Right to wear hijab not under Art 25: K'taka govt in HC

The Karnataka government on Tuesday told the high court that there is no restriction on wearing hijab in India with reasonable restrictions subject to institutional discipline. IMAGE: Students......

Sahir Ludhianvi's priceless notes, poems found in scrap shop!

Mumbai-based Film Heritage Foundation, a not-for-profit NGO, found these items recently amid a dump of newspapers and magazines at the scrap shop in Juhu and now plans to preserve and exhibit "the......

'LET ME GO HOME!'

Do we care about India's Nowhere People, asks Sunil Sethi. IMAGE: Migrants from Rajasthan travel to the Kozhikode railway station before boarding a train to their villages, May 13, 2020.......

How Hindi conquers other Indian languages

It looks like Hindi, which faces political opposition at the front door, is entering Tamil Nadu through the kitchen, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf. On a visit to Pakistan in 1998, a distant relative......

Why Pyaasa Is A Must Watch 68 Years On

At a time when the 'my country, right or wrong' attitude is sweeping over the majority, the Pyaasa songm Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par Woh Kahan Hain brings a much-needed sense of reality.It questions:......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Essential RK Playlist

'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' 'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai' 'Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan' Even a sliver of a Raj Kapoor song has the finality of a statement, a slogan, a saga of life. A deep desire for......

'You Need Patience To Be An Actor'

'A struggling actor once came to me and told me there's no work.''I said when there's no work, that's when you have a lot of work.''He said he didn't understand.''I explained that you have to keep......

Why Sahir Ludhianvi Is Relevant Today

While the country is gripped by Ram Mandir frenzy, Danish Husain -- without shouting from the rooftops -- silently staged his opinion with this play on one of India's best-known poets, observes......

Hindi commentators add spice to NBA in India

'I never imagined that there would come a day when the NBA game would be seen and heard by Indian fans in their own language.' IMAGE: The NBA's Hindi commentator Akshay Manwani analyses games on......