Sikkil Gurucharan, Carnatic vocalist Sikkil Gurucharan. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Several decades ago, as a young boy, when I was asked to sing a kriti for Lakshmi pooja, I sheepishly declared that a school prayer was all I knew, only to be reminded by my teacher that the famous geetham ‘Varaveena’ is on Mahalakshmi. This led me on a path of imbibing the nuances of the lyrics. Students of Carnatic music usually learn a song even before grappling with the concepts of Bhakti and Shakti. The quest still continues, especially when I sing kritis of Muthuswami Dikshitar on Devi,...
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Madonna’s Step Mother, Joan Ciccone, Passes Away At 81 After Cancer Battle
Stepmother of pop icon Madonna, Joan Clare Ciccone, has died at the age of 81 after a brief struggle with “very aggressive cancer.” Joan passed away on September 24, according to an online obituary obtained by People magazine. Joan married Madonna’s father, Silvio Ciccone, in 1966. In the obituary, family and friends expressed their deep sorrow, stating, “She will be terribly missed by her family and friends whose lives she enriched with her enthusiasm, joy, and love.” Joan became a part of Madonna’s life when the singer was just eight years old. Madonna’s biological mother, also named Madonna, passed away in 1963....
Jitendra Kumar Maintains His Equilibrium With Impressive Control
Incessant prattle and the rattle of complex mathematical equations and problems run all the way through Season 3 of Kota Factory. To that extent, the TVF-produced Netflix series offers more of what we have come to expect from it. But that isn’t all there is to the five new episodes that take the struggles of boys and girls in the rough and tumble of Kota’s IIT coaching universe forward. The not-so-secret sauce that went into Kota Factory was hitherto predominantly sweet and sour. Season 3 adds a tinge of pungency to the mix. Several dramatic crescendos find their way into...
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Yudhra Movie: Review | Release Date (2024) | Songs | Music | Images | Official Trailers | Videos | Photos | News
YUDHRA is the story of an angry young man. Girish Dixit (Saurabh Gokhale) is an honest police officer who deals a huge blow to the drug mafia in India. He and his pregnant wife Prerna (Sharvari Deshpande) get killed in a road accident. The doctors, however, are able to save… the child miraculously. Girish’s police colleague Kartik Rathore (Gajraj Rao) adopts the child, and he’s named Yudhra. Since childhood, his only friend has been Nikhat, the daughter of Rehman, also a cop and a friend of Kartik. Yudhra (Siddhant Chaturvedi) grows up with anger issues. He also becomes a rebel without...
Bharat Sundar impresses with his Harikamboji elucidation
Bharat Sundar with L. Ramakrishnan (violin), Vijay Natesan (mridangam) and Sai Subramaniam at the Kedaram concert, organised in memory of N.V. Subramaniam, founder Saraswathi Vaggeyakar Trust. | Photo Credit: Courtesy: Kedaram Kedaram recently organised a concert in memory of N.V. Subramaniam (NVS), who founded Saraswathi, a performance-oriented organisation, and the Saraswati Vaggeyakara Trust, which focussed on the deeper aspects of music. NVS was more than just a concert organiser. He had learnt to play the violin, and had perfected the art to the extent that he even accompanied senior artistes such as Maharajapuram Santhanam and T.R. Subramaniam. NVS tried to...
Isha Ambani Makes Stylish Entry With Husband, Anand, Join Nita Ambani-Mukesh Ambani For Photo-Sesh
Isha Ambani, the heiress of the Ambani clan, has been glowing and growing. As the head of Reliance Retails, Isha has been setting new goals and taking her company forward. And no one can believe that she is a mommy of two kids. Recently, Isha arrived in style with her husband, Anand Piramal, and her parents at an event at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center. Isha Ambani stunned in a formal co-ord set On October 4, 2024, Isha was seen all dressed up at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center. Isha looked gorgeous in a formal cream-toned co-ord set...
Priyanka Chopra’s Throwback Post Comes With A Warning: “Don’t Troll My…”
New Delhi: Priyanka Chopra struck throwback gold in her photo archive on Monday. She shared a picture collage featuring a click from her childhood and another shot from her modelling days. Priyanka began the note with a warning: “Don’t troll my 9 year old self.” She added in the caption, “So wild to think about what puberty and grooming can do to a girl. On the left is me at my awkward pre teen era with a Boy cut hairstyle so it wouldn’t be cumbersome at school. (Thanks ma Madhu Chopra ) I went from a katori cut to this....