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First female Telugu movie superstar P. Bhanumathi made others cry

One of Bhanumathi's most well-known roles was in the 1951 musical hit Telugu classic, Malliswari, opposite NTR, who later become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Stanford’s Jay Bhattacharya is Fox regular, anti-lockdown. Twitter is his new foe

Jay Bhattacharya continues to advocate for herd immunity on Covid, despite his much-touted Swedish model resulting in an unnatural number of deaths.

Rahiman, the poet of people who built a tomb for his wife even before Taj Mahal existed

Rahim's dohe reveal only one aspect his complex personality. As a young man, he excelled on the battlefield and in the literary world.

Baalveer will go to moon, this time for real—Dev Joshi makes SpaceX crew

Dev Joshi is the youngest crew member and was selected along with the seven others from one million applicants from 249 countries.

Ramashankar Yadav ‘Vidrohi’: The bard of JNU who challenged authority with poetry

Students would wait for Vidrohi’s poems at the end of their demonstrations. He was their voice on campus.

Ali Sardar Jafri–the Urdu poet wrote anti-war poems, opposed the rise of communalism in India

Jafri was among the most ardent supporters of pluralistic and egalitarian India. His poetry also had a place for Krishna, Buddha, Radha and the Vedas.

Debaki Bose—the tough taskmaster who took Indian films to international heights

Thrown out of his wealthy Calcutta home for protesting with Gandhi, Bose sold vests and ‘gamchhas’ before becoming one of India’s highest-paid filmmakers.

Helped by Florence Nightingale, Cornelia Sorabji became India’s 1st woman lawyer at Oxford

Sorabji's zeal to help minority communities impacted numerous lives, helping approximately 600 women and children fight their legal battles. Many undermined her.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh survived assassination at 12. At 40, he was ruling Punjab

The Golden Temple or the Harmandir Sahib got its dazzling marblework and gold dome installations under the Maharaja’s reign.

From battling caste to redefining epics, why Kannada poet Kuvempu is relevant even today

Kuvempu’s Sri Ramayana Darshanam, a modern rendering of the Ramayana, is regarded as the revival of the era of great epic poetry.

On Camera

Modi’s speech rightly questions politics of appeasement. Wrongly targets all Muslims

The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.