Category Archive for: ‘Incredible Indians’
Golden India in The Olympics : The Wait is Finally Over
The wait for an inordinately long 112 years is finally over. The prayers of many Indians have finally been answered. The dream of a sports-crazed nation deprived of any glorious success is ultimately cherished. Yes, the once thought to be impossible has finally taken place. …
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Indian Art & Artist By Amit Talati
We are just returning from a niece’s wedding in Cleveland, OH (in case you are wondering, yes, the groom arrived on a magnificent white horse, followed by a procession led by a dholi). Another niece has her big day in October … 2008 seems to …
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Indian Art and Artists
Indian Art and Artists Indian Art and ArtistsI was never really drawn to classical music (Indian or Western) until I was in my teens. I still remember the radio program on All India Radio – Sangeet Sarita at 7:30 in the mornings where a raga …
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Indian Art & Artists
I was at a singing competition recently (the IRCC Idol in South Florida) cheering all the talented participants, and especially my wife Rupal J. She had selected a beautiful semi-classical song from the movie Lamhe. It was no coincidence that the best songs and those …
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Indian Art & Artists
The Violin: An Indian Instrument? Globalization in music is not a recent phenomenon which can be attributed to MTV. It started much earlier than we give it credit. The violin it self was introduced to India by the British during the late eighteenth century. Hindustani …
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Sabeer Bhatia
This is the phenomenal success story of a magnetic personality – a 40-year-old Indian, a brainy but bewildered kid from Bangalore arrived at the Los Angeles Airport in September 1988 after a 22-hour flight, jetlagged, and starving. He was 19 at the time, had only …
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USTAD ZAKIR HUSSAIN
Born to celebrated tabla maestro Ustad Alla Rakha in Mumbai on March 9, 1951, Zakir Hussain Alla Rakha Qureishi is among the most gifted tabla players in the world today. Zakir went to St. Michael’s High School in Mahim, Mumbai, and then completed his graduation …
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INDIAN ART AND ARTIST-BHARATNATYAM
These syllables are very strongly etched in my mind as my sister practiced her Bharat Natyam steps assiduously. They would surely have distracted my watching TV, but at that time there were only two channels, and none with cartoons! My son will reminisce about different …
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AMAR GOPAL BOSE
Life could not have been easy in those early days for the child of an Indian freedom fighter, who fled the country to escape prosecution from the ruling British Government in the 1920s. His father, Nani Gopal Bose, took refuge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where his …
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THE LEGENDARY AMIT KUMAR
Amit Kumar’s name needs no introduction. Amit comes from a family with a rich music and acting background. The elder son of Kishore Kumar, Amit also carries a legacy from his mother, who is noted Bengali actress and singer Ruma Guha Thakurata. And then, who …
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