Nostalgia - A rare interview of Mohammad Rafi

The legendary singer Mohammad Rafi's 93rd birth anniversary was held on December 24, 2017. To mark his birth anniversary, in his memory...

On The Eve Of Another Silent Anniversary

Overwhelmed by grief when my father passed away in January 1966
I did not know how to combat that empty feeling. I was just 23 years old and I had had so much to talk,...

The Revolutionary Journey Of Dalit Literature

We recently celebrated the 180th birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule and this makes for a good occasion to reflect upon Dalit literature and its political outcomes. Savit...

Remembering Savitribai Phule, Who Fought For Women’s Rights In 19th Century India

Today is the 186th birth anniversary of Savitribai Jyotirao Phule, considered to be one of India’s renowned social reformers and educationists. Phule, who was born in...

Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."

J.K. Rowling

Over the last one century or so, ordin...

Flash Mob Enthralls Visitors At Gateway Of India On Rashtriya Ekta Diwas

Visitors to one of India’s most iconic monuments, Gateway of India in Mumbai, were in for a treat on Monday when the site became the backdrop for a flash mob on the o...

Most Of India’s Laws On Women Still Archaic, Say Agnes, Nundy

Speaking at the Nandini Satpathy Birth Anniversary Celebration at Soochana Bhawan here Thursday, eminent women’s rights activist Flavia Agnes and renowned Supreme Cou...

The Genius Of Indian Cartoonist Mario Miranda

India's western beachfront state Goa has been busy with celebrations to mark the 90th birth anniversary of one of the country's best-known cartoonists and illustrators, Mar...

Retroscope - In admiration

“ You must be the writer?!” The tall man greeted me sitting in the large drawing room .

His unexpected, if direct greeting, knocked me down that night w...