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Persis Khambatta, Indian model-actor who shaved her head for Star Trek, almost became Bond girl

Sakshi Mehra -
Persis Khambatta rose to international fame in 1979 after playing Ilia in Star Trek, for which she shaved her head. Actor Kabir Bedi remembers her as 'a kind, sensitive person.'

Markram, Proteas’ new hero who broke the jinx & brought home glory after decades of heartbreak

Triya Gulati -
Markram, Proteas’ new hero who broke the jinx & brought home glory after decades of heartbreak

British said Mangal Pandey revolted in a ‘drugged haze’. But he struck a new fear in them

Akansha Sengupta -
Pandey’s place in history has triggered a long debate for decades. Even today, there's no precise knowledge about the man behind the legend.

Ram Prasad Bismil was a revolutionary with a poet’s heart. He’s an icon of Hindu-Muslim unity

Nidhima Taneja -
Anti-CAA protests saw verses of Ram Prasad Bismil's poetry being read. In his 30-year-long life, he left a legacy that united all Indian patriots.

‘Some dreams, some magic’: What set Buddhadeb Dasgupta apart from Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen

Tina Das -
Economics professor turned filmmaker was more than a storyteller. He was a part of the parallel cinema in India.

Behramji Malabari—Parsi activist who fought widowhood, child marriage in Hindu society

Tenzin Zompa -
Shedding scrutiny on his 'anglicised' Parsi roots, Malabari emerged as the force behind the Age of Consent Bill that helped end ‘matrimonial slavery’.

In Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Gandhi saw the joy of Ganga. For Jinnah, he was an ‘inspiration’

Revathi Krishnan -
Gandhi described his interaction with Gokhale as ‘embracing the Ganges,’ while Jinnah wanted only to emulate him and become a ‘Muslim Gokhale.’

Maya Rao — the woman whose ‘unkept promise’ brought Kathak to south India

Suchet Vir Singh -
Maya Rao's mastery of Kathak under Shambhu Maharaj was such that she performed with him — a rare feat of the ‘guru’ performing with the ‘shishya’.

Meet Chuni Kotal, the Dalit Advasi woman from Bengal who battled stigma in Indian education

Nidhima Taneja -
Kotal was the first woman from the Lodha Savaras tribe to graduate and became an idol for the new generation of Dalit Adivasis and women.

Mah Laqa Bai — Hyderabad Nizam’s highest-ranking adviser who was both a warrior and poet

Rewati Karan -
Mah Laqa Bai was a progressive woman in a male-dominated court who accompanied Nizam II in three wars. She was his secret weapon.
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Skincare doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Here are 10 timeless hacks

Deepali Bhardwaj -
If there’s one thing I tell every single patient, it’s this: sunscreen is non-negotiable.

Why Tesla, Mercedes and BMW are all playing by China’s rules now

Why every man on dating apps now looks exactly the same

Economy

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

Shekhar Gupta | Cut The Clutter -
This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

Defence

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

National Interest

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

Shekhar Gupta -
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.

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