Birju Maharaj 1938-2022: The stealer of sadnessA seasoned dancer puts in gruelling hours of practice so that his body movements flow with the tempo and tenor of the music and story line ...
17 Jan, 2022, 11.31 PM IST
Uniform code: Jawaharlal Nehru okayed principle, but didn’t make it a directiveNehru felt that given the pre and post-Partition violence, Muslims who had stayed back in India would feel insecure if a UCC was introduced...
23 Aug, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
Mom, Jawaharlal Nehru were rarely alone to have physical affair: Lord Mountbatten's daughterPamela says she had been "curious as to whether or not their affair had been sexual in nature" but after having read the letters, she was u...
30 Jul, 2017, 12.11 PM IST
Call him Bahubali at your own riskOver 30 years on, he sits in an offroader, part of a long cavalcade, riding past bright yellow mustard fields of Gagha, 30 km from Gorakhpu...
03 Mar, 2017, 11.08 AM IST
This year's Vijaya Dashami 'very special': PMNarendra Modi stressed that a 'very capable' armed forces is a must for a strong nation. This year's Vijaya Dashami is very special, he add...
09 Oct, 2016, 08.09 PM IST
'Wazir' review: A tight script and a capable cast makes it an absorbing watchThe Amitabh Bachchan-Farhan Akhtar starrer would have been a better viewing experience, if not for the jarring background scores.
08 Jan, 2016, 09.26 AM IST
'Wazir' review: Has sharp performances, but loses gripWazir's lead performances, cinematography, and sound design work well. However, the plot is laden with too many distractions.
07 Jan, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
Congress's guest list influenced by its depleting fortunes: BJPCongress President Sonia Gandhi launched a veiled attack on BJP in her opening remarks, saying Nehru's ideas were under threat from "misrep...
17 Nov, 2014, 05.34 PM IST
My marriage to Pandit Ravi Shankar was more important than earning fame: Annapurna Devi"Panditji was not happy, as I received more appreciation than he did from both the audience & critics whenever we performed together in the...
01 Sep, 2014, 03.15 PM IST
Lessons from the masterVenugopal Dhoot opens up about his musical side and his intimate relationship with his guru, maestro Hariprasad Chaurasia.
11 Jun, 2014, 12.35 PM IST
Narendra Modi’s caste makes sense in heartland politicsThe more the backward castes become assertive Hindus, stronger the Hindu hierarchy & Hindutva identity. Thus, Narendra Modi is a godsend to...
21 Jan, 2014, 06.52 AM IST
L K Advani backs unified India ideaBJP leader L K Advani today said he agreed with the concept of unified India mooted by BJP ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.
03 Apr, 2013, 07.04 PM IST
- Hard to find a person to take forward Ravi Shankar's legacy
Ravi Shankar was a gifted musician, but unlike his teacher, Baba Allauddin Khan, it is difficult to place his legacy.
13 Dec, 2012, 06.20 AM IST
Hailing KrishnaJnamashtami marks the birth of the Saviour who saved the light of Dharma from the forces of darkness.
04 Aug, 2012, 07.15 AM IST
Piya & PanditHis raga Kafi unveils the riotous roots of the festival of colours that's being celebrated on the streets outside with great gusto that mat...
14 Mar, 2012, 04.24 AM IST
A composer of cosmic tunesSo moved was Pandit Dinkar Kaikini by Neil Armstrong's lunar landing that he celebrated the astronaut's giant step for mankind’ with a subl...
30 Jan, 2010, 06.34 AM IST
Discern the culture, between the notesPandit Rajeev Taranath starts his sarod recital with a story. “Hanuman became worried after he burnt Lanka,” says the distinguished maestro...
12 Sep, 2009, 05.35 AM IST