Assamese artistes win medals at folk music competition in KoreaOctober 3rd, 2009 GUWAHATI - Assamese artists recently brought laurels to the State and the country by winning medals at the Seoul Drum festival. Their success has projected the unique quality of the folk music of Assam in the international arena.ssamese artiste Somnath Bora and Dr Prasanna Gogoi made people in the State proud, by winning medals in individual and group categories at the Seoul Drum Festival held in South Korea.
Five-day folk dance festival commemorates in ShimlaSeptember 14th, 2009 SHIMLA - A five-day folk dance competition began here on Monday, with dancers from the country and abroad participating. The objective of the festival, which has girls participating from 2400 schools and colleges, is to revive Indian culture and promote women empowerment.
'Dhiyan Da Mela' in Punjab spreads social messagesSeptember 11th, 2009 LUDHIANA - Cultural Affairs Department and Punjab Arts Council organized 'Virasti Mela Dhian Da' - a heritage festival for women the two-day event at Ludhiana's Government College for Women. It also spread awareness on female foeticide.
Kinnaur tribals throw doors open for city slickersJune 11th, 2009 SHIMLA - Want to go to the hills for a vacation but bored with hotels? Now you can stay in a tribal villager's home, savour local cuisine and even work in the fields -- thanks to a 'household tourism fest' in Himachal Pradesh. Residents of the picturesque Sangla Valley in Kinnaur district - which remains cut off from the rest of the country for more than six months a year owing to heavy snowfall - have thrown open their doors to tourists, offering a homely stay.
North East comes alive at Kamani auditorium in New DelhiJune 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Artistes from Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Assam danced to the sounds of the Dhol, Khol, Jhal and flute at the Festival of Traditional Dance and Music of Northeast held in Delhi's Kamani auditorium recently. One of the highlights of the festival was the Reang dance of Tripura and the Cheraw of Mizoram.
Rain brings down temperature in ShimlaMay 24th, 2009 SHIMLA - Rain in Shimla and other parts of Himachal Pradesh Sunday brought relief to the people from the scorching heat, weather officials said. "Moderate rain in Shimla and its nearby areas this (Sunday) noon brought much relief from the scorching heat," met office director Manmohan Singh told IANS.
Rain in Shimla brings down temperatureMay 2nd, 2009 SHIMLA - Rain in Shimla and other parts of Himachal Pradesh Friday brought the temperature down by five degrees Celsius bringing much relief to the people from the sizzling heat, the weatherman said. "Moderate rain in Shimla and its nearby areas this (Friday) evening brought much relief from the scorching heat," director of the Shimla meteorological office Manmohan Singh told IANS.
Balbir Chotia popularising Punjabi folks songsApril 29th, 2009 ABOHAR - For centuries folk songs have treasured people who passed it on from one generation to another. People still feel enjoy listening to folk songs.
Will voters dance to his tune?March 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - He is sure trying to strike the right chord with voters. The Congress candidate from the Jalpaiguri seat in West Bengal is wooing voters with the traditional Bengali folk music form of Bhawaiya.
Fusion of Indian, Italian musicians leaves Orissa spellboundMarch 23rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Hundreds of people in Orissa were left spellbound when they listened to a fusion music concert by artistes from India and Italy over the weekend. The concert was held at Rabindra Mandap here Saturday evening by Pragati, a Bhubaneswar-based cultural organisation, in collaboration with the Department of Culture, Government of Orissa.
Jazz concert enthralls many in ShillongMarch 22nd, 2009 SHILLONG - In an endeavor to generate interest in Jazz amongst the music-loving people of Northeast, a Latin group recently performed before a sizable crowd in Shillong. 'Duende Quartet', a Latin jazz group enthralled many music lovers who came from different parts of the State.
Mumbai attacks inspired value of unity: Amjad Ali KhanFebruary 9th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Mumbai terror attacks that shocked the entire nation last year also inspired the 'value of togetherness' among Indians, sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan said here Tuesday. 'What happened in Mumbai on November 26, 2008, shocked the whole world.
Bauls come together in Kolkata to showcase their musicJanuary 8th, 2009 KOLKATA - Over 40 'Bauls' - mystic minstrels of West Bengal - came together here from across the state to participate in a three-day baul music festival. Baul, which means divinely possessed, is one of the few widely-known folk musical genres of Bengal sung by bards known by the same name.
Folk and devotional music flavour of this month's NDTV docu-featuresJanuary 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Traditional Indian folk and devotional music from the heart of India is the flavour of the NDTV channel's kitty of documentaries this month. 'Baul Singers' by Sutapa Deb and two docu-features, 'Journeys with Sacred and Secular Kabir' and 'Journeys with Ram and Kabir' by Shabnam Virani will be screened between Jan 11 and Feb 5 in segments on NDTV 24x7.
Teen prodigy to raise funds for 26/11 victims through her musicJanuary 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - She is all of 13, but teen prodigy Tara Venkatesan is not just gifted to create classic pieces of music, but also sensitive enough to hold a concert to raise funds for the child victims of the 26/11 Mumbai attack. A soprano singer whose repertoire includes Western Classical, Indian Classical, Broadway and Opera pieces of Mozart and Bach, Venkatesan has been performing since the age of eight and has performed for a number of diplomats and dignitaries, both in India and abroad.
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