Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Veteran singer Hariharan shared his experience of working with legendary singer and composer R. D. Burman. The evening was further graced by the presence of distinguished guests ...

When Wild Wild Country came out on Netflix in 2018, Acharya Rajneesh – or Osho, as he came to be known – was, in many ways, exiled twice over. For an older generation, the documentary confirmed their ...

India observes Hindi Diwas on September 14, every year, a day dedicated to honouring the Hindi language, its cultural heritage, and its unifying role in Indian society. However, Hindi's significance ...

Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on September 14 in India. The day is celebrated to commemorate the adaptation of Hindi as the official language by the Constituent Assembly on September 14, 1949.

The Constitution of India does not give any language the status of national language but even though it is not the national language of India, Hindi in Devanagari script is the official language of ...

Every so often, a song breaks through and shatters norms of what can be a “hit” all around the world. It’s happened in the past with different genres and languages, and the internet and streaming ...

Rekha Bhardwaj highlights the shift in focus towards instant success among youngsters, impacting the creation and use of ghazals in films. She notes the pressure to create viral hits often leads to ...

People who speak English in India will "soon feel ashamed," according to a senior government minister from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. But the party's efforts to promote Hindi are facing an ...

The story so far: The linguistic debate in Maharashtra continues days after the Maharashtra government withdrew two orders introducing Hindi as the third language in primary education across Marathi ...

Besides soulful film and non-film tracks, a genre of music that’s extremely close to singer Papon’s heart is ghazal. An integral part of all his concert setlists, the musician admits that a large ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dining through the lens of travel, trends and personal experiences. When Joey Ghazal first started developing the concept for The ...

The three-language formula was first proposed by the Kothari Commission to promote linguistic diversity and national unity, and it was soon adopted by the National Policy on Education (NPE) in 1968.