Security tightened as ASI's Bhojshala survey enters Day 8

The court-mandated survey of the Bhojshala/Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar, being conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India, continued on the eighth day amid heightened......

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......

Hindus offer prayers at Bhojshala even as ASI survey continues

Hindus offered prayers at the contentious Bhojshala/Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Tuesday, with a team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) continuing its......

ASI begins survey of Bhojshala complex in MP; no curbs on puja, namaaz

A team of the Archaeological Survey of India Friday began a survey of the controversial Bhojshala/Kamal Maula Mosque complex situated in the tribal-dominated Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.......

Can govt put images of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh on rupee notes?

It is only after the government's nod that a particular design change come into effect. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who created a political flutter with his appeal to incorporate images......

Lal Salaam Review: Boring!

Lal Salaam is not a movie A Ganesh Nadar would recommend. The title would make my activist friend Uttam Ghosh very happy. It is the red salute exchanged between people, who still believe in......

'I Played Sita Not Once, But Thrice!'

'One cannot play a Goddess as deep and resonant as Sita Maa without being affected.' IMAGE: Jaya Prada as Sita in Sita Kalyanam.   The beautiful Jaya Prada has played Sita not once, but......

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging......

The Comic Who Found Humour In Everyday Life

IMAGE: Raju Srivastav, who passed into the ages on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raju Srivastav/Instagram   The first brush of fame came as an Amitabh Bachchan......