Kalam much more to me than what the world knew of him: Srijan Pal Singh (Oct...
Being an aide, a favourite student and a co-author with former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for nearly a decade, Srijan Pal Singh says he meant much more to him than the world knew about him. “I miss...
View ArticleGrassroot commonsense needs more media space
By way of relief from the cacophony that passes for debate on prime time television, India’s ace anchor, Barkha Dutt, did a memorable interview the other night with historian Romila Thapar. It was...
View ArticleWhen Kalam made India touch the moon
Late former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was instrumental in making India touch the lunar surface on its maiden mission to moon in November 2008, a senior space scientist said on Friday. “When we made...
View ArticleReturning awards is symbolic gesture: Shabana Azmi
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi says the decision of several artistes and filmmakers to return their awards in protest against “a culture of intolerance” is a “symbolic gesture” of bigger things to come....
View ArticleNot taking Sahitya Akademi award back: Bengali woman poet
Bengali poet Mandakranta Sen, who recently returned her Sahitya Akademi award, on Monday said the Akademi has written to her requesting she take it back, but that she will follow through with the...
View ArticleRetelling Shakuntala’s tale, and reminiscing Allahabad memories and other...
To suit the present times, mythology has its own interpretations by present generation writers. Read this unknown side of Shakuntala, a little different from what the Mahabharata had to say. Also to...
View ArticleWhat numerology has to say for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump?
By Sanjay B Jumaani All eyes are on the outcome of the 58th US Presidential elections; many have asked us to predict what lies in store for the most ‘Powerful’ country in the world. What do their...
View Article‘Women in my book are not afraid to burn rotis’- Burnt Rotis, With Love Writer
By Nidhi Kumari Prerna Bakshi, a writer, poet and activist of Indian origin from Australia, a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee and the author of the recently released full-length poetry collection,...
View ArticleThe nights
By Mousumi Ghose She is loved every night a thousand times, Thrown away in the morning. .. Like a rotten fruit or, An empty basin. Her velvet berth is painted red, Yet she longs for that pristine...
View ArticleNot just ‘Adarsh Bhartiya Nari’, Sita was a warrior: Author Amish Tripathi
New Delhi He is the author of the fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history — “The Shiva Trilogy” — and his last book, “Scion of Ikshvaku”, was the biggest literary blockbuster of 2015,...
View Article7 Success traits of Millionaires…
By Rrajesh Kothhari Who wants to be Millionaire? If I asked to any person of this planet. The answer will be the one, “I want to be Millionaire. “But nobody knows the mystery of it. In this world, we...
View ArticleSELFISH – to be or not to be?
(A psychological, social, moral and scientific perspectives) Dr Kuldip Sidhu, PhD Part 3 of the series Rosen and Deuter say that the key to healthy selfishness is being self-focused instead of...
View Article‘The Mughal Feast’ a seminal tour-de-force through Shah Jahan’s elaborate...
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi Food historian and author Salma Yusuf Hussain’s “passion to find out more and more about the cuisine of Mughal India” has resulted in her latest offering: a seminal work...
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