For biographers, Gandhi as father was a mixed bag

While historian Ramachandra Guha and Iranian-Canadian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo believe Gandhi was less than the perfect father, author Sandhya Mehta treads a more middle path.  The......

'My objective was to resurrect Kasturba, not to demolish Gandhi'

'This book is really the story of the woman whose destiny takes her onto the path of an inordinately iconic man whom the world reveres as God!''It is the day-to-day demolition of her dreams that......

A remarkable Indian you never heard of

A C Narayanan Nambiar's name will not ring a bell because he operated in the shadows where statecraft and secrecy overlap.An anti-colonial warrior, he was imprisoned in concentration camps and......

Gandhi's letter accusing son of rape up for sale in UK

Three explosive letters that highlight Mahatma Gandhi’s deep concerns over the behaviour of his eldest son, Harilal, will go under the hammer at an auction in England next week.......

When Bhansali Wanted to Cast Child Alia

IMAGE: Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Alia Bhatt. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhansali Productions/Instagram If fate had willed, Alia Bhatt's first movie co-star would have been Aditya Narayan, singer......

'Gandhi's honesty floored me'

Putting together a play about the Father of the Nation is no easy task.But when that play is a musical, the challenges increase.Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar (text), Rajesh Karkera (video) and......

Six Malayalam films gear up for release

Six new Malayalam releases will hit the screens on April 26: Shalini Usha Nair's Akam, Rajasenan's 72 Model, Sajan's Progress Report, K B Venu's August Club, A G Sukumaran's Ente Puthiya Number and......

Girish Kasaravalli wins his 12th National Award with Kurmavatara

Girish Kasaravalli, ace Kannada film-maker has won his third National Award in a row for the best Kannada film with Kurmavatara, taking his total number of National Awards to 12. His films Gulabi......