Music acquired divine dimension with M S Subbulakshmi: Naidu
NEW DELHI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has described renowned singer Dr M S Subbulakshmi as a legendary and iconic figure who mesmerized every
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Missions abroad to mark year-long celebrations of 70th Independence anniversary
NEW DELHI: Music and dance will form the core of celebrations of the 70th anniversary of India’s Independence proposed to be held in all countries
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Music to be essential component of Festival of India in Ghana early next year
NEW DELHI: A music group with Sufi/Folk music by Dr Mamta Rani alias Dr Mamta Joshi will form part of the Festival of India being organised in Ghan
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Preservation of music supported by organisations under Culture Ministry
NEW DELHI: Autonomous organizations like Sangeet Natak Akademi and Kalakshetra Foundation under the Ministry has been taking various steps to promo
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Re-constituted culture advisory board includes Sameer Anjaan, Chhannulal Mishra
NEW DELHI: Several senior artistes from the world of the arts are part of the reconstituted Central Advisory Board on Culture which held its first
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Raghu Dixit, Sufi singer Sonam Kalra delight Sydney audiences
MUMBAI: Popular folk artiste Raghu Dixit was among the artistes who gave an infectious dazzling performance at the iconic venue of the Sydney Opera
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Birth centenaries of Ustad Bismillah Khan and M S Subbulakhshmi to be marked this year
New Delhi: The National Implementation Committee today finalized details of the birth centenaries of shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan and carnatic vo
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Culture Minister: Singing artistes also entitled to govt. grants-in-aid
New Delhi: Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma denied in Parliament that his ministry gave grants-in-aid only to theatre artistes.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and culture minister remember contribution of maestro Ravindra Jain to cinema
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the passing away of noted music composer Ravindra Jain of multi-organ failure at the age of 71.
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Government to spend Rs 59.91 crores to preserve ancient culture, folk art and folk music
MUMBAI: Having realised the importance of ancient culture, folk art and folk music, the Indian Government had set up the seven Zonal Cultural Centr
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