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Sharda Sinha's Facebook post from a week after husband Brajkishore Sinha's death goes viral: 'Mai jald hi aaungi'
November 06, 2024 11:03 am
Sharda Sinha's facebook post remembering her late husband Brajkishore Sinha has gone viral. The folk singer shared details about their last meeting and her last word to him.
Sharda Sinha death: PM Modi expresses grief, folk singer to be laid to rest with full state honours
November 06, 2024 9:41 am
'Bihar Kokila' Sharda Sinha died on Tuesday at the age of 72 in Delhi. She was being treated for complications due to cancer.
Gaddar -- A journey from the deep jungles to democracy
August 07, 2023 12:51 pm
Often described in Telugu as 'praja yuddha nouka' (war ship of people's agitations), he had survived a bid on his life when assailants shot at him in the 1990s. However, a bullet got stuck in his spinal cord, with which he lived till the end.
Noted folk singer of Telangana V Saichander dies of cardiac arrest at 39
June 29, 2023 3:12 pm
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao expressed shock over the sudden demise and said Saichander’s death is an “irreparable loss” for the state.
Hope other artistes working to promote indigenous art get inspired: Padma Shri awardee from Mizoram
January 30, 2023 2:07 pm
Nick named as 'Queen of Mizo folk song', Runremsangi was awarded 'Sangeet Natak Akademi Award' in 2017 for her contributions to the field of music.
Folk singer Amar Arshi on Kala Chashma – a catchy Punjabi number he once recorded in an unassuming Phagwara studio
September 06, 2022 12:12 pm
The story of Kala chashma – a three-decade old rustic ditty sung by a Jalandhar-based jagran singer and penned by a Punjab police constable – that has the world bonding over it
‘People in my community can’t read or write their names; everything we sing is in our heads’: Bagga Khan
May 28, 2022 7:11 pm
Bagga Khan, the Manganiyar bhajan singer from Jaisalmer, headed to the prestigious WOMAD Festival this year, on his quest to find the gods through his music and flaws with fusion
6 yrs after being booked for misbehaviour with magistrate, singer Rocky Mittal arrested
March 10, 2021 10:16 am
The police arrested Mittal from his Panchkula residence Tuesday. After his arrest, Mittal was produced before a court in Kaithal from where he was sent to the police remand for three days.
Punjab: Folk singer and sarangi maestro Sharif Idu passes away at 80
January 09, 2020 12:58 am
Born in the village Lalodi of Nabha in Patiala, Sharif Idu leaves behind the legacy of being among the few sarangi maestros left in the field and was known for his melodious dhadi (ballad) singing. Among his most revered presentations were Heer Di Kali and Dulla Bhatti Wala.
We need an organised platform to make folk music more versatile: Raghu Dixit
November 04, 2019 5:04 pm
Dixit, who has carved a niche both as an independent musician with his band, the Raghu Dixit Project and a composer for various film industries in the country including Kannada and Hindi, for over 10 years now, feels that there is no need to re-invent for staying relevant.
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