S D Burman's Magic Music For Guru Dutt, Dev Anand

Music composer Sachin Dev Burman created magic with several directors, giving us many, many songs to remember him by. On his 50th death anniversary on October 31, Dinesh Raheja celebrates the......

'Grammy's Coming Home This Year'

'On February 1, 2026, everyone in India, please light a diya. Because the Grammy is coming home.'  IMAGE: Singer-composer-producer Siddhant Bhatia presents the Grammy nominated album Sounds of......

What Made Bappi Lahiri Such A Rage

Bappi Lahiri realised disco was a winning ticket and escalated his game with several more dancefloor perennials.Soon, every film producer and music director in town was down with disco fever.On......

What Made Geeta Dutt's Life So Tragic

The song that best encapsulates Geeta Dutt's unfairly abbreviated life would probably be: Yaad Karoge, Yaad Karoge, Ek Din Humko Yaad Karoge.On her 95th birth anniversary on November 23, Dinesh......

'Stop playing musical chairs with batting order'

IMAGE: Sanju Samson was sent in to bat at No 3 and failed, scoring just 2 runs. Photograph: BCCI Former India opener Sadagoppan Ramesh has hit out at the team management for 'playing musical......

Sharafu Scores 50 Before Sanju Does

When I interviewed Alishan Sharafu as a 14-year-old schoolboy following his huge scores in domestic matches, he told me he wanted to bat like A B de Villiers.   IMAGE: Alishan Sharafu smashed a......

No Force Is More Powerful Than A Woman Determined To Rise

India's women didn't just win a World Cup, they won the nation's heart, proving that belief, courage, and grace can turn dreams into destiny. IMAGE: From Kapil Dev at Lord's in 1983 to M S Dhoni......

Ashwin Reveals How Pujara Helped Kohli Pile Up Runs

‘Pujara's contribution at No.3, if you agree or don't, was instrumental in helping Virat Kohli also make a lot of his runs’ IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin said that Cheteshwar Pujara's role as......

Rahul's English Summer of Maturity and Mastery

With over 500 runs, six crucial catches, the most by an Indian on the tour, Rahul led by example and lived up to his wiseman tag. IMAGE: KL Rahul celebrates his century against England in the 2nd......