Postcards from the Raj

It was an exciting time for India and the world.Photography had been invented 50 years earlier, and the mass-produced Kodak camera of the 1880s helped democratise photography.Ritika Kochhar reports......

'Kishori Amonkar was a slave to the purity of the note'

'At her last concert on March 26, she bowed down to the artistes and to the audience and said, "Main chahti hoon ki baar baar koi na koi is stage mein bulayein aur main gaati rahoon." But that was......

Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi gets French honour

Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee has been decorated with one of France's top honour The Order of Arts and Letters for her contribution in promoting peace, solidarity,......

Pix: When Venky, Aamir, Rahman took centre stage

Nobel laureate of Indian origin Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, noted theatre personality Ebrahim Alkazi were on Wednesday conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award by President......

'When do dreams come true?'

'If you sit collar turned up and tell yourself, you are great, you will never evolve as an actor.' IMAGE: Raghubir Yadav in Panchayat. After more than three decades in the industry, the......

The man who taught Naseer, Om, Anupam acting

'Alkazisaab trained innumerable actors to be good human beings.' IMAGE: Ebrahim Alkazi, a bonafide Indian legend. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonali Kulkarni/Instagram Theatre doyen and legendary......

Ebrahim Alkazi: 'A man who taught us how to see'

'He taught us not only about theatre, acting or dramas but also about life.''He made us discover ourselves.' Photograph: Kind courtesy National School of Drama/Twitter Theatre doyen and legendary......

The Towering Talent called Girish Karnad

In a career spanning over five decades, Girish Karnad lived several lives... not only on the stage, but also as a scholar, theatre personality, actor and director. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film......