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Farokh Engineer, India’s swashbuckling wicket-keeper batsman who was also ‘Brylcreem Boy’

On his 81st birth anniversary, ThePrint remembers the exploits of former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman during the sixties and seventies.

Remembering Jayalalithaa, six-term Tamil Nadu CM who was ‘Amma’ to her people

From being an actress to holding the chief minister’s seat for six terms, ThePrint takes a look at her journey.

Remembering Sridevi, the outsider who ruled Bollywood

ThePrint looks back at the female superstar who matched Bollywood heroes step for step.

Remembering Madhubala, film screen legend who was ‘story of India’ and wanted ‘to live’

ThePrint takes a look at the iconic actor's career who was more than just a figure of loss.

Dadasaheb Phalke, the painter-photographer who set India on the course to film-making

On his 75th death anniversary, ThePrint look takes a look at Dadasaheb Phalke’s life and contribution to Indian cinema.

Remembering Lt Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora, the ‘Liberator of Bangladesh’

On his 103rd birth anniversary, ThePrint takes a look at the life of Lt Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora, the Indian Army veteran who planned & executed the 1971 war.

Remembering Sarojini Naidu, India’s nightingale who endeared millions with her words

On Sarojini Naidu's birth anniversary, ThePrint looks at the life of the poet who remained an active politician through the freedom struggle.

Pran, the most popular Bollywood villain who often carried more weight than the hero

On his 99th birth anniversary, ThePrint takes a look at the career of the actor who played a hero, a villain and everything in between.

Charles Darwin, the British scientist conservatives love to hate

On his 210th birth anniversary, ThePrint profiles Charlies Darwin, one of the world's greatest scientists and the man behind the theory of evolution.

President who took a tranquiliser after signing away India’s democratic rights to Indira

ThePrint takes a look at president Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed's career-defining moment — an act that shaped how India understands democracy.

On Camera

Modi’s speech rightly questions politics of appeasement. Wrongly targets all Muslims

The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.