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Oscar-winning author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies

Writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who won an Oscar as well as Booker prize and lived in India for more than two decades, died in the United States on Wednesday. Jhabvala, 85, breathed her last at her......

'The women loved Elaben'

'Who would think of making a bank of poor women? She had vision and boldness.' IMAGE: Renana Jhabvala, left, with SEWA Founder Elaben Bhatt, right. Many women from SEWA across caste, religion and......

Harish Khare appointed PM's media advisor

Dr Harish Khare has been appointed media advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Dr Khare, 63, political editor of The Hindu newspaper, is also chairman of the Rajya Sabha's media advisory......

The Incomparable Ved Mehta

On a visit to India in 2013, writer Ved Mehta -- who passed into the ages on Sunday January 10, 2021 -- gave Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel a rare glimpse into his state of mind and what he......

Britain finally discovers how the Raj hurt India

Unlike the Germans, Britons began to face the hard truths about their colonial empire only recently, says Kanika Datta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It has taken a little under seven......

Screenwriter, author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala passes away

Academy Award winning screenwriter and author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 85, passed away at her home in the US on Wednesday.According to her daughter Firoza Jhabvala, she succumbed to a pulmonary......

'Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is simply a genius'

Aseem Chhabra remembers Oscar-winning author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who together with filmmakers Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, brought many a quiet, gentle tale to life. The late Ismail......

India, Merchant-Ivory and the Oscars

Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End.She kept her distance from the film......

This trio is truly one of a kind

Vijaya Mulay recalls her encounters with the amazing trio: Ismail Merchant, James Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. I encountered a problem in writing about James Francis Ivory (b......

Today's Oscar Challenge!

Think the Oscar 1, Oscar 2, Oscar 3 and Oscar 4 quizzes were fun? You haven't seen anything yet! 1. What is the connection between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and two-time Oscar......

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