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The Home Netaji Left Never To Return

Subhas Chandra Bose was under house arrest, yet he pulled out a daring escape from his Elgin Road residence in Calcutta to Germany via Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia... IMAGE: Netaji Subhas Chandra......

Dilli Ab Door Nahin!

'Delhi's streets were not alleys but an artist's canvas,' the eminent poet Mir Taqi Mir noted more than 150 years ago.Syed Firdaus Ashraf savours the sights and cuisine of the national capital.......

After Parliament, now focus on VP Enclave, new PMO

With the new Parliament building inaugurated, the focus now shifts to the construction of the Vice President Enclave, Common Central Secretariat buildings, Defence Enclave, MPs' chambers, and prime......

Why Central Vista project is all wrong

The project shows a lack of respect for history, even if an inalienable part of it is colonial history, asserts T N Ninan. IMAGE: The proposed new Parliament building. Photograph: Kind courtesy Om......

Heritage buildings won't be demolished under Central vista: Govt

The government on Monday said the National Archives of India will not be demolished under the Central Vista redevelopment project as it is a heritage building but confirmed that the National Museum......

Budget: What's costlier, what's cheaper?

Image: A man smokes a cigarette as he sits on a pavement along a road in Srinagar. Photograph: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget in Parliament on......

Reconstructing Iraq: Crony capitalism at its worst

What is as appalling as the brutal United States-led war on Iraq and the subsequent looting of priceless treasures that were once stored in Baghdad's museum is the blatant manner in which......

Sir Ratan Tata and Mahatma Gandhi

'In all humility I may say that I have come here also as a friend of the capitalists-- a friend of the Tatas. And here it would be ungrateful on my part, if I do not give you a little anecdote......

Coming Soon: The real Filmistan on Pedder Road

For a nation seemingly consumed by a passion for making and viewing cinema, India's track record in preserving the medium's history so far has been far from laudatory. The National Museum of Indian......

Traditional music should be kept alive: Yesudas

When melody was queen in the Hindi film industry, Yesudas was the king romancing her. But with melody losing out to double meaning lyrics, and gyrating numbers replacing soulful renditions, Yesudas......

George Clooney and 10 movie gems from Berlin

Aseem Chhabra spots 10 must-see movies at the Berlin Film Festival. George Clooney was pissed. He was the headliner at the opening day press conference at the Berlinale, for his new film Hail......

'Indian filmmakers make art even when they aren't thinking they are making art'

'I personally consider Indian cinema as one of the most creative and powerful forms of cinematic expression in the world.' 'An average Indian film is 10 times better than a costly American......

'I don't make films on ordinary problems'

'What can you possibly want to ask me that you haven't before?' Adoor Gopalakrishnan responds, when I telephone him at the Mayflower Hotel, in New York City, asking for an interview.He remembers an......

Wellington: The score... and more

The second Twenty20 international between India and New Zealand will be played at the Westpacstadium in Wellington on February 27.The venue hashosted just a solitary Twenty20 international, between......

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