Happy Spouse, Happy House
The Beatles sang ‘A love like ours could never die as long as I have you near me’. These four couples tell Vandana Menon how they have navigated life together, …
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Remembering Balasaheb
The sad demise of Balasaheb Thackeray seven years ago left a gap not just in politics but in the world of art, too. Vickram Sethi looks back November 17 marks …
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Celebrating Senior Life: World Senior Citizen’s Day
Sushmita Bhattrai spoke with three seniors on the occasion of World Senior Citizen’s Day and got their stories of ageing gracefully, coping with the Covid-19 scare and their tips to …
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Me Iyer, You Iyengar
The face-off between the two South Indian Brahmin communities is quite lored and loved over decades, writes Nagesh Alai The other day at dinner, an Iyengar friend of mine asked …
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Up, Close & Patriotic with Mr Bharat, Manoj Kumar
As India celebrates its 73rd year of independence, the world is seeing unimaginable change at the physical, mental and emotional levels, in the wake of the current pandemic that has …
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Bollywood Babes and Balls
Suguna Sundaram writes about the eternal romance between cricket personalities and film stars There are two things that the vast Indian populace indulges in unashamedly and lives vicariously through — …
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Salli, Soli and Saala BC-MC… Bachi Karkaria on the Parsis
In the second of our series on Communities, the inimitable Bachi Karkaria holds forth on probably the quirkiest of them all – the Parsis How dare you ask me to …
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Kalidas: The Brilliant Star of Sanskrit
An introduction to Indian Shakespeare, born more than 2000 years ago. By Durga Dutt Gaur If Sanskrit were the lingua franca, Kalidas today would have been the most popular poet …
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Guru Dutt: Introvert and Genius
Artist Lalitha Lajmi reminisces on growing up with her brother Guru Dutt, a story of struggle, passion, love, and fate… the fate of traumatic depression that took over his craft …
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Guru Dutt’s Top 10 Iconic Songs
Guru Dutt’s films have been a montage of his real life. From Pyaasa to Baharein Phir Bhi Aayengi, Guru Dutt has opened his heart to cinema and gives us some …
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RIP, Rishi Kapoor. Very Instinctive, Very Politically Incorrect
Deepa Gahlot pays a tribute to the just departed actor with whom she interacted frequently over the years Plain-speaking was part of his nature, as his frequent scraps on Twitter …
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Magical Moments with Maai
Dr. Arun Dravid remembers Gana-Tapaswini Mogubai Kurdikar, with whom he was closely associated I fondly and respectfully remember my long years of association with Gana-Tapaswini late Smt Mogubai Kurdikar (Maai), …
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Knock, Stock and Barrel
Ayaz Memon looks back at the historic World Cup that he witnessed, which transformed the world of cricket for India. When Kabir Khan announced that he was making a film …
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Are we in safe hands?
Sonavi Kher Desai talks to D Sivanandhan, former DGP, Maharashtra, about police and the security of senior citizens With the substantial increase in the number of senior citizens in India, …
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My Daughter, Kalpana Lajmi
Lalitha Lajmi talks to Sushmita Bhattrai about Kalpana Lajmi, the brilliant filmmaker and maverick personality “Art is like breathing; I can’t live without it.” Born into a Saraswat Brahmin family …
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The Importance of Being Sharad Pawar
From being practically written off to wielding the whip hand in the state’s leadership tussle, the Maharashtra strongman beats all the odds. Can one decode the enigma? Sujata Anandan gives …
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The Czar of Sitar
One of the early Indian names on the international music stage, Pandit Ravi Shankar left everyone mesmerized with his consummate skill. Narendra Kusnur sketches his encounters with the maestro PART …
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Big Bull rules, still
Even 18 years after his death, market maverick-turned-kingpin Harshad Mehta has refused to fade into oblivion, writes Anto T Joseph More than a quarter of a century after India’s Bombay …
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Bikini Babes
Our film actresses of bygone days were not all demure, and we have the pictures to prove it! By Vickram Sethi #10 Nargis In Awara, Nargis dons a swimsuit with …
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Feroz Khan – A Powerful Personality
The Qurbani star was charismatic, path-breaking and ahead of the times, writes his daughter Laila Khan Furniturewalla They say your parents never die. They live through you and they leave …
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No Full Stops @ 90
The nightingale gets set for some more recording sessions as she turns 90 today (September 28) Fondly addressed as Didi, Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar isn’t going to rest easy as …
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A Scandal and a Flop
Deepa Gahlot muses on the stunning Devika Rani, who set Indian movie screens afire with a kiss back in 1933 Devika Rani is in focus at present due to Lillette …
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The Lata Mangeshkar Interview
Arrogant and unsociable? I don’t care Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar talks to Subhash K Jha about her life, work, passions and the laughter that led to her being labelled ‘arrogant’ …
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