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How Pakistani archaeologist Ahmad Hasan Dani uncovered the history of the subcontinent

Dani was not just Pakistan’s most influential archaeologist, but also its most insistent storyteller, often called the “founding father of archaeology”.

MG Ramachandran redefined the relationship between cinema, people, and politics

MGR’s charitable donations and generosity percolated through generations, with many remembering even his decision to become Tamil Nadu CM as an act of ‘large-heartedness’.

Munawwar Rana stripped Urdu poetry of elitism, brought it closer to everyday speech

Munawwar Rana often lamented how division had seeped into the most ordinary spaces of life. Courtesy, respect, and shared cultural language mattered deeply to him.

Kuldeep Manak carried Punjab’s folklore in song. He sang of rebellion, resistance, love

Kuldeep Manak's breakthrough came when he revived tales many believed were fading from popular memory. He restored the urgency of folklore.

Jaspal Bhatti would be an ‘anti-national’ today — satirist who always punched up, not down

Nothing escaped Jaspal Bhatti’s scrutiny — rising prices, political corruption, or burning brides. 'He performed when both the state and the public allowed space for criticism,' Varun Grover said.

Manna Dey rewired the nuts and bolts of classical music by infusing it with Bollywood flavour

Manna Dey built a parallel legacy in Bengali music, collaborating with legends like Salil Chowdhury and Hemant Kumar, and made melodies that are still famous.

Salahuddin Owaisi carved space for Muslims in Indian politics. Hyderabad was his arena

Supporters recount Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi’s stories like an action film. For them, he was nothing less than a macho hero.

Hanif Kureshi—the artist who converted Delhi’s Lodhi Colony into the first art district in India

Kureshi was living the super-hero life. Doing his advertising job in the day, and by breathing life into the street walls with his graffiti at night.

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.

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.