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She was born to turbulent times, when India was in the throes of its battle for freedom from British rule. Her childhood memories were dominated by the presence of her illustrious father Jawaharlal Nehru, and others like Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi. She grew up not only as a woman of contemporary times but led a life that legends are made of. However, for Indira Gandhi, her true identity was always as a proud Indian. Read in this book about the ...
Hariprasad Chaurasia's accession to stardom in Indian classical music has been of a man obsessed. His wide and varied experience started with secret tutelage away from the disapproving eye of a wrestler as father. His earlier gurus were Pandit Raja Ram who taught him the basics of classical vocal music and Pandit Bhola Nath Prasanna from whom he got his first lessons in classical music on the flute. As composer at AIR Cuttack and Bombay, he was his own guru. His ...
This book explores how fairs and festivals embody the creativity of its people. Besides, it presents a dazzling pageant of Indian fairs and festivals as they occur within the six traditional Indian seasons.