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Middle Class was Hrishikesh Mukherjee's forte

Film director Hrishikesh Mukherjee's biggest achievement is that he successfully uncovered the face of the vast Indian middle class with its virtues and foibles and made it universally appealing on......

'Some of the middle class cling to Hindutva'

'Religion has divided our country like it never had done.''I can't remember a time of such focused hatred.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party lead campaigner Narendra D Modi at an election roadshow in......

Missing Thackerays And A Bulldozer At Marathi School

If the Thackerays don't save a Marathi school in their backyard, who will, wonders Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Kindly note that this image has only been posted for representational purposes. Photograph:......

'After migrants, COVID-19 crisis will hit middle class'

'Farmers will still survive because they will eat what they produce.''What will the rest of the people do? What will happen to them?' IMAGE: Migrants arrive from Jalandhar at the Faizabad railway......

How Shubhanshu Shukla's life came full circle with space trip

Indian Air Force's Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla grew up as a 'shy and reserved' person, hearing stories of the 1984 spaceflight of Rakesh Sharma in his childhood days. IMAGE: Group Captain......

Economic origins of India's middle-class

A lot has been said and written about the great Indian middle class. The sheer numbers of people who can be so categorised promises a large and growing market for many products and services for......

Budget: The joke's on the middle class

'That Modi and the BJP can continue to treat the rising and expanding middle class this way shows that they have gamed its mind quite perfectly,' argues Shekhar Gupta. Kindly note that the image......

Why Modi has forgotten the middle class

'The middle class you can hurt anytime. For revenues, politics, pleasure, anything,' notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Photograph: Adnan......

Trump says US will bring 'tariffs down at some point'

The US is 'pretty close' to reaching a 'fair trade deal' with India, President Donald Trump has said, adding that he will lower the tariffs imposed on Indian goods at 'some point'. Illustration:......

'India may become biggest natural diamond market'

'That combination of a rising economy, a growing middle class, and a deepening love of diamonds and jewellery is what we see really doubling the market for diamonds over the next five years.'......

He Quit Amazon To Make Films

'You need the drishti, the experience. I am beginning to see things differently.' IMAGE: A scene from Ghich Pich. Delhi-based film-maker Ankur Singla is a former lawyer and tech entrepreneur, who......

Want To Dine With The Kapoors?

Netflix has announced a thrilling line-up for 2025. From stylish dramas to comedies and the returning of popular franchises, it's a packed roster of entertainment featuring stars like Shah Rukh......

'I Was Thinking Of Quitting Acting'

'I hadn't worked for three-and-a-half years. I felt the industry was based on who you knew.''I didn't belong to a network.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tillotama Shome/Instagram Nearly 25 years ago,......

The Actor Who Takes Your Breath Away In Paatal Lok 2

'Life does not change in such a way that everything becomes easy. Struggle and hustle is there for everyone.''The difference is that people have started knowing me.' IMAGE: Prateek Pachori.......

'I Wanted Waheeda Rehman For Ankur'

'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi in Ankur. Shyam Benegal started his film career with the brilliant Ankur. The 1974 film not......

Indian Women Create Their 1983 Moment

If the men of 1983 gave India a reason to dream, the women of 2025 could give it something rarer -- the courage to live that dream in full daylight, under an open sky that finally belongs to them,......

'Harmanpreet's 171 Was The Turning Point'

'After that knock by Harmanpreet, the craze for women's cricket went up in India.' IMAGE: India's players celebrate winning the women's ODI World Cup after beating South Africa in the final in......

'India are obviously No 1 for a reason, they bat really low'

IMAGE: Suryakumar-led India bounced back to win the third T20I against Australia by five wickets and level the five-match series at 1-1. Photograph: BCCI Australian batter Matthew Short is......

'5 minutes of blur': 'Nearly Man' Muzumdar's moment of glory!

'It's a watershed moment in Indian cricket, not just women's cricket.' IMAGE: Amol Muzumdar never experienced the highs of an India cricketer but now he is a World Cup winning head coach -- only......

India Will Remember These Pujara Knocks

Cheteshwar Pujara brought down the curtain on his illustrious career when he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Sunday, August 24, 2025.The 37 year old was the cornerstone of......