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Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori dies at 73 after battle against cancer

Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori, often referred to as the 'saint of santoor' and 'king of strings' for his mastery over the instrument, died on Thursday at a Gurugram hospital following a battle with......

Mumbai's Angel In Disguise

Not a day goes by when the cancer-afflicted near Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai go hungry.Satish Bodas/Rediff.com meets hunger warrior Bulbul Roy. Everybody knows where to find the best-tasting......

Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.''Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.''A......

These COVID-19 warriors are an inspiration for India

'We got so many calls after the attack.''Loved ones told us forget all this, nothing was more valuable than our lives.''But we said, 'No, this wasn't the way forward -- the people, society, the......

At 19, he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra

'It is my duty to tell them about the brave soldiers who gave their lives for our land.''The free air of freedom that we breathe is because of men like them.' IMAGE: Subedar Major Yogendra Singh......

Sooooo Many Mercedes-Benz Cars!

What do you get when you roll out 81 supremely beautiful Mercedes-Benz gadis in one go? The tenth edition of the Mumbai Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally. Sooooo many classic Mercedes-Benz cars all......

150 years on: How the Tatas flew with their dreams

The Tata empire turns 150 this year.R Gopalakrishnan, former director, Tata Sons Ltd, imagines a conversation among the group's founder Jamsetji, his son Dorabji, his successor, Nowroji Saklatwala,......

Jaitley's Budget scores a distinction with a mother

‘Well done Mr Jaitley, now go and implement your schemes. No leakages, no lapses and no laziness,’ columnist Sudhir Bisht's mother's wise words for the finance minister. Illustrations:......

'Everybody would say I should act like my sister'

'Padmini and I are very different people.''Our acting styles are very different. She's from a different era.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tejaswini Kolhapure/Instagram Despite her film outings with......

'You've To Choose Your Battles Carefully'

'If you are a strong-minded, opinionated woman, scars are inevitable.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Geetika Tyagi/Instagram After speaking about her new film Yes Papa, about a survivor of child......

'I'm not blaming fathers, but...'

'I'm talking about that predator in your house, and how one should protect one's children from him.' IMAGE: Geetika Tyagi in Yes Papa. Sexual abuse of children by family members is rarely......

'I learnt to be humble from Pankajji'

'He was a wonderful singer, but more importantly he was a wonderful human being.' Photograph: ANI Photo There was much more to Pankaj Udhas than ghazals and Chitthi Ayee Hai. One of the three......

'Rishi was never a friend to his children'

Delivering on his commitment to bring fresh parings this season, Karan Johar welcomed yesteryear divas Zeenat Aman and Neetu Kapoor to Koffee With Karan. With coffee cups in their hands and broad......

India U-19 'keeper Avanish wants to make Dhoni proud

IMAGE: Aravelly Avanish is eager to pick Mahendra Singh Dhoni's brains once he joins Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2024. Photograph: ICC/X He dons the India blue but yellow seems to be the choice......

How Bumrah inspired India's U-19 pacer Naman Tiwari

IMAGE: Pacer Naman Tiwari has troubled batters in the Under-19 World Cup with his yorkers and speed, grabbing 10 wickets so far. Photograph: ICC 2023 India Under-19 pacer Naman Tiwari wants to......

In-form Lakshya looking forward to good show at World C'ships

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen endured a tough phase after the World Championships in August last year and soon found his world ranking slip from six to 25. He is currently world No. 11 after a string of good......

Can leave her behind: Gyaneshwari dreams of overtaking Chanu

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu is an inspiration for Gyaneshwari Yadav, but the young lifter wants to not only follow in her footsteps but also go to greater heights. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters......

FIFA WC: Senegal remembers Papa Bouba Diop

IMAGE: Senegal players applaud fans with a banner of Papa Bouba Diop, on the 2nd anniversary of his death, after their 2-1 victory over Ecuador. Photograph: Buda Mendes/Getty Images Emotions ran......

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