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TopicBegum Akhtar

Topic: Begum Akhtar

For Saleem Kidwai, queer movement was personal & political. It began with his Montreal arrest

Saleem Kidwai’s ‘Same-Sex Love in India’, co-authored by Ruth Vanita, proved that same-sex love is rooted in Indian history. He was writing about queer history at a time when it was not really done.

Even with all the nobility at her feet, Begum Akhtar desired what her mother never had – respect

In Courting Hindustan, Madhur Gupta recounts the remarkable lives of India’s most intriguing female entertainers.

Her lips painted red, ghazal queen Begum Akhtar sang with a ‘pain in her voice’

She turned the break in her voice during high pitched notes into her virtue, for she knew how to mould it.

Begum Akhtar joined films against her ustad’s wishes. Then a spat with Mehboob made her leave

In 'Akhtari', Iqbal Rizvi, along with some of Begum Akhtar's closest friends and associates, reminisce her eventful life, music, and contribution to cinema.

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Galwan decisions fell within military responsibility. Political class mustn’t have been burdened

As in 1971, the political leadership in 2020 did not get involved in military matters and gave the directive correctly, with the defence minister advising the Army chief, “Jo uchit samjho wo karo'.

FY23 chosen as new base for India’s GDP as it was 1st ‘normal economic year’ in a while—MoSPI secy

FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.