NEW DELHI (AP) — Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical music ...

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Centuries of texts composed in Marathi, a language primarily spoken in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, challenge a long-held narrative about the tropical savannas there. Instead of being ...

Global impactThe proclamation of Oct 11, 2025 as Melharmony Silver Jubilee Day by the Mayor of Madison, WI, USA, highlights ...

Whether it’s lyrical movements, classical Indian style or a hip-hop take on the wildly popular Bollywood genre, dance is, without a doubt, one of the great visual icons of India. “I think dance is ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have extracted the building blocks of precise hand ...

The Indus Valley civilization, located in present-day Pakistan and India, went through four periods of intense drought, which ...

The Indian government has said that over the long term, its climate policies will help prevent further damage to heritage sites such as the Taj Mahal.

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Indian perfume history is an unbroken narrative stretching over four millennia, woven into art, ritual, and medicine from the ...

Soaring temperatures are expected to damage heritage structures, often built from lime, stone and timber. These buildings ...

Hear how Native American composers mix their heritage with techiques passed down from the European classical tradition. A small but growing number of American Indian musicians are embracing classical ...