An Indian school in Dubai has become the first in the Middle East to offer Hindustani classical music as a core subject. Springdales School in Al Qouz, offering Central Board of Secondary Education ...

It is not everyday Oscar award-winning musician A. R. Rahman signs on as an executive producer of a singer’s first album, but U.S. based Hindustani classical vocalist Ila Paliwal knew she had a gem of ...

Mumbai: Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Kishori Amonkar passed away in Mumbai today after a brief illness. She was 84. She passed away at her home in central Mumbai tonight, family sources said ...

Melbourne is one of few international cities to host a festival for Hindustani music. This year will the mark the fourth edition of the Melbourne International Festival of Hindustani Classical Music, ...

In a world where technology allows us to arrange everything from vocals to compositions at the click of a button, there are dedicated disciples committed to preserving the rich legacy of Hindustani ...

Rashid Khan, aged 55, passed away in a city hospital on Tuesday after valiantly battling cancer for over four years. He is survived by his son, two daughters, and wife. HT Image Possibly the last ...

Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple is an unorthodox movie about a revered artistic tradition. The journey of Sharad Nerulkar, a Hindustani classical vocalist from Mumbai, is also the mapping of the ...

An annual daylong concert titled 8 Prahar will present an unusual take on Hindustani Classical music, where artistes will perform ragas based on the time of the day. “Ours is the only country to have ...

At the turn of the last century, practitioners of Hindustani music were suddenly faced with new technologies. Despite their general initial reluctance to record gramophone discs, they soon saw this as ...

For centuries, musical legacies have crossed geographical boundaries, says world music guru Laurent Aubert, citing how Hindustani classical got its Persian influence and how the Beatles opened the ...