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Waheeda Rehman — the ‘chaudhvin ka chand’ of Indian cinema who never believed in her beauty

Although Waheeda Rehman began her career at 17, she created her own boundaries and made independent decisions. It reflected in the characters she played.

India doesn’t know Seetha Doraiswamy—one who kept jaltarangam tradition from dying out in 60s

The jaltarangam artist's comeback at 41 at All India Radio was paradigm-changing for female representation in music.

Meet 19th century India’s ‘new woman’—Ramabai Ranade, mix of Marathi tradition and modernity

Ramabai's contributions to the women’s movement in India can't be dismissed. With Savitribai Phule and Tarabai Shinde, she stands tall.

Roshanara — the dancer who took the ‘spirit of central India’ to London, New York

Anglo-Indian dancer Olive Craddock took ‘Indian dance’ to the West and performed at Palace Theatre in London and the Ballet Theatre in New York.

Madapati Hanumantha Rao, Hyderabad’s first mayor who led the renaissance of Telugu

The ‘Andhra Pitamaha’ was the first Telugu person to receive the Padma Bhushan. His legacy to 'enlighten' the masses lives on in Hyderabad.

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was the master of disguise. Writer to revolutionary, he did it all

From a Hindu mendicant and a palmist to a magician's assistant and a private tutor, Basheer perfected the art of disguise. It reflected in his work.

Sushant Singh Rajput was many things but flashy ‘star’. His brand lives on through SSRians

The constant buzz in the industry keeps the actor's digital afterlife afloat, shouldered by his army of fans called the SSRians.

Swami Vivekananda was Buddha for the West. He was more than just Hindu mystic

Known for teaching Hinduism in the West, Vivekananda was one who battled cultural inferiority.

Irrfan Khan was an actor, not a showman. That made him the hero Bollywood & Hollywood needed

When the 100-crore club shattered ceilings with their box office hits, Irrfan Khan chose to shatter the fourth wall between his audience and himself.

Tarkeshwari Prasad Sinha, fiery freedom fighter from Bihar who rose to top echelons of power

Sinha’s public life started to take shape during the 1942 Quit India Movement, when she was just 16. She eventually rose to be a Union minister and a four-time MP.

On Camera

What Pakistan Supreme Court judge Mansoor Ali Shah wrote in his resignation letter

The recent resignations of its seniormost judges are among the most pointed institutional protests Pakistan has witnessed since the lawyers’ movement of the late 2000s.

As govt starts rolling back Quality Control Orders, a look at adverse impact they had, mainly on MSMEs

Between 2016 and 2025, around 700 QCOs were issued by the government. Now, it has withdrawn 69 of them.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.