TopicShakti Samanta

Topic: Shakti Samanta

Amar Prem tells the story of relationships that have no name but the power to break hearts

Samira Sood - April 4, 2020

Not Shakti Samanta, Rajesh Khanna or Sharmila Tagore – it was Anand Bakshi’s lyrics that gave this movie its soul.

In Kati Patang, director Shakti Samanta created magic with Rajesh Khanna & R.D. Burman’s music

Sharanya Munsi - March 24, 2019

The film gave us evergreen hits like Yeh Shaam Mastani and Pyar Diwana Hota Hai featuring superstar Rajesh Khanna.

On Shakti Samanta’s birth anniversary, a toast to his depiction of ‘amar prem’

Anagha Deshpande - January 13, 2019

Shakti Samanta, born this day in 1926, was a farsighted film-maker who celebrated different kinds of love.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

MA Venkata Rao - April 11, 2026

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

NJ 9842 launched the Siachen conflict. Where is it actually located?

April 11, 2026

Gen Z and the art of the side quest—why purposelessness is the ultimate flex

April 11, 2026

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

Hallie Gu - April 11, 2026

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

Adurthi Ashwin Swarup - April 11, 2026

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

Shekhar Gupta - April 11, 2026

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.

Topic: Shakti Samanta

Amar Prem tells the story of relationships that have no name but the power to break hearts

In Kati Patang, director Shakti Samanta created magic with Rajesh Khanna & R.D. Burman’s music

On Shakti Samanta’s birth anniversary, a toast to his depiction of ‘amar prem’

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Opinion

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

NJ 9842 launched the Siachen conflict. Where is it actually located?

Gen Z and the art of the side quest—why purposelessness is the ultimate flex

Economy

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

Defence

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

National Interest

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

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