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Music
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‘An instrument with no potential’: How Shivkumar Sharma went on to master the santoor
The santoor had been deemed unfit for classical music. But the maestro, who died on May 10, modified the instrument to enhance its tonal range.
Susheela Misra
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Why world music owes an immense debt to Ravi Shankar’s Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra
As the world belatedly celebrates the sitarist’s 100th birth anniversary, a look back at the oustized influence of his first concerto.
Malini Nair
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‘I never thought of leaving the santoor and picking up the sitar’: Shivkumar Sharma (1938-2022)
Fragments from a conversation between Shivkumar Sharma and Ina Puri, excerpted with permission from ‘Shiv Kumar Sharma: The Man and His Music’.
Ina Puri
Trending
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500, as it happened: Sindhu defeats world No 1 Yamaguchi to reach SF
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2019 Hyderabad shooting: Police deliberately fired upon accused, says SC inquiry panel report
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Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost?
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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Watch: Actor Aamir Khan asks former cricket coach Ravi Shastri to recommend him for a cricket team
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Santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma dies at 84
He was suffering from kidney-related ailments for the past six months, a report said.
Scroll Staff
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‘Hold My Hand’: Lady Gaga releases music video for lead song from film ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Starring Tom Cruise in the lead role, the movie will be released on May 27.
Scroll Staff
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‘Made In India’: Actor Madhuri Dixit Nene appears in rapper Raja Kumari’s music video
Raja Kumari calls her work an ‘interpolation’ of Alisha Chinai’s original song ‘Made in India’.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelenskyy is the protagonist of a new comic book
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Caught on camera: Panic at metro station in Santiago, Chile, after explosion due to electrical fault
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Watch: Rajasthan Royals cricketers do the hook step to a song from the movie ‘Phir Hera Pheri’
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Watch: Dust storms engulf cities, cut down visibility in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
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Watch: Actor Aamir Khan asks former cricket coach Ravi Shastri to recommend him for a cricket team
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Listen: The many musical talents of Ghulam Mustafa Khan, after whom a Bandra junction is named
The musician was one of the foremost exponents of the Sahaswan-Rampur lineage and also a sought-after vocalist for Hindi cinema.
Aneesh Pradhan
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On May 1, ‘The Kaamgaar Anthem’: This Marathi rap song is dedicated to labours
The song features musicians Gandhaar and A-JIT.
Scroll Staff
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‘Everything is based on caste’: A group from Amravati’s slums is rapping for justice and change
From the discrimination they face in their own lives to national issues, Raptoli has been rapping about it all.
Prashant Rathod
The Reel
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‘12th Man’ review: Oversharing between friends is overrated (it can lead to murder)
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‘Dhaakad review: All work and no play makes Agni a dull girl
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‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ review: A spiritual and spirited sequel
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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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Why we are still singing the songs of ‘Pinjara’ 50 years after its release
V Shantaram’s musical blockbuster cast a long shadow on films about the tamasha tradition.
Yogesh Pawar
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Listen: The rhythms of Chatur Lal, a gifted tabla player after whom a Delhi street is named
Originally from Udaipur, he became a staff artist at the Delhi station of the All India Radio in 1947.
Aneesh Pradhan
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Watch: Singer Abida Parveen and duo Salim Sulaiman’s cross-border collaboration ‘O Mere Maula’
Actor Pankaj Tripathi is also featured in the music video.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Watch: MS Dhoni – ‘Definitely I will be working hard to come back strong for next year’s IPL’
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Thailand Open Super 500: How Sindhu prevailed in a topsy-turvy battle against world No 1 Yamaguchi
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Archery World Cup: Jayanta Talukdar loses in shoot-off, Indians miss out on recurve medal round
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500, as it happened: Sindhu defeats world No 1 Yamaguchi to reach SF
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IPL 2022: Of Virat Kohli and his drive