An Indian legend you probably don't know about

In a corner of Kolkata lived a man who made Latin American music cool before urban India became hip to salsa.Sumit Bhattacharya remembers Monojit Datta, ace percussionist, guru and unknown legend.......

When Venezuela's star stopped shining

In the '70s, when other Latin American nations were crumbling under ruinous debt, Venezuela remained economically solvent and politically stable.Not only was it a democracy in a continent plagued......

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Roy Biswas looks back at a devastated country she......

Groovy Michelle really likes to move it!

In addition to her impeccable style and her easy charm, the United States First Lady Michelle Obama also has rhythm in her veins and she ain’t afraid to show it. In fact, she doesn’t......

The best Bollywood star dancers Saroj Khan has seen

'Madhuri is the best dancer in the world.''Shahid is too good!''Hrithik is the best in the industry.' Legendary Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan is now part of the ages. Eight years ago, in an......

10 lessons to learn from Katrina Kaif

Photograph: Katrina Kaif/Instagram Katrina Kaif in 2003: I'm happy to sing and dance and run around trees. Katrina Kaif in 2019: Now that I have done the song and dance, lots of it, I find my......

Will he give Bollywood its next superstars?

Arun, 24, is from Kolkata. He's a bartender.Vidya, 8, studies in an English medium school. Her father is a chaiwala.Purvika, 9, has big, bright eyes. Her father works in a beer bar.All of them are......

'Ranbir is phenomenal!'

'When we were to shoot Galti Se Mistake, Dada asked me to get some boys and see what we could do.''We got 50 boys, but he had no idea what we should do.''Ranbir was there too.''Then, he played the......

Sanath Jayasuriya: Dancing with Madhuri

Madhuri praised him in Sinhalese, saying, 'Gondhak hundai (Very good)', which instantly made Sanath smile.A fascinating excerpt from Chandresh Narayan's Sanath Jayasuriya: A Biography. IMAGE:......

Vihan's silver lining on heartbreak day for India at Asian Games

Iran ended seven-time champions India's unchallenged kabaddi domination in the Asian Games since the sport was first introduced in 1990. IMAGE: Shardul Vihan celebrates after winning the silver......

Deepika flops again, crashes out of Asian Games

'I also expect myself to do well. I do not feel pressure at big events. We don't think like, this is a big event.' IMAGE: Deepika Kumari failed to win a medal at the Asian Games. Photograph: PTI......

World Cup: Colombia fall short of 2014 heights in painful exit

IMAGE: England manager Gareth Southgate and Colombia coach Jose Pekerman console Mateus Uribe after the penalty shootout. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Colombia can count themselves unfortunate......

WC diary: I'm done with Mexican food if we lose, says Sweden's 'Taco'

IMAGE: Sweden's Anders Svensson. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Former Sweden international Anders ‘Taco’ Svensson has vowed to give up the favourite food that gave him his......