John Mayall, blues legend dies at age 90. His influence was felt far and wide, including in India’s blossoming rock roll scene in the 60s and 70s.

Wayne Shorter significantly influenced the way jazz bifurcated from bebop, a complex and virtuosic form of music dominating the scene in the late '50s and '60s, to the more accessible jazz fusion of the '70s.

For the true Beatles fan, Ajoy Bose has delivered a lovely, lasting gift in his book 'Across the Universe: The Beatles in India'.