My Guruji Is Gone

I have never forgotten the lesson that Guruji served up with the tea that morning: Be kind encouraging and patient with fresh starters.Subhash K Jha mourns the passing of Pritish Nandy. IMAGE:......

Is One Nation, One Election A Ploy?

What India needs more than one simultaneous election is better governance both at the central and state level. Yes, we need reforms, but our priority should be to make elections less expensive,......

Legendary Malayalam writer M T Vasudevan Nair passes away

The great literary figure of Malayalam and Jnanpith Award winner M T Vasudevan Nair, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital here following heart failure, has died, hospital sources......

When Zakir Hussain beat BigB to be voted 'sexiest man'

His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic. IMAGE: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: ANI Photo Zakir Hussain was......

Why Ayesha Jhulka Stepped Away From Films

'I've not been doing much work because I was not getting the kind of roles I want to do.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ayesha Jhulka/Instagram Aamir Khan's 60th birthday had us flashbacking to many......

Vijay's Villain Act Wins An Award

The Times Of India Film Awards OTT Edition 2023 awards saw Bollywood's talents being acknowledged and honoured. Sonakshi Sinha won the Acting Excellence Female and Best Female Actor Web Series......

'We Have Been Validated Yet Again'

'The country that does most of the visual effects, more than any other country, is India.''There are more Indians working on VFX in any major Hollywood film than there are in Indian films.' IMAGE:......

The Last Days Of Raj Kapoor

Exactly a month before he passed away on June 2, 1988, Raj Kapoor was presented the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- the nation's highest honour for cinematic achievement -- by then President Ramaswamy......

PCB says Champions Trophy going nowhere

IMAGE: Ongoing construction work at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore has fueled doubts over Pakistan's capability to host the Champions Trophy, beginning February 22. Photograph: X The Pakistan......