Ansuya Dutt had rare courage

Ansuya Dutt, who never stopped fighting for women's rights, can be an inspiration to us never to lose sight of our basic beliefs, never mind peer pressure.Jyoti Punwani salutes the incomparable......

From the Raj to Azadi, how I saw India change

As a child in British India, Bharati Dutt lived a privileged and sheltered life in an extended joint family of civil servants, doctors, engineers and Gandhians. Between the ages of seven and 11,......

BJP offered Rs 20cr each to 4 MLAs to switch sides: AAP

Amid a political slugfest, the Aam Aadmi Party Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making efforts to topple the Delhi government "by hook or by crook", claiming that the Bharatiya......

The Englishman who was more Indian than Indians

Buried in a Kolkata cemetery is an Englishman who served India well during her struggle for freedom.A close friend of both Gandhi and Tagore, Charles Freer Andrews was more Indian than many Indians......

Chhoti Si Asha...

Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle. IMAGE: The incomparable Asha Bhosle.......

'Mummy, loved you since I was in your tummy'

When it's Mother's Day, Bollywood stars can't resist showing off their mamas. Please click on the images for a look at the stars and their moms.   IMAGE: Bhumi Pednekar warmly hugs......

'Ashok Kumar had a great sense of humour'

To commemorate 10 years of the Ashok Kumar Foundation, Jehangir Art Gallery, in South Mumbai, is hosting a week-long exhibition of the veteran actor. The exhibition features artist Jagganath......

Bollywood stars welcome Ganpati home

Like every year, Bollywood stars welcomed Lord Ganesha into their homes with much fanfare.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Shilpa Shetty/Instagram Shilpa Shetty makes sure to colour coordinate......

When Pelemania Gripped India

The enormous structured global advertising machinery that surrounds every football game on the planet today?Pele was perhaps single-handedly responsible for all of it.By just being brilliant,......