scorecardresearch
Monday, May 20, 2024
HomeThePrint Profile

ThePrint Profile

K Balachander, the filmmaker Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan & Sridevi owe their careers to

On his 89th birth anniversary, ThePrint looks back at the life and legacy of K. Balachander, a Padma Shri and Dadasaheb Phalke recipient.

Jyoti Basu, the beacon of Indian Communism who almost became prime minister

Basu was the consensus leader of the United Front after Vajpayee’s short-lived 13-day govt, but the CPI(M) did not participate—he called it a 'historic blunder'.

The importance of being George Soros – billionaire with own foreign policy

As the world scrambles to regulate George Soros, the Hugarian-American investor continues to cheat the system to fund philanthropic projects.

Akilan, legendary Tamil writer who fell out of love with Gandhian philosophy

On Akilan’s 97th birth anniversary, a look at the life and work of the Tamil writer, the first to receive the Jnanpith award.

Sam Manekshaw, the general who told Indira when Indian Army wasn’t ready for a war

On his 11th death anniversary, ThePrint takes a look at the military career of Sam Manekshaw and anecdotes and myths surrounding him.

Mike Pompeo: US Secretary of State is a Modi admirer, Trump firefighter & Harvard alum

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in India Tuesday for a three-day trip, when he will meet PM Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

Tributes pour in for VR Lakshminarayanan, the IPS officer who arrested Indira Gandhi

At the time of Indira Gandhi's arrest, Lakshminarayanan said he didn't want the 'rude hands' of a policeman to be 'laid on Nehru's daughter'.

MS Viswanathan, ‘king of light music’ who was almost drowned by his mother

On his 91st birth anniversary, ThePrint revisits the life of M.S. Viswanathan, who enthralled Russians by playing a Tchaikovsky concerto.

Syama Prasad Mookerjee — the BJP ideologue whose political ideas find echo even today

The death of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, a staunch nationalist who stood against Article 370, still remains a mystery till date.

How Nagpur riots and Veer Savarkar’s ‘holy’ India prompted KS Hedgewar to form RSS

A former member of the Indian National Congress, Keshav Baliram Hedgewar had founded the RSS in 1925.

On Camera

Nadda is wrong. PM Modi has made BJP ‘capable’ but it can’t do without RSS yet

RSS is expected to play a crucial role in picking PM Modi’s successor when the time comes but things will change if BJP doesn’t need it to win elections.

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'?