When Mahatma Gandhi Gave British Sleepless Nights

Government was watching Gandhiji's mood to know if he had cooled down.They found out from his letters and utterances that he was the same old firebrand and even more determined than before. The......

Anthony Quinn And The Kashmiri Anger

'We called him Sher-e-Kashmir but we realised he was no lion but a pussycat who surrendered.' IMAGE: Sheikh Abdullah addresses a prayer meeting in Gandhi Park in 1949. Photograph: Keystone......

Why Modi Should Thank Indira Gandhi

If Indira Gandhi hadn't targeted the RSS, Narendra Modi wouldn't be sitting pretty with his second majority and looking at a third, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Narendra Modi at the foundation......

'Unity in diversity has helped us survive'

'The BJP is trying to change this mantra.' Photograph: ANI Photo On December 30, freedom fighter Dr G G Parikh, who was jailed during the 1942 Quit India movement and again during the Emergency,......

Of leadership, innovation and India

Rajiv Narang has been invited by the Tata Group to make a presentation at its annual general meet at Phuket. He is also busy getting ready for Financial Times' annual Innovation Summit in London.......

Why the world must watch out for India, China

It may not top the must-see list of many tourists. But to appreciate Shanghai's ambitious view of its future, there is no better place than the Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, a glass-and-metal......

10 Ways to Survive the Lockdown

Entertainment that's the equivalent of easily digestible food can only make this lockdown more frustrating for you. You know what can be equally frustrating? Watching movies with apocalyptic......

50 years on... 'Fight of Century' still packs a punch

'Ali and Frazier, they were symbols of the divide in the country that united people on one side or the other.' IMAGE: A boxing programme feature promoting the World Heavyweight Championship......

Cricket's dressing room blues go back a long way

'The dressing room is a precinct that abounds with all the complexities that make up human nature -- and the unpredictable consequences that can emerge from interpersonal relationships. 'A cursory......

F1 celebrates 1,000th race, give or take a few

The fact is that some of the 999 championship races thus far have been questionable Grands Prix and several past race winners never even drove a Formula One car. IMAGE: Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina in......

The Bradman puzzle and its Mumbai connection

A Mumbai man did a cricket puzzle in three days that had troubled Don Bradman for about two decades, reveals Utkarsh Mishra. IMAGE: Don Bradman. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images There was......

The Muhammad Ali tribute you MUST read!

'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.''What the obituaries leave out is......