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Gemini Shankaran modernised the Indian circus. His business acumen made it ‘Jumbo’

Shivani Mago - 23 April, 2024

Pamela Chopra was the guiding light of YRF. SRK once called her his ‘surrogate mother’

Safdar Hashmi took theatre to the streets—‘He fought our battles for us’

Matchbox factory owner, MP, coach—Malayali actor Innocent was never serious for too long

Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew, the freedom fighter who is hailed as the hero of Jallianwala Bagh

Unnati Sharma - 9 October, 2019

From Cambridge to Khilafat, Saifuddin Kitchlew was instrumental in bridging Hindu-Muslim unity during the freedom movement.

Zafarnama, the ‘victory letter’ that Guru Gobind Singh wrote to Aurangzeb

Taran Deol - 7 October, 2019

After the Battle of Chamkaur in 1704, the Khalsa founder penned 111 verses in Persian that praised God, criticised the Mughal emperor and detailed the battle.

Armed with swag, Vinod Khanna made a mark as villain, hero, supporting actor and politician

Ekta Handa - 6 October, 2019

Vinod Khanna's life was marked by a series of detours, and he emerged from all of them with his customary swag.

Basava Premanand, the godman buster who challenged Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi

Kairvy Grewal - 4 October, 2019

Rationalist Basava Premanand dedicated his life to proving that self-styled godmen were frauds.

Persis Khambatta — the bold model-actor who went bald for Star Trek

Pia Krishnankutty - 2 October, 2019

Raised by a single mother in Mumbai, Persis Khambhatta went on to become Miss India and make strides in Hollywood.

Raja Ravi Varma, the royal artist who became part of daily life through calendar art

Fiza Jha - 2 October, 2019

Raja Ravi Varma, the 'father of modern Indian art', set up his own printing press and revolutionised the ‘Indian aesthetic’.

Jailed for anti-Nehru poem & celebrated for Bollywood songs, Majrooh Sultanpuri had it all

Madhavi Pothukuchi - 1 October, 2019

He may have written the most memorable Bollywood songs, but Majrooh Sultanpuri was a revolutionary poet first.

Mulk Raj Anand — the man who was mocked by an English critic

Rachel John - 28 September, 2019

Mulk Raj Anand's works attempted to capture the social realities of British India in the language of the colonial master.

Ravi Chopra — the man behind the Mahabharat and Baghban

Madhavi Pothukuchi - 27 September, 2019

Known for directing and producing few but noteworthy films and TV series, Ravi Chopra lived up to his family name, through and through.

Uday Shankar: Father of modern Indian dance who never learnt how to dance

Unnati Sharma - 26 September, 2019

Uday Shankar, the pioneer of Indian non-classical dance forms who enthralled western audiences with his unique style, died this day in 1977.

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Gemini Shankaran modernised the Indian circus. His business acumen made it ‘Jumbo’

Pamela Chopra was the guiding light of YRF. SRK once called her his ‘surrogate mother’

Safdar Hashmi took theatre to the streets—‘He fought our battles for us’

Matchbox factory owner, MP, coach—Malayali actor Innocent was never serious for too long

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