Ustad Vilayat Khan's death is a great loss for Indian classical music. He not only inherited music from his forefathers but, with his genius, brought it to a much higher standard. He also developed......
The death of Ustad VilayatKhan saheb is a personal loss; our families have known each other for over two generations. His father Ustad InayatKhan saheb and my father Ustad Hafeez Ali Khan saheb and......
As Ashima and I left the office after work every day, we would talk about prose and poetry and life in general. That day, we happened to talk about Madhavan uncle and his daughter Swati. When I......
It was a summer day in New Delhi. I was on my way for a routine check-up at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, before leaving for the US for further studies. The drive -- I was in my father's government......
They are two, for them two Be honest, how concerned are we about our population problem?Not much. Especially if you go by what the National Commission on Population is up to -- or rather, not up......
Who is yourNumber One Bollywood heroine?Is it the eternally beautiful Aishwarya Rai that holds you captive?Is it the sexy Bipasha Basu you can't get your eyes off?Is it Rani Mukerji that rules your......
Fear is an overpowering emotion. It not only makes you uneasy, sometimes it even kills. Recently, a man was found dead at a cinema hall in New Delhi, afterwatching Ram Gopal Varma's horror......