While Manoj Kumar’s Shankar is easy on the eyes in the first half and turns into a Devdas-like figure in the second, it’s the two female leads who drive the storyline.
Manoj Kumar let me interview him four years ago even though he wasn't well enough to meet people. At the time, his 'so-called buddies' in the film industry had stopped visiting him.
This isn’t an obituary of Manoj Kumar. It's about the influence he had in defining patriotism for two generations of Indians across our most perilous decade, say from 1962 until the run-up to the Emergency.
Manoj Kumar, popularly remembered as Bharat Kumar, has died at the age of 87 in Mumbai. He left a lasting impact with films such as Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Upkar, and Purab Aur Paschim.
India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.
Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.
Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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