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The Prison Which Is A National Pilgrimage

The long queue outside the Cellular Jail is a testimony to its place in India's national consciousness.The Andamans is also where the only British viceroy was assassinated and where Netaji unfurled......

How 'Harijans' Celebrated August 15, 1947

It was a unique celebration; there is no other instance where Harijans were feted to celebrate India's Independence, reports Prakash Bhandari. Photograph: Fox Photos/Getty Images Mohandas......

Did Nehru write mercy plea to get out of jail?

Social media posts and articles falsely suggest that Jawaharlal Nehru 'signed a bond' or 'used his father's influence' to escape from serving a prison term in Nabha in 1923. Utkarsh Mishra reveals......

Modi Tweet: Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani sent to 3-day police custody in Assam

Gujarat Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani, who was arrested by the Assam police from the western state for a purported tweet, was on Thursday remanded to three days police custody by a court in......

Yogi And The Mahatma

On Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's birthday this year, the man who murdered him was trending on Twitter! Days later, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dragged Gandhi into a controversy, insisting that......

Brand Khadi out to weave magic in the world of fashion

The interest it has generated among designers who are helping create new styles and uses for the product is likely to leave a lasting imprint on the future of khadi, reports TE Narasimhan. IMAGE:......

Alyque, Advertising Man of the Century

'What fascinated me always was Alyque's ability to think in the vernacular despite his South Bombay and genteel upbringing,' notes Sandeep Goyal.'Lalitaji or Hamara Bajaj were obviously not birthed......

Chugging against change: Few things ailing the Indian Railways

Nearly a hundred years later, though the Indian Railways have long discontinued the third class compartments, the problems rail travellers face are much the same as what Gandhi experienced. ......

What Gandhi and Jobs had in common

The icons from two different eras had an intuitive sense of what it took to strike a chord with the masses. In their book The Hero and the Outlaw, Carol Pearson and Margaret Mark define the......

The changing face of family business splits

The Jindals did it. The Munjals followed. Now, the Goenkas are following suit. Indian business families are amicably carving up their empires among the next generation, and yet retaining a common......

Kareena Waited 23 Years To Play THIS Role

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor Khan/Instagram After playing a character who murders her husband in Jaane Jaan, Kareena Kapoor crosses over to the other side, to play a detective in The......

When Sridevi Was 'Conned'...

'Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Ranjeet and Shakti Kapoor were eating biryani.''Suddenly, all of them jumped to their feet.''Sridevi had entered.''It was almost like a top army general had walked......

Pratik Gandhi To Play Mahatma Gandhi

IMAGE: Historian Ramachandra Guha, centre, with actor Pratik Gandhi, right, and Applause Entertainment CEO Sameer Nair, left. Gandhi Before India and Gandhi -- The Years That Changed The World,......

'Even the easiest question seems tough on KBC'

'I was confident that I would win at least win Rs 50 lakh to 1 crore.' Gautam Kumar Jha becomes the third contestant to win Rs 1 crore/Rs 10 million on the 11th season of Kaun Banega......

What Mulk tells Muslims and Hindus

Mulk tells Indian Muslims they have to ensure that their children don't get involved in jihad, and at the same time tells Hindus not to doubt the patriotism of Indian Muslims, notes Syed Firdaus......

Sportstars pay respects to Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti

From cricket icons to badminton stars, our sporting heroes took to Twitter to mark Gandhi Jayanti, paying their respects to the Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, on the Mahatma's......

'It's a dream come true to bowl to Sachin, Rahul'

If his exciting talent and the rich encomiums showered on him by the likes of Wasim Akram and Sourav Ganguly are any indication, then India may have unearthed a potentially world-class fast bowler......

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