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Why Barricade Is Gaining Popularity

Barricade is a poignant political play for today's times. IMAGE: A scene from the play Barricade. Photographs: Kind courtesy Raj Lalwani A certain political play is gaining popularity in......

'I got support in all jail authorities except Tihar'

'The IB and authorities knew I had given away all my property and had nothing in my name.''Even among police officers, they all respected me for this sacrifice which is rare these days.''They......

Ansuya Dutt had rare courage

Ansuya Dutt, who never stopped fighting for women's rights, can be an inspiration to us never to lose sight of our basic beliefs, never mind peer pressure.Jyoti Punwani salutes the incomparable......

Controversy erupts over lecture in Mumbai

Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh refuses to 'retreat in the face of threats'. Jyoti Punwani reports. Will the 9th Anuradha Ghandy memorial lecture be held on Friday, October 13? "Of course,"......

'We need a mindset that puts the country and its people first, every time'

'We have to find a way to relook at our notion of Democracy. It has to be a vigorous, honest democracy. The Aam Aadmi Party has shown us the possibility of a different way of thinking, that is all.......

Capital gains tax to boost art funds

The Budget proposal to impose capital gains tax on transactions in works of art would qualify art as another asset class. The move would also give rise to a new breed of investors, as they gain......

Relief bonds provide relief

Drought Relief Bonds' alias 'Rahat Patras' were introduced on December 1, 1987 to enable the government to fight the unprecedented drought. It is not known whether they helped to fight the drought......

Shashi Kapoor's lasting legacy: Prithvi@40

A year has passed since Shashi Kapoor passed into the ages.His movies live on on television, but Shashiji's greatest legacy must remain Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre, where people came to be......

The Who's Who of the CBFC's new, improved squad

Will this team of 12 change the way films are certified in India? Controversy-ridden Pahlaj Nihalani's recent ouster as chairperson of the Central Board Of Film Certification and Prasoon Joshi's......

'Gandhi's honesty floored me'

Putting together a play about the Father of the Nation is no easy task.But when that play is a musical, the challenges increase.Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar (text), Rajesh Karkera (video) and......

'We brought Shakespeare alive in London!'

Magic, sheer magic!" is how Sunil Shanbag, director of the Gujarati adaptation of the Shakespearean classic All's Well That Ends Well, describes the experience of performing the play at the......

'It is very difficult to do Shakespeare in Gujarati'

Shakespeare in Gujarati, to be performed at the Globe Theatre in London where most of the Bard's plays were staged some 400 years ago, is not a midsummer night's dream, but a fact. Mumbai-based......

Rockstar umpire creates a buzz

IMAGE: Umpire Paschim Pathak ahead of the start of the IPL game between the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi on Monday, October 19, 2020. Photographs: BCCI/IPL ......

'If luck is with Anju she can win a medal'

Shiny Wilson, who participated in four consecutive Olympics from 1984, is India's most successful athlete after 'Golden Girl' P T Usha. Though Usha also participated in as many Games between 1980......

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