by Darshana Ramdev | Dec 19, 2024
(December 19, 2024) At the age of 19, Ustad Zakir Husain travelled to the US for the first time. “It was the most important decision of my life,” he said, decades later, in an interview with Karan Thapar. “In some ways, the decision was already made...
by Amrita Priya | Feb 22, 2024
(February 22, 2024) In 2023, the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Centre in London marked a significant milestone, celebrating its 50th anniversary in the United Kingdom. This commemoration was accompanied by a prestigious honour bestowed upon the centre’s executive...
by Darshana Ramdev | Oct 2, 2022
(October 2, 2022) Pandit Shubhendra Rao’s earliest memory is from when he was around three years old, of Pandit Ravishankar visiting his house in Bengaluru along with Alla Rakha and his own son, Shubhendra (Pandit Rao’s namesake) and showing him how to...