Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Kabir Centre inaugurates its 2023 concert season with the <>Magnificent sitar played by Mita Nag, one of India's leading female artists. She will be <>accompanied by the brilliant percussionist ...

Shweta Basu Prasad needs no introduction among cinema lovers. The actress, who first impressed the audience with her screen presence years ago as a child artist, soon made a mark for herself with ...

The sitar’s metal strings result in tough calluses but yield a delicate sound. The instrument – reminiscent of its Western guitar counterpart – is a plucked instrument with strings and 20 frets, used ...

Sitarist David Pontbriand will present a concert of Solos for Sitar, on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be hosted by Door 463, located at 463 Stevens Ave. in Portland, Maine. The ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Ravi Shankar in 1955 Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Ravi Shankar, the man who made traditional Indian sitar music popular worldwide, didn’t shoot to fame ...