'Goodbye dearest Anil. An elegant mind, a stylish writer, and a loyal friend. You will be missed by all those whose lives you touched. RIP.'
'Everywhere Anil Dharker went, he assembled teams of talented people, gave them opportunities, then got out of the way and allowed them to flourish.' Meenakshi Shedde remembers a very special editor.
'Sridevi was known as this elusive movie star, but there was a ticking brain there that I don't think she got enough credit for.'
At a recent discussion in Crossword bookstore in Mumbai, Dr Shashi Tharoor spoke on a wide range of topics -- from Nehru and the concept of India to the lessons we haven't learnt from modern history and just why it is impossible to have heroes in our times. In this series of videos, we bring you excerpts from the conversation between Dr Shashi Tharoor and senior journalist Anil Dharker.
Whether it's a full-fledged concert or the launch of his autobiography in India, the incomparable Zubin Mehta is always on song.
Actor Anupam Kher was booed by the audience as a debate at a literary festival in Mumbai on freedom of speech heated up, with the actor wondering aloud if it was a paid audience.
Abhishek Mande Bhot is convinced he has not seen such a huge book launch in Mumbai ever.
'No civilised nation can thrive if it is possessed with the spirit of Hindutva.'
In the future, publishers will need to think of digital immersive marketing just like marketing a movie or show on Netflix is an immersive experience.
Starting April 1, a non-executive director of 75 years or more can be appointed or re-appointed only by way of a special resolution, which requires 75 per cent 'for' votes.
Friends of Vinod Mehta came together to remember the man and his legacy.
The death of his beloved wife was a blow Shashi Kapoor never recovered from, reveals Aseem Chhabra.
Mumbai is not prepared for a natural disaster, warns Amitav Ghosh.
In Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star, Aseem Chahbra gives us glimpses of one of Bollywood's best loved actors.
Amitabh: "There is a very famous limerick that aptly describes my presence tonight, ladies and gentleman: A funny young man from Clyde In a funeral carriage was spied; When asked, "Who is dead?" He giggled and said, "I don't know; I just came for the ride."
'Mr Mehta's jousts with owners and politicians taught many in the trade that editorial freedom is not given, it has to be fought for daily, and seized, especially in these times when the borders between journalism and paid-for-content masquerading as the real thing has permeated almost every newspaper in the land barring a couple.'
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