From the Raj to Azadi, how I saw India change

As a child in British India, Bharati Dutt lived a privileged and sheltered life in an extended joint family of civil servants, doctors, engineers and Gandhians. Between the ages of seven and 11,......

How the British stole the Kohinoor from a child

'I can tell you the case that hurts me the most is the one in which the little boy is forced to sign the Kohinoor over.''You take a mother away from a child, you surround him with grown ups......

'Sooner or later, we will hear news about Dawood's end'

'After Rajan is back in India, our resident dons are almost down. I won't say that they are out. So, now the obvious question is about Dawood, and the present government, I think, is more than......

'Sanskrit had become more a symbol than a language'

'On both sides of our cultural divide, it roused strong emotions that had very little to do with the language and its literature.' 'I felt Sanskrit had been removed from the realm of thought, and......

2018: Year of reckoning for India Inc

A glance back at some important ups and down India Inc faced in 2018. Year End Specials   Kindly click on the image below to view the relevant story. #1 How PNB scam effected consumer......

Did demonetization steal the colour from art?

Since the note ban was announced, auction houses, galleries and art fairs are witnessing lukewarm sales -- even with masters like Souza, Raza and Padamsee. Ritika Kochhar reports. IMAGE: At this......

AI's new chief features in record books, has garden named after him

Air India's new chief Ashwani Lohani is a man of many parts. Here are 10 interesting facts about him. Image: Ashwani Lohani to head Air India.     Leadership is not about creating......

Disney homes in on developers

For seven-year-old Bhavana, it was a dream come true. Her father had just explained that he was buying a house in a ‘Disney’ land, where she could live, play, study and swim along with......

OTT Picks For All Kinds Of Romantics

The Day of Love is here. Don't want to spend half your day in traffic driving to a restaurant? Don't have money to blow on gifts? Make your Valentine's Day fun and fabulous with Sukanya Verma's OTT......

Mukhbir: The Story Of A Spy Review: Tensions Run High

Mukhbir: The Story Of A Spy makes up in elegance of language and production design what it lacks in flashy derring do that most actioners rely on to keep the audience hooked, observes Deepa......

Qaidi Band Review: Moronic take on real events

'It's commendable how earnest Anya Singh remains even after Qaidi Band does everything to undermine her efforts,' says Sukanya Verma. The undertrials of Habib Faisal's Qaidi Band are clearly not in......

Milenge Milenge is a tedious watch

Sukanya Verma Reviews Milenge MilengeLong, long ago when Shahid Kapoor hadn't beefed up his Kaminey body and Kareena Kapoor was oblivious to size zero, producer Boney Kapoor and director Satish......

It's time for the wrestlers to shine in Rio

Narsingh eyes fairy-tale climax, Yogeshwar Dutt keen to sign off on high IMAGE: Narsingh Yavdav in Olympic Village. Photograph: Twitter. A turbulent run-up to the Rio Games behind him, Narsingh......