One of Pakistan's most acclaimed historians, Ayesha Jalal bemoans the fact that history as an academic discipline has failed to grow in her country, a deficiency that needs to be addressed to spawn......
'Many Indians are not voting mostly on the basis of issues like the economy and their own well-being as measured by data provided by the government.''They seem to be as concerned and perhaps more......
Sunil Sethi caught the coronavirus. This is what happened next.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After eight days and nights in a Covid hospital following an attack of some severity,......
'Few practitioners of yoga doing the Surya Namaskar, including lakhs of Americans and Europeans, see it as a form of worshipping the sun. They do it because it is good exercise.' 'In my view Muslim......
'The defence minister should concentrate on acquiring a bigger stick, rather than brag of using terrorists as State policy,' says Aakar Patel. Defence ministers should carry a big stick, but speak......
Check out what's happening in Cannes here! Photograph: Pierre Suu/Getty Images for HP Nandita Das was in Cannes for the curtain-raiser of her second film as director, Manto. Nawazuddin Siddiqui,......
Nandita Das returns to the Cannes International Film Festival, choosing a peach zari sari for her first appearance. This time, she was present for the curtain raiser of her new film Manto. With......
Period films are about recreating time and history. And costumes play a important role in emphasising the same. Quite a few of our films are set when India was under the British Raj, and that......
Bollywood gets together for a special screening. After taking Manto to Toronto, Nandita Das brought her film to India and screened it for her friends and colleagues. Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui in......
The legendary film festival has a strong Indian flavour this year. The Extraordinary Journey of Fakir, an Indo-French production starring Dhanush, will be showcased at the Cannes......
'My speculation is that the BCCI believes it is dangerous for credible insiders to stay outside its area of influence. It wants people like these three cricketers inside the tent rather than......