As modernism continues to engulf the cultural essence of the subcontinent, there are some dedicated souls who act like a shield against the mindlessness which is taking us away from our cultural ...

Shenai maestros Sanjeev and Ashwani Shankar took part in SPIC MACAY's Music in the Park fest. Held over 26 and 27 March, the event brought together some of the biggest names of Indian classical music ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In elaborate Indian weddings, among the various preparations that go on 'behind the scenes' to make it a memorable event, a ...

When was the last time you saw a shehnai vaadak (player) playing at a wedding? Shehnai-has-always-been-considered-auspicious-at-Indian-wedding-ceremonies-Photo-Shutterstock While the instrument has ...

CHAKWAL, Dec 31: A local Shehnai artist is gaining international and local acclaim as his videos are now available on YouTube and members of his troupe have performed in Coke studio. And it is all ...

Ustad Bismillah Khan was one of India's most prolific musicians, gaining worldwide acclaim for playing the shehnai for more than eight decades. He was credited with helping the shehnai - a type of ...

Varanasi/Old Bhojpur (Bihar): On a ragged piece of cardboard, in a disintegrating shop in Godhuliya, a particularly congested part of Varanasi, sits Mohammad Safi. In a city that was once home to ...

The family members of the Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan joined Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s roadshow and played the bhajan Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram to the tune of the shehnai.

In elaborate Indian weddings, among the various preparations that go on ‘behind the scenes’ to make it a memorable event, a shehnai artist or shehnai wala makes for an important part of the tradition.