Here's an excerpt from the composer's official biography, A R Rahman: The Spirit of Music.
'He spoke about 20 jawans in Ladakh, but he couldn't even name China.' 'He said the world had seen what had been achieved, even though we Indians don't know because Modi has himself said that nothing had happened and nobody had come,' points out Aakar Patel.
The singer got engaged to longtime girlfriend Cherry Seaborn this weekend.
The Hindi film industry has seen its share of controversies. Raju Bharatan gives us a closer look.
'This is a fascinating side to Sonia Gandhi, the way she disarms her opponents.'
Describing late Congress leader Jagjivan Ram's life as a "modern epic", Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal has said he fought battles on his own merit and helped others overcome challenges.
Nothing is more effectoive than a quiz session to unclog your mind.
He has the reputation of being a stable performer, more comfortable with details than the big vision. Shyamal Majumdar looks at what could work for Noel Tata in the race to succeed his half-brother, Ratan Tata.
The Academy award winner was a bisexual who fought mental illness throughout her adult life, a new biography has revealed.
The Kannada music scene lost a giant in C Ashwath, who passed away on Tuesday at a private hospital in Rajajinagar in Bengaluru. He was suffering from a prolonged illness, due to liver and kidney failure. He composed music for nearly 28 Kannada films and was hugely popular as a singer and composer.
A match at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata made Mickey Arthur realise the transition he has gone through in his life from being a provincial coach to the head of the South Africa national cricket team.
The Shakti Bhatt Foundation has invited nominations for the 2009 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize.
Entries can be in any genre: poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction (travel writing, autobiography, biography, and narrative journalism), drama. Authors from the subcontinent are eligible but the book must be published in India. Publications must be in English or translated into English from an Indian language.
'She was the only prime minister who won a decisive military victory.' 'She won a real war; she didn't play video games on prime time TV over surgical strikes!' 'She understood power better than any other politician, saw it as her birthright and used it with inborn expertise.' 'Every politician today who tries to be a "supremo" through populism and absolute control over his or her party is referring to the Indira Gandhi playbook!'
Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur has made a shock revelation that they suspected match-fixing when Pakistan lost a One-dayer against them in Lahore in 2007.
India-born poet Vijay Seshadri has won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his collection of poems '3 Sections'.
With the 35-year-old beauty in in mind, film producer Scott Rudin has purchased the film rights to upcoming biography Queen of the Nile, Cleopatra: A Life opposite Brad Pitt.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's writer daughter Daman Singh, who will soon come out with a biography of her parents, says the account will be more personal than political.
'Magnanimity and appeasement have no place in the world of realpolitik as India has learned the hard way,' notes Vivek Gumaste in the first of a two-part column.
Many have faith in Lord Padmanabha, many have adored Sree Chithira Tirunal, but no one else has felt the divine presence more intensely, no one else has known Sree Chthira Tirunal more closely. The book, therefore, presents the most intimate portrait of Sree Chithira Tirunal and the divine hand that guided him
The Centre and Orissa Government on Thursday informed the Orissa High Court that they would take immediate steps to ban publication and circulation of controversial book titled The Life of Sri Aurobindo written by US writer Peter Hasse.
'Mamata wanted the Congress in alliance with the BJP in Bengal against the Left Front government.' 'Pranab Mukherjee opposed it, stating it would amount to compromising on secularism.' 'In 2021, Mamata defeats the BJP and becomes a champion of secularism.'
Former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao had no knowledge of the plan to demolish Babri Masjid and he believed in the assurance given by top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders concerning the march to Ayodhya in 1992 by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and security at the disputed site, Rao's former media adviser PVRK Prasad said on Sunday.
In his book, Christopher Sandford writes that Bhutto became infatuated with Khan, and the pair enjoyed a "close" and possibly "sexual" relationship. The author has also alleged that Khan''s mother even tried to organise an arranged marriage between the pair, but to no avail.
Om Puri's biography, Unlikely Hero, offers a glimpse into his life and movies.
India batsman Rahul Dravid hailed Sunil Gavaskar as a huge inspiration for himself and his generation of cricketers after releasing the biography on the cricket legend -- "SMG" -- in Mumbai on Saturday. Dravid said Gavaskar still continues to inspire with his leadership qualities even after his cricket career through his stint as a commentator on television.
The book shares the story of the woman Sheila Miyoshi Jager, Obama's love interest.
The writer may be dead, but his impeccable creations will remain immortalised forever in the hearts of millions of his fans. Here we ask our readers to speak about, share their memories of Dick Francis's favourite books. Please contribute your valuable thoughts in the message board below.
'Actually, the RSS is deeply ambivalent and uncomfortable with Gandhi as well as also Ambedkar, but it is not politically wise to oppose these two.' 'So Nehru is the main and only target.'
Nehru's birth anniversary brings to light an old biography, which is perhaps the best-written work on him, says historian Ramachandra Guha.
'He never went to the Bombay industry.'
Om Puri's closest friends open up about the veteran actor.
Striking a nostalgic note, Congress president Sonia Gandhi recalled on Tuesday how Madhavrao Scindia helped her during her 'baby' steps in politics and Parliament.
New book goes deep into Buffett's heart and soul and finds value in both places
Michael Jackson's autopsy reports suggest the singer may have been suffering from an eating disorder.
The two-week, 16-film exhibition running June 5-18 presents features and shorts that have won acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival and other events, and includes eight New York premieres.
Jinki Re Jinki!, a Marathi film depicting a emotional bonding between a boy and his teacher, cultivating in him liking for schooling, has been selected by UNESCO for their Teachers Training Initiative.
Kanti Bhatt, respected Gujarati author and journalist, passed into the ages on August 4, 2019, at the age of 88. In tribute, we reproduce an article his wife Sheela Bhatt wrote about him 19 years ago.
'Both my father and brother are very strong. Their spirit is unbroken,' says Dr Farooq Abdullah's daughter and Omar's sister, Safiya Abdullah Khan.
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