'Mr Naipaul, forget about it'

'I don't think you have anything to say to me and I certainly don't have anything to say to you.'Bharat Bhushan recalls his encounters with V S Naipaul. The contest was between a sitting MP who......

Goodbye to a wretched year

T V R Shenoy feels the year began with the economy in the doldrums and end as the pillars of the State seem bent on crumbling. There are as I write still 50 hours to go before the year 2009 draws......

The President with ignited minds

The systematic and comprehensive collection of a cohesive set of thoughts on an issue can help youth cultivate the ability to articulatetheir thoughts in a logical manner, observes President A P J......

'No one cares who my family is'

'I expected Armaan Jain to get all the limelight. If you promote Lekar Hum Deewana Dil by saying that Keval Kishan Kumar’s granddaughter Deeksha Seth is making her debt in Hindi films, people......

'Dum is not about bicep, it is about soul'

"Please wait for me in my van. I'll be back after this shot," assures a tall guy clad in a black vest and jeans. His arms and forehead are soaked in artificial blood. When Sukanya Vermamet him,......

Equestrian gold comes after sacrifices and an arduous journey

'It was not easy. I did not have the normal life of a teenager because I have been busy training with my horses. But it is all worth now. During Diwali and Holi, I was alone. The motivation was the......

Asian Games: Historic GOLD for Indian equestrian team

IMAGE: The Indian equestrian team ended a long wait to pick up gold in the Dressage Team Event. Photograph: SAI Media/X India's dressage team cantered to its first ever Asian Games gold and......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......

PHOTOS: Ravindra Jadeja meets his 'match'

'Reeva is a God's gift for me.' Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja tells Haresh Pandya what attracted him to Reeva Solanki. IMAGE: Reeva Solanki and Ravindra Jadeja after their engagement in......