Articles related to "Ravi Shankar"

Philip Glass often incorporates non-Western elements into his compositions, but in the album Passages, he collaborates with Indian composer Ravi Shankar.

Eight years after his death George Harrison, the youngest of the Fab Four, has been given his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Leading musicians of a gharana are occasionally awarded or assume honorific titles such as ustâd or pandit (i.e Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Pandit Ravi Shankar).

Canada's National Film Board puts 50 of their classic animation shorts on their website.

Tulsi is a wonder herb, long prized for its many medicinal properties. Ayurvedic doctors are now expounding the use of tulsi leaves as a remedy for swine flu.

It was 40 years ago today. Everyone remembers Woodstock, but the1967 Monterey International Pop Festival was the model for all the rock festivals that followed.

Victims of Cyclone Sidr continue to suffer in Bangladesh with many being forced to drink polluted water as well as increased food shortages.

Language for a New Century (W.W. Norton, 2008) is an exceptional anthology of contemporary Middle Eastern and Asian poetry featuring over 400 poems from 61 countries.

There are many film and TV versions of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass, and each one delights viewers with a unique presentation.

Toronto International Film Festival will screen "The Best of Norman McLaren," running September 7 to 16.

Rabindranath Tagore was a poet and writer who also has made his mark in the realm of music and painting.

Having trouble expressing your love? Try music! Here are some of the best romantic songs for times when words just aren't enough.

The Art of Living Foundation's Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has composed a series of meditative talks/writings on a wide variety of topics, and compiled them into book form.

Traditional Bengali culture contains a rich tapestry of musical genres. These range from plaintive folk melody to lyrical boatmen songs and the songs of mystics.