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Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, the ‘Tansen’ who demanded & got Rs 25,000 per song for Mughal-e-Azam

On his 51st death anniversary, ThePrint traces the journey of classical vocal legend Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, who took the Patiala gharana to new heights.

Satyajit Ray: Cine maestro & literary genius who could say no to Indira Gandhi, Narasimha Rao

Ray was a true auteur — a director, scriptwriter, editor, he would decide the music, set up the scene and props, design posters, and cast the actors.

Lalita Pawar — Bollywood’s wicked mother-in-law who we all loved to hate

Lalita Pawar was 9 when she started acting, and delivered many powerful performances until an incident with a co-actor forced her to take up negative roles. Today, is her 103rd birth anniversary. 

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan — the President who defended Hinduism against Western criticism

ThePrint remembers Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and his contributions in the field of education and as a political leader.

Jyotirao Phule, the radical-reformist who fought caste & gender discrimination

On his 192nd birth anniversary, ThePrint remembers Jyotirao Phule and how he fought for the rights of Dalits and emancipation of women.

Kasturba Gandhi, the feisty woman whose patience inspired Gandhi’s call for satyagraha

Kasturba Gandhi is largely remembered as Mahatma Gandhi's wife. But she was, by his own admission, the inspiration behind satyagraha.

Morarji Desai, the prime minister for whom time in PMO was ‘tougher than prison’

Morarji Desai, India's first non-Congress PM, was the only Indian who won the Bharat Ratna & Pakistan's highest civilian award — the Nishan-e-Pakistan. 

BMW, Louis Vuitton & murders, robberies — Life and crimes of UP gangster Badan Singh Baddo

Badan Singh ‘Baddo’, a UP gangster with over 40 cases against him, escaped last month during transit from jail to court after getting 6 police officers drunk. 

Bankim Chandra — the man who wrote Vande Mataram, capturing colonial India’s imagination

ThePrint remembers Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, one of Bengal’s foremost 19th century scholars, on his 125th death anniversary.

CJ Werleman, ‘crusader’ against Islamophobia who ignores radical Islam, bigotry

Werleman highlights atrocities against Muslims from around the world. But he has been criticised for overlooking the ills of Islam, and charged with plagiarism.

On Camera

Why Tejashwi Yadav failed—Bihar changed, RJD didn’t

RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.

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.