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WAVES 2025: Spotify house session highlights folk as living tradition; pan
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The third day of the inaugural WAVES Summit 2025 witnessed an insightful session titled Spotify House: Evolution of Folk Music in India at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai on Saturday and panellists advocated in preserving the soul of folk while adapting it to contemporary cultural la
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Prasoon Joshi, Ila Arun, Papon discuss folk culture at WAVES 2025
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
WAVES 2025 saw a special session titled 'Spotify House: Evolution of Folk Music in India' on Day 3 which was attended by leading names from India's folk and music scene.
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WAVES 2025: Malini Awasthi praises government's initiative to promote Indi
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Popular folk singer Malini Awasthi lauded the WAVES 2025 and called it a great initiative to promote Indian culture and tradition.
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SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav attacks govt on shutting down of YouTube channel
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday penned down a post on Wednesday after the Centre banned down "4 PM News" Youtube channel on grounds of national security.
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Rajasthan's Young Talent Jagdish Bemali Brings Folk Devotion to the Digita
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Bhilwara (Rajasthan) [India], April 30: Jagdish Bemali, a 21-year-old rising star from the culturally rich soil of Rajasthan, is making a remarkable impact on the regional music landscape. Born as Jagdish Chandra Gadri on November 27, 2003, in the small village of Bemali in Kareda Tehsil,
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Rewinding the clock: A look at Rohit Sharma's record-shattering 264-run bl
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
India's legendary opener Rohit Sharma, a modern-day colossus in white-ball cricket, turned 38 on Wednesday. The Indian 'Hitman' played numerous memorable knocks throughout his illustrious career, but one arguably stands above the rest: his whirlwind in 2014 against Sri Lanka, the famed 264 f
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Assam folkorist-poet Anil Boro presented Padma Shri for his contribution t
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Professor Anil Kumar Boro, a Bodo poet and folklorist who is currently serving as the Head of the Department of Folklore Research at Gauhati University, has been conferred with Padma Shri at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Sedition case filed against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The case relates to comments made by Neha Singh Rathore regarding the recent Pahalgam terror attack.
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Ultra Media Rolls Out 'Ultra Stories' - Epic Animated Folklore and Mytholo
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 18: It's that time of the year again--school's out, temperatures are soaring, and kids are glued to their screens like mango pulp to a glass of lassi! But this summer, Ultra Media and Entertainment Group, a four decade old leading name in the Indian ent
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Malini Awasthi, Sonal Mansingh attend 'Renaissance 2025'
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Popular folk singer Malini Awasthi and former Rajya Sabha MP and classical dancer Sonal Mansingh attended the two-day cultural event 'Renaissance 2025', which began on Wednesday evening at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi to celebrate the spirit of Indian performing arts.
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Congress' Priyanka Gandhi extends greetings on Baisakhi
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"Heartiest greetings on Baisakhi, the folk festival to welcome the new year and new crop. I pray to God for prosperity and happiness for all my farmer brothers and sisters and every citizen of the country," the Congress leader wrote in a post on X.
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Nepal indulge in Biska celebration to mark arriving Nepali new year
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The ancient Taumadhi Square of Bhaktapur was lively on Thursday, with revelers and devotees congregating to watch the Biska Jatra, which, according to folklore, signals the arrival of the Nepali New Year.
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