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Ameen Sayani was the town crier for millions. He took Bollywood music to rural India

For millions of Indians, Sayani was the voice of Bollywood and the popular show, ‘Binaca Geetmala’. His trademark greeting, ‘behno aur bhaiyo’ quickly became iconic.

Raj Bisaria saw theatre as a discipline, not a stepping stone to Bollywood

Raj Bisaria’s theatre was never about spectacle alone—it was about provocation. He gave his actors the illusion of creative freedom while subtly guiding them toward his vision.

Imtiaz Qureshi was India’s original celebrity chef. Revived dum pukht, rebranded biryani

Awadhi cuisine maestro Imtiaz Qureshi, the force behind ITC’s Bukhara and Dum Pukht, died on 16 February last year but he’s still ‘Ustad’ to his many admirers in the culinary world.

Malayali artist A Ramachandran saw poverty for the first time in Kolkata. It changed his art

A. Ramachandran's early works reflected engagement with urban anxiety and socio-political unrest. He later realised that art transcends social commentary.

Karnataka’s first woman engineer didn’t let anything thwart her PhD dream—even WW2

Rajeswari Chatterjee wanted to pursue a PhD in the US, no small dream at the time. Every time she met a hurdle in the path, she merely shifted course, never straying from her goal.

Kamal Amrohi’s work was a fusion of history, poetry and cinema. He gave Bollywood Pakeezah

Kamal Amrohi directed only four films, but his penmanship, screenplays and dialogues defined the contours of Bollywood.

Fali Nariman was India’s ‘conscience-keeper’. He spoke truth to power—and admitted mistakes

On his birth anniversary, colleagues and mentees remember legendary jurist Fali S Nariman—from his hard truths to his sweet tooth.

Jinnah became a liberal lawyer in London, Muslim nationalist in India. He kept shifting

On Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s 148th birth anniversary, a look at how teenage years in London took him to Lincoln’s Inn, Shakespeare, and Savile Row—and inspired new ambitions.

Laxmikant Berde could never break out of the comedy mould. The audience kept him trapped

Berde understood the importance of humility. When fans once mobbed his car, he got out, tossed them the key, and said 'Go ahead and break it. After all, I’ve bought it with your money'.

MN Srinivas gave India a new way to see caste—‘his feet were firmly on the ground’

Sociologist MN Srinivas didn’t just theorise caste, but investigated it in the field. On his death anniversary, a look at the “approachable” scholar and his ground-up approach to academia.

On Camera

India is the most compelling story of the present era. We mustn’t squander this opportunity

The current geopolitical situation arising out of the US-China trade war and our conflict with Pakistan can be leveraged to India’s advantage. How we do so will decide the future of India.

Northeast set for economic take-off with Rs 1.12 lakh cr in investment commitments from Tata, Reliance

Driving this wave of interest is the upcoming Rising North-East Investors Summit in New Delhi, organised by the Ministry for Development of the North Eastern Region.

Op Sindoor was trailer, says Rajnath, questions IMF bailout to Pakistan—’no less than terror funding’

Speaking at Bhuj Air Force Station in Gujarat, Singh praised the IAF’s role in Operation Sindoor and said India’s security doctrine had fundamentally shifted.

What is Asim Munir thinking?

Kashmir’s return to normalcy, for Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir, had to be reversed. Pahalgam wasn’t plotted in the week between the speech. It must have taken several weeks, if not months of planning.