Pandit Ravi Shankar

The Beatles and India review: Ajoy Bose's documentary is a tender exploration of band's time in the country

What drew me in was Ajoy Bose's exploration of the cultural encounter between East and West – neither a clash, nor a picture of harmony, but fun, messy and real

Actually... I Met Them book review: In new memoir, Gulzar doesn't hold back his awe and fondness for those who've shaped him

Gulzar looks back at his encounters with the likes of Bimal Roy, Sharmila Tagore, Kishore Kumar, Satyajit Ray, Sanjeev Kumar, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Basu Bhattacharya, Ritwik Ghatak, and Suchitra Sen with a lack of artifice that feels refreshing at a time when people speak in measured tones, concealing how they truly feel.

How Amala Shankar witnessed the evolution of modern Indian dance and shaped it with her enthusiasm for life

The dance troupe led by Amala Shankar and her husband Uday Shankar was the central force of the cultural movement that introduced new dimensions in Indian dance and choreography

On Pandit Ravi Shankar's 100th birth anniversary, his wife Sukanya remembers a 'peerless musician, charming man'

“I want the world to remember him just as he was,” Sukanya Shankar said of her husband, he late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. “A devoted and dedicated musician, who lived and breathed music until the very end."

Anoushka Shankar on seeking authenticity, vulnerability and imperfection as an artist, and being inspired by #MeToo

Twenty-five years ago, Anoushka Shankar stepped on a stage for the first time at Siri Fort in New Delhi when she was just 13. It was part of her father Pandit Ravi Shankar's 75th birthday celebration. Now, in the year she will celebrate the late sitar legend's 100th birth anniversary, she is gearing up to return with a concert at the same venue, on 14 February 2020.

Yesterday: Exploring the 'Indian connection' shared by The Beatles and director Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle's Yesterday, that imagines a world without The Beatles, is slated to release in India this Friday on 12 July.

Sarbananda Sonowal commits gaffe, addresses Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad as sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday addressed Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad as "Pandit Ravi Shankar", leaving the senior BJP leader embarrassed.

Monterey Pop movie review: 50 years later, DA Pennebaker's concert film still awes and inspires

DA Pennebaker captures iconic artists like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, and bands like The Who, Animals and others in his concert film Monterey Pop

Cyclone Vardah: A tribute to Satyajit Ray, this video shows how Chennai endured the cyclone with a smile

A video has gone viral on Facebook and shows stunning visuals of Cyclone Vardah-struck Chennai serenaded by Pandit Ravi Shankar's music from Pather Panchali

Google Doodle celebrates Pandit Ravi Shankar's 96th birth anniversary

Google Doodle uses a sitar to celebrate the 96th birth anniversary of Pandit Ravi Shankar