It's just a matter of time for Telangana to become a reality

It will be interesting to watch whether the Telangana Rashtra Samithi which has said in the past that it would merge with the Congress, if the demand for a separate state is conceded, will actually......

Dr Omar Khalidi's voice will be sorely missed

Dr Omar Khalidi, the Muslim scholar who passed away on Monday, worked tirelessly to lift a mirror for the Indian polity to reflect on its secular credentials and to the Muslim community about the......

The man who negotiated with the terrorist

A finance professor in New York preparing for his class gets a call from a rabbi asking him if he could be a translator in a hostage negotiation and help save the lives of fellow rabbis in Mumbai.......

The battle is not for Marathi asmita

Time the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena cease talking about protecting the Maharashtrian asmita (pride) when they talk in support of fighting the influx of job-seeking migrants.......

Naseeruddin Shah: 25 TOP Performances

Sukanya Verma celebrates Naseeruddin Shah, acting legend. There's a beautiful quote I once read by Swedish film-maker Ingmar Bergman: 'No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film......

How Bollywood has treated Muslims

So many films have been made with Muslim characters. But how many have actually got them right? The Khans pretty much run the show in Bollywood. But when it comes to portraying Muslims on screen,......

Looking back at Shyam Benegal's mesmerising Mandi

Even after three decades, Mandi proves its lasting relevance and powerful impact on cinephile memory by inviting comparisons to Vidya Balan’s Begum Jaan.  Shyam......