'A Communist's mother does not live on charity'

'Our only child. A Communist.''There was an encounter by the police inside this room, five years ago. He was shot in one arm, but managed to escape.''Missing since then. May Jesus keep him alive.'A......

All you need to know about the Left-wing activists who were arrested

Maharashtra police on Tuesday raided the homes of prominent Left-wing activists in several states and arrested at least five of them for suspected Maoist links.        ......

Who poisoned Lata Mangeshkar?

'I was being slowly poisoned''I was bed-ridden for three months and was so weak.' Lata Mangeshkar is an iconic Indian figure and the legendary singer, who turns 91 today, September 28, has an......

When Lataji Didn't Sing For Raj Kapoor

IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with Nargis, Raj Kapoor and musician Chakravarty, who played the khol (a two-sided terracotta drum used in northern and eastern India). Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata......

When Birju Maharaj Created Movie Magic

During the lunch or tea breaks, Maharajji, Manikda, Amjad Khan and I often sat together as Maharajji sang old compositions or recited some bols.Amjad Khan had a great music sense and sang very......

When Lata and Rafi had a fight

'Finally it was S D Burman who brought us together.' Lata Mangeshkar has so many interesting stories to tell about the movies, her long career and from her own life. Many of these are recorded in......