The Last Concert

Begum Akhtar passed away a day after her concert in Ahmedabad on 29 October, 1974. Here’s a rare photo-essay of that enchanted evening by...

The Revolutionary

Khalid Mohamed looks back at the film legacy of the Bengal auteur, on the day of Mrinal Sen’s 97th birth anniversary today.

There’s a r...

Rebellion of James Ferreira

Khalid Mohamed profiles the pioneering designer James Ferreira, who has double-tasked as a warrior to preserve the two-centuries-old, Portugues...

Woman of Song: Usha Khanna

Dhruv Somani makes a case to revisit Usha Khanna, one of Bollywood’s few and certainly the most prolific and popular women composers.

The quiet fade-out

How many care for a yesteryear star after her last breath? Here’s addressing the question, over a month after the passing away of yestery...

Iron in the soul

“Meet Manohar Mhatre, the eminent artist who was with the legendary Progressive Art Group, but has never hankered after fame or money&rdq...

Saluting Akbar Padamsee, an artist and a beautiful mind

It was with a tentative sense of bravado that I had approached Akbar Padamsee, supremo artist, for the use of one of his brilliant metascapes &...

This Mercurial Man Amit Khanna: Man of 2020

I send him a list of questions by mail and request him to take his time to answer them and I also added to my note, that it’ll be great i...

Anil Kapoor Inaugurated the 10th Edition Of The 5th Veda Session Whistling Woods International

Mumbai, August 08, 2019: Whistling Woods International (WWI) hosted the legendary actor, Anil Kapoor for the inaugural session of the 10th edition of the 5th Veda cultural ...