Why people are ditching parties for kirtan concerts and how they are helping promote mental health and happiness

Amala Krishna Das’s kirtan concert as part of the “Bury Worry” series in Delhi saw a packed crowd in a state more akin to ecstatic revelry than medita.
Los Angeles Times

Tabla great Zakir Hussain’s last work, ‘Murmurs in Time,’ sets the stage for a new generation

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Lord Krishna, Hinduism’s compassionate god of divine love, is often portrayed with a flute in hand. Perhaps that ...
The Straits Times

English-language tabla! relaunches website for greater community engagement

SINGAPORE - English publication tabla!, which caters to Singapore’s Indian community, officially relaunched its website on Nov 19 with the goal of bringing together and engaging with community leaders ...
The New Indian Express

Hyderabad's tabla artisans preserve a 180-year-old tradition

HYDERABAD: Nestled in one of the narrow bylanes of Secunderabad, past rusted shutters and tea stalls humming with old film songs, a different rhythm, the soft thump of stretched leather, the resonant ...
Times Union

Tabla in Tannersville has gorgeous space, lacks culinary identity

Set along a scenic creek on Tannersville’s Main Street, the ambiance at Tabla is cozy, warm and convivial. Whether enjoying a cocktail and appetizers under the hammered tin ceiling and exposed beams ...
Newsweek

Millennial Man’s Theory on Why You Should ‘Close Your Loops’ Blows Minds

There is a reason you might be feeling tired—and it’s not necessarily because you are not getting a solid night’s sleep. In a Threads post that has been liked over 21,200 times and reposted more than ...
CNN

Shares of Froot Loops cereal maker soar 50% after reports of Ferrero acquisition

Shares of WK Kellogg, the cereal maker behind Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes, skyrocketed as high as 50% after the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Ferrero was nearing acquiring the company ...
Wall Street Journal

Ferrero Strikes Roughly $3 Billion Deal for Maker of Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes

The Italian candy maker behind Ferrero Rocher and Nutella struck a roughly $3 billion deal to buy the breakfast-cereal conglomerate WK Kellogg, in a bid to bolster its business in North America.
Los Angeles Times

Zakir Hussain, Grammy-winning tabla player and classical Indian composer, dies at 73

Zakir Hussain, an internationally renowned tabla player and composer who helped integrate Indian classical sound into Western music, has died at age 73. Hussain died Sunday afternoon in San Francisco ...
The New York Times

Zakir Hussain, Tabla Virtuoso Who Fused Musical Traditions, Dies at 73

His collaborators included John McLaughlin, Béla Fleck, Ravi Shankar, Herbie Hancock, Yo-Yo Ma and members of the Grateful Dead. By Jon Pareles Zakir Hussain, a percussionist and composer who was both ...
Reuters

India's Zakir Hussain, the tabla maestro with 'dancing fingers', dies

MUMBAI, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Zakir Hussain, whose "dancing fingers" made him one of the greatest players of the tabla or Indian drums and who became a major force in contemporary world music, has died.