Kashmir: Justice must be seen to be done

On July 23, Kashmiri-born journalist Basharat Peer took home the prestigious Crossword Book Award 2008 top prize for Non-Fiction (English). And with good reason.His book Curfewed......

The 50 million people the world forgot

Today is World Refugee Day. The day is a tribute to the courage and dignity of refugees world wide. This year's World Refugee Day theme is "Real People, Real Needs". Despite best......

A tale of two Akbars, and of Muslim women

Have Muslim women taken to the BJP even as their menfolk cling to 'secular' politics, asks Syed Firdaus Ashraf. IMAGE: The Bharatiya Janata Party's Muslim supporters celebrate the BJP's victory in......

The Superhits of Shamshad Begum

Legendary playback singer Shamshad Begum, who mesmerised music lovers with her classic songs, died at her Mumbai residence from age-related ailments On April 23. We pay her a tribute here.  ......

Celebrating Holi Bollywood ishtyle!

The Holi song has lent resplendent colour to Hindi films for more than five decades now. In the late 1950s era ofearly colour films, the festival provided filmmakers a welcome chance to sprinkle......

Veteran filmmaker Shankerbhai Bhatt dead

Veteran filmmaker Shankerbhai Bhatt, who made memorable movies like 'Baiju Bawra', 'Hariyali Aur Raasta' and 'Goonj Uthi Shehnai', died at his residence in Versova, Mumbai, on Friday, family......

Bollywood's 36 jhoola moments

From chandeliers, balloons, the moon, the reds -- it's the little things that draw us to the bigger picture. Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood......

Spotted: Kevin Pietersen in the West Indies

Reader Siddhartha Kunzru sent us this photograph. 'This is a photo of my friend Rishikesh Bagati with Kevin Pietersen in a hotel in the Caribbean (during the March 2009 England trip to the......