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Sambhaji protected his father Shivaji’s legacy while Mughals, Portuguese eyed Maratha kingdom

Sambhaji installed capable administrators, formed a council of eight ministers, and put in place a strong legal system to promote good governance.

Doyenne of Indian classical dance — Mrinalini Sarabhai bloomed under the tutelage of Tagore

She established the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts in 1949. It was not just a pioneering step in the field of dance, but also for the emancipation of women.

The grand musician — Naushad Ali gave Lata Mangeshkar her big break

In his early days, Naushad worked with several singers but once he felt that Lata Mangeshkar and Rafi were ready to deliver, he gave almost all solos and duets to them.

How Cassette King Gulshan Kumar hit the right notes with T-Series, became Mumbai’s music mogul

India’s music distribution network was dominated by upscale record stores but T-Series cassettes were sold by the ‘paanwallahs’ and neighbourhood grocery stores.

Arjuna to James Bond-like roles—Dr Rajkumar was ’emperor of actors’ in Kannada film industry

Several of his songs from his films still rank high on Spotify’s Kannada songs list. Joke Naanu Balliya Minchu was even recreated for KGF in 2018.

Before Rajamouli, there was T Rama Rao. He brought ‘Madras’ movies to Bollywood

His films starred legends from NTR and ANR to Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Rekha and Rajinikanth. His association with Jeetendra firmly established his success in Mumbai.

Girindrasekhar Bose—India’s first psychoanalyst was pen pals with Sigmund Freud

Girindrasekhar Bose did not fully accept Sigmund Freud’s ‘theory of libido’ and offered a different view based on his own theory of opposite wishes.

Tatya Tope—key leader of 1857 revolt whose fate is still debated

The British army hounded him from all sides, and kings closed their gates to him, but whenever he encountered Indian soldiers, he managed to get them on his side.

Maharaja Bhawani Singh was called Bubbles. He pranked guests by feeding them Laal Maas

Sawai Bhawani Singh was the first male heir born after 100 years to a reigning king in the Jaipur royal family.

Divya Bharti would skip school for films. Then came Shola Aur Shabnam, Deewana with SRK

Bharti delivered hits after hits in 1992 — Jaan Se Pyaara, Geet, Dushman Zamana, and action drama Balwaan, Sunil Shetty’s debut. And never took herself too seriously.

On Camera

Every time the Congress thinks it has a ‘revolutionary’ idea, it shoots its own foot

From Sam Pitroda talking about inheritance tax to Goan candidate saying the Indian Constitution was 'forced' on Goa, Congress has been having its own foot-in-the-mouth moments.

JP Morgan CEO praises ‘tough leader’ Modi — ‘has taken 400 million people out of poverty’

Jamie Dimon also lauded India's Aadhaar recognition system, broad availability of banking services & country's 'unbelievable' education system & infrastructure.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

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.