She was one of a kind

Which publishing house but The Times Group could flaunt, on its staff, 'Raman, Laxman and Bharatan' -- in that order? If that sounds a lark, then the intellectual confrontation between Qurratulain......

Indian spiders in a box

Guys, got a bit of a problem; mails had come in for that piece on I-Day I had written -- but so had thousands of spam mails, thanks to the latest virus some nut has let loose.In cleaning up the......

'The Sri Lankan navy battered our boats'

'The food the Sri Lankans gave us was horrible. It used to stink. We used to throw most of it away.' 'In the night my legs used to be in someone's face and his legs used to be in my lap. There was......

Remaking Bharatan's classic Nidra

The remake of Bharathan's well-known film Nidra is set to hit the screens this Friday. The original came out more than three decades ago. The new version is being directed by the legendary......

Lata loved to sport jeans

Where Shamshad Begum was charging Rs 900 for a song, Lata was prepared to settle for Rs 50 as she came on the scene.Raju Bharatan recalls yet another memorable incident from Lata Mangeshkar's......

After Lata Arrived, Others Melted Away

She came like a whirlwind to wipe out, in one stroke, practically all female singing competition, recalls Raju Bharatan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Instagram Maybe it is saddening......

How Lata Mangeshkar Proved Dilip Kumar Wrong

'Ein Maharashtrianon ke saath ek problem hotaa hoi -- einke gaane mein daal-bhaath ki boo aatee hai!'"Those words stung me to such an extent that the following morning itself I started, seriously,......

When luck favoured Viv in India

IMAGE: Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, a true batting legend. Photograph: Viv Richards/Twitter   'I remember the first time we played, we played in Bangalore, and I never forget this... just......