A national treasure Ranjita Puri talks to tabla maestro Zakir
Hussain who is appreciated both in the field of
percussion and in the music world at large as an
international phenomenon.
The singer and the song These young children are making their voices heard. For years now, Kids for Tigers, the Sanctuary Tiger Programme, has taught millions of rural and urban Indians the value of wild nature and the connection between human happiness and ecological harmony. With help from over 1,500 educationists and thousands of proactive parents, Sanctuary has taken great care to instill in these innocents the value of being direct and firm, yet polite and respectful - particularly in dealing with elders who do not always practice what they preach.
Waxing eloquence Muse Grvin, renowned for its wax models, is an interesting museum in Paris with ornate dcor. Tanushree Podder says, with its models of over 300 celebrities and scenes from history, the museum provides total entertainment for visitors.
ROCK on Indian bands are rocking and how! Whether it is rock & roll, fusion jazz or Blues, we have them all.
Elizabeth S pans on some who are taking their music places.
The painter of light! Joseph Mallord William Turner is
undoubtedly one of the greatest painters of landscapes. Marianne de Nazareth
feels there is a certain luminosity about his art which draws you to his paintings.
