I have heard him he is excellent. I am not sure if I agree with him completely

Quoted: Internationally renowned flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia feels that in the midst of the IT savvy Indian youth, overtly charmed with western culture, Indian classical music is losing its sheen and so is our tradition.

When asked which contemporary musician influences him the most, Chaurasia says he particularly likes compositions by A.R. Rahman. "Rahman is very talented and his music is very soothing. I especially liked his music in the film 'Lagaan'," he said.

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Quoted: CBS certainly got something different than it bargained for when it stole America’s Sweetheart from the “Today” show last year. Not only has Couric failed to draw her loyal fans to her new network: “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric” remains a distant third behind NBC and ABC. Now, Couric is embroiled in an embarrassing flap with The Wall Street Journal over plagiarism, the ultimate journalistic sin.