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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arun Kolatkar: The reclusive and audacious modern Indian poet

Arun Kolatkar wrote extensively and prolifically in both Marathi and English, capturing the soul of Mumbai in his poetry.

On Camera

What Modi govt’s Seeds Bill 2025 must deliver for Punjab’s farmers

The draft Seeds Bill gets the big ideas right: universal registration, traceability, real penalties. To work for Punjab, it must get federal plumbing and farmer-facing details sorted.

As govt starts rolling back Quality Control Orders, a look at adverse impact they had, mainly on MSMEs

Between 2016 and 2025, around 700 QCOs were issued by the government. Now, it has withdrawn 69 of them.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.