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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.

Akbar Allahabadi, the satirist known for adding humorous touch to themes of love & politics

Urdu poet Akbar Allahabadi, born Syed Akbar Hussain, was bestowed with the title Lisan-ul-Asr or 'Voice of the Times'.

Birsa Munda — freedom fighter ‘Dharti Abba’ who championed tribal rights

The state of Jharkhand was created on Munda’s birth anniversary to commemorate his contribution to the freedom struggle.

Vinoba Bhave, the Walking Saint who ‘talked’ bandits of Madhya Pradesh into surrendering

Vinoba Bhave, called the first Satyagrahi of India's freedom movement, envisioned a non-violent and equal social order across India’s landscape.

Mamoni Raisom Goswami — the voice of the oppressed who fought for peace in Assam

Indira Goswami, known by her pen name Mamoni Raisom Goswami, battled severe depression to write about the lives of people subjugated by social structures.

Har Gobind Khorana — Nobel winner who gave genetic engineering its biggest breakthrough

From his humble beginnings in a village in Punjab, Khorana became one of the biggest names in the world’s scientific community.

KR Narayanan — the President who didn’t hesitate to call a spade a spade

On his death anniversary on 9 November, a look at the former President’s journey from a village in Kerala to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Raja Rao — the author who attempted to decipher the self through his writings

Raja Rao was one of the founding pillars of Indian writing in English who tried to incorporate Indian metaphysics and philosophy into his fictional work.

Celebrating PL Deshpande — the ‘RK Laxman of prose’

Laughing and making other people laugh was a way of life for this Marathi literary titan.

On Camera

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?