'Zakir bhai always said, 'koi chala nahi jata hai', he believed even after death, you left something of yourself behind and he has left so much of himself behind.' IMAGE: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir......
'Why should we disclose classified information. to satisfy those who doubt our Hydrogen Bomb capability?' IMAGE: Dr Anil Kakodkar, former chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, at the 'Machined to......
25 student suicides in 2023 at India's coaching hub Kota have revealed the mindboggling stress children confront every day, reports Prakash Bhandari. IMAGE: Students at Bansal Classes in Kota. All......
India's Right-wing has sought to own our democracy by making itself appear the stuff of majority, and sometimes, a national ethos older than the Constitution on which our democracy is based, argues......
'From the very start, PM Modi was insistent that visiting foreign leaders should be exposed to an India beyond its capital.''Through these experiences, he felt that the full Indian narrative would......
'It is building the country's infrastructure, and delivering it very efficiently.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Ajay Seth, secretary, department of economic affairs. Photograph:......
One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......
'Kids like something when it is interesting, focused, and offers scope for self-exploration.''We teach them how to learn, not force them,' Byju Raveendran tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra.Illustration:......
'What is bank recapitalisation? When the rich take loans and do not return and the government returns that money to the banks.''What is restructuring 5:25 scheme? The government says don't return......
'Trust your new governor,' Omkar Goswami advises RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya. 'Just because he is from the IAS and doesn't carry a PhD from a US university does not make him unsuitable for......
His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions.Siva Sankar pays a tribute to S P......
It’s the 77th edition of the Golden Globes -- Hollywood’s annual party night when the who’s who of showbiz turn up in shiny couture, make politically correct speeches, win some,......
How a bus conductor named Shivaji Gaekwad became the mega-phenomenon called Rajinikanth.A fascinating excerpt from Naman Ramachandran's Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Vanivilas Hospital......
'Parts of PadMan look like a Vicco Turmeric commercial, parts of it look like a Tourism Ad and parts of it like a commercial for Etihad Airlines. But almost all of it, unmistakably, sounds like one......
'I used to be humiliated.''If I'd approach an actor, he would say hello and then turn away.''That's when I understood the whole game of the industry.''You cannot trust the industry.'Madhur......
Over five decades ago, when swimmers from Rajasthan participated in the National Swimming Championships, competitors from other states would look at the Rajasthan squad in awe. They wondered how a......
'Put cricket, first and foremost, at the centre of every decision you take.''The bottom line must always be the sport that we love.'Rahul Dravid as eloquent as always in his M A K Pataudi Memorial......
Full text of Rahul Dravid's Pataudi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi. IMAGE: Former India captain Rahul Dravid delivering the Pataudi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi. Photograph: Twitter (@BCCI)......
'What is true khadoos? Stubborn? Dogged? Unyielding? Relentless? Or something in between that? Or all of it together?' 'Just like you can't translate it, you can't teach a kid to be khadoos either.......
The popularity of cricket in the subcontinent hasn't really translated on to a global stage. Similarly, theSummer Olympics, the world's biggest sporting extravaganza, doesn't enjoy as much......