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Grammys 2024: Shankar Mahadevan And Zakir Hussain Make India Proud

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Grammys 2024: Shankar Mahadevan And Zakir Hussain Make India Proud

Drumrolls…. India won big at Grammys 2024!

Zakir Hussain emerged as India’s top achiever, securing three Grammys, while Rakesh Chaurasia garnered two accolades. The fusion group Shakti, consisting of singer Shankar Mahadevan, violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan, and percussionist Selvaganesh Vinayakram, collaborators with Hussain, collectively earned one Grammy each at the star-studded event held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday (4 February).  They won the award for their latest album, ‘The Moment.’

Meanwhile, Zakir Hussain also secured the ‘Best Global Music Performance’ Grammy for his contribution to ‘Pashto’ alongside Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia – a virtuoso flute player. While Hussain bagged three Grammys in one night, Chaurasia got two awards.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated them on X

He wrote, “”Congratulations @ZakirHtabla, @Rakeshflute, @Shankar_Live, @kanjeeraselva and @violinganesh on your phenomenal success at the #GRAMMYs! Your exceptional talent and dedication to music have won hearts worldwide. India is proud! These achievements are a testament to the hard work you keep putting in. It will also inspire the new generation of artists to dream big and excel in music,”.

Big congratulations to the winners for making India proud!

Dharini Sanghavi is an entertainment journalist, and mom to a son. She has more than 13 years of experience and has worked with TellyChakkar and Koimoi. She is a social bird and is self-motivated by nature!

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From Highways to High Views: Journey of Rajesh Rawani

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From Highways to High Views: Journey of Rajesh Rawani

When you think of truck drivers in India, your mind might pop with images of rough highways, dirty chai stops and the classic “Horn OK Please” painted on trucks. You would probably not imagine a man from Jamtara, Jharkhand, sitting in the driver’s seat of an Eicher Pro 5016 truck, cooking chicken curry with a […]

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Cancer? Check. Acting? Check. Digital Queen? Chhavi Mittal is Slaying Every Role

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Cancer? Check. Acting? Check. Digital Queen? Chhavi Mittal is Slaying Every Role

Life doesn’t just hand us challenges; it throws them at us to see how far we’ll go. But Chhavi Mittal? She doesn’t just survive the storm; she rides the wave and emerges stronger. Actor, producer, writer, entrepreneur, mother, and cancer survivor, she’s lived multiple lives within one. And each one has made her unstoppable. From […]

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The Battle for the Spotlight: Indian OTT and the Rise of the Influencers Era

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The Indian entertainment landscape is undergoing a fascinating transformation, with OTT (over-the-top) platforms increasingly tapping into the influencers phenomenon. From commissioning shows centred around influencers to casting popular creators in movies and series, the digital entertainment industry seems to be riding the influencer wave like never before.  The digital revolution has forever transformed the entertainment […]

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