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Kapila Vatsyayan was not afraid of anyone. Dance to art, she was a cultural architect

Kapila Vatsyayan, who died on 16 September 2020, was the architect of cultural institutions from IGNCA to the Central University of Tibetan Studies. She advised Nehru, Indira, and Rajiv Gandhi.

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s stellar limit was called absurd. It got him 1983 Physics Nobel

No direct observations of any star exceed the Chandrasekhar limit. The theoretical physicist's calculations have helped so far to understand supernovas, neutron stars, and black holes.

Persis Khambatta, Indian model-actor who shaved her head for Star Trek, almost became Bond girl

Persis Khambatta rose to international fame in 1979 after playing Ilia in Star Trek, for which she shaved her head. Actor Kabir Bedi remembers her as 'a kind, sensitive person.'

Juhu beach to Kailash Mansarovar — Protima Bedi’s fearless life. ‘I have broken every rule’

Protima Bedi was a model, Odissi dancer and sanyasin before a landslide claimed her in August 1998. In one of her last letters, she wrote she was ‘finally at peace’.

Babri to n-bomb, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a man of twists and turns

From the Sangh agenda to Pakistan policy, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a man of contradictions. On his death anniversary, a look at a political life that defied pinning down.

Reliable, resilient, resolute—Aunshuman Gaekwad was a dynamic cricketer. He shone as coach

Teammates described Gaekwad as a 'mood‑uplifter', a friendly, jolly presence in the dressing room who was always available for guidance.

Babasaheb Purandare was devoted to Shivaji. Politics and critics did not deter him

Purandare's interest in Shivaji was born out of long walks up the hill with his father who would narrate tales of the Maratha Empire.

Mangala Narlikar changed how girls in India learn math. She took the fear out of it

In a generation when women’s aspirations were often softened to fit domestic frames, Mangala Narlikar refused to choose between academic pursuit and caregiving.

Dadabhai Naoroji started a newspaper to push for reform in Bombay. It was called Truth Teller

Dadabhai Naoroji was part of the 'Young Bombay' reformist clique group, which had progressive views on women’s education and rationalisation of religious practices.

When Sam Manekshaw took bullets in 1942 Burma—and earned a Military Cross

Manekshaw was gravely injured at the battle of the Sittang Bridge in 1942. That didn’t stop him from cracking up the doctor treating him with his trademark humour.

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Piyush Pandey brought the language of small towns into ad agency corridors: Prasoon Joshi

Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.