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JRD Tata, the business baron who championed the art of giving

On J.R.D. Tata's death anniversary, remembering the life and legacy of the man who was an industrialist by profession and philanthropist at heart.

Habib Jalib, Pakistan’s poet of dissent whose lines are now chanted on both sides of border

Pakistani poet Habib Jalib & his poem Dastoor became widely searched keywords in India after a video of a JNU student reciting the lines went viral.

Koshyari, the lacklustre politician who spiced up Maharashtra politics as governor

Koshyari served as Uttarakhand CM for four months and an MP for 11 years, but the governorship was his ‘reward’ for never getting his due.

Harivansh Rai Bachchan — a critic of religiosity, class system and clingy lovers

Harivansh Rai Bachchan, who is considered a pioneer of romantic Hindi poetry, was the first Indian to receive a Ph.D. in English Literature from Cambridge University.

VP Singh — the poet-PM who took BJP support but later called the party a disease

Vishwanath Pratap Singh was among the first politicians to create alliance with ideological enemies. He headed a govt supported by both BJP and Left.

Guru Tegh Bahadur — the ninth Sikh guru who sacrificed himself for religious freedom

Guru Tegh Bahadur fought against forced conversion and other religious impositions before he was beheaded on the orders of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

The first female comedian in Bollywood, Tun Tun was a trailblazer

A sordid childhood, a Bollywood dream and a lot of talent — nothing is more filmy than singer and actor Tun Tun’s life story.

Geeta Dutt: Hindi cinema’s skylark who enthralled millions

Geeta Dutt's career began with a meteoric rise as one of the most sought-after female voices in Bollywood but tragically ended in marital problems and alcohol.

5 songs by which to remember Salil Chowdhury, the man of many instruments

Influenced by Western classical music, he played the flute, piano, harmonium and esraj and gave us some of Bollywood's most loved tunes.

Cinema writer with a golden touch, Abrar Alvi was lost in Guru Dutt’s shadow

Often reduced to being Guru Dutt's right-hand man, Abrar Alvi was a visionary writer of plays, screenplays and dialogues — and a director.

On Camera

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.