'Hindu philosophy was sophisticated under Mughals'

'Second-class citizenship would have been meaningless to a Hindu in the Mughal empire.' IMAGE: Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (1618-1707). Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images   Not long ago,......

Shivaji: Founder of the Indian secular State

Shivaji made sure that his soldiers respected the sanctity of mosques and the Quran Sharif to ensure that his fight against the Mughals did not become fight against Islam, explains Colonel Anil A......

Remembering Shivaji The Great

'In a war of guerrilla resistance from 1682 to 1707, the Marathas destroyed the foundations of the Mughal empire.''Shivaji was dead, but his example and ideals survived and were the main source for......

The bogey of a Hindu Rashtra

'The idea of a 'Hindu Rashtra' only emerged in the 1920s and 1930s.''The context at that time was the clear British attempt at 'divide and rule' between Hindus and Muslims and within Hindus on......

Now, buy Jaguar, Land Rover in India!

Now you can buy Jaguars and Land Rovers from dedicated showrooms in India. Indian owned or not, they represent some of the best sports cars and sports utility vehicles. Instead of bringing in......

Globalisation of Golconda

Part I: The local and global in Hyderabad's development Shri Narasimha Rao would have known that Hyderabad, and its predecessor kingdom of Golconda, had their own 'Look East Policy'. I discovered......

Amazing story of India's richest realty man

Jack Welch wasn't the first tough character that Kushal Pal Singh ran into. Upset at the rigors of the Indian Military Academy, an 18-year-old Singh plotted his escape to London, where he'd......

Brazilians dig this Indian soap!

A novella (as television soaps are called in Brazil) called Passage to India (Caminho das Indias in the original Portuguese) is capturing the imagination of Brazilians night after......

'OSO changed my entire life'

Though she made her film debut down south, Deepika Padukone's Hindi debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan turned her into an overnight star. Since then, there has been no turning back for this sensational......

'I don't like the way music is treated today'

There was a time when Kumar Sanu's name featured on every music album cover. But these days, the singer seems to be missing from the music scene. Kumar Sanu, who has sung for over 300 films,......

From sari-seller to Producer No 1

Mumbai is not called the City of Dreams for nothing. Ask Vashu Bhagnani. A sari-seller in Kolkata, Bhagnani came to Mumbai to try his luck and ended up making Bollywood hits like Coolie No 1, Hero......

Barrichello ends five year wait for victory

Brazilian Rubens Barrichello ended five years of frustration on Sunday with an emotional victory for championship leaders Brawn GP in the European Grand Prix. Barrichello, whose last victory was......

Harsha unplugged, literally!

'Out of the Box: Watching the Game We Love' is eminent cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle's latest book. It was launched by Sachin Tendulkar at a glittering function in Mumbai on......

Sania gets engaged to childhood friend

Tennis sensation Sania Mirza looked stunning in a specially-created green and goldoutfitas she got engaged to childhood friend andfamily acquaintance Mohammed Sohrab Mirza at a private ceremony,......

Images: Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers

Luke Pomersbach of the Kings XI Punjab is run out by Herschelle Gibbs of Deccan Chargers during the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match in Johannesburg on Sunday. ...

IPL's golden ducks

The duck may well be the favourite item on the Indian Premier League's menu. How else does one explain the large number of ducks this season? Going by the latest statistics (after Match 43......