes away
Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan passed away Born -July 18, 1927, Luna village Rajasthan Belonged to a family of traditional musicians He migrated to Pakistan at the time of Partition in 1947 Began his career initially as ‘Thumri’ singer , earned ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Janet Baker wins Gramophone Lifetime Achievement Award
British singer Janet Baker won Gramophone magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award recently. Baker was an acclaimed master of both opera and lieder for more than 30 years. Janet Baker was born in August 1933. Her early interest in music was so ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Lata Mangeshkar honoured with the First Hridaynath Award
Lata Mangeshkar, the legendary playback singerwas honoured with the first Hridaynath award for her contribution to Indian music . The award was presented to her on September 28, 2011 on her 82nd birthday. The award carries a cheque of Rs ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Ustad Fahimuddin Dagar
Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Khan Dagar passed away on 27 July 2011. He was exponent of Dhrupad one of the most pristine and richest form of Indian Classical Music. He represented the 19th generation of Dagar Tradition along with his other ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2011
Current Affairs : August 23, 2011
World’s longest periscope A 10 m long indigenously developed periscope for a nuclear reactor at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Researc (IGCAR) at Kalpakkam near Chennai was dedicated to the nation The periscope is the longest in the world ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Passes Away
Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi, the legendary vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition, was born into a Kannada family in Gadag, Karnataka, on February 4, 1922. He was trained under Pt. Rambhau Kundgollar (Sawai Gandharva) of Kirana Gharana in the traditional Guru-Shishya ..