How Ahmed Patel became close to Sonia Gandhi

'Temperamentally, they are quite alike.' 'Ahmed Patel avoided the limelight and was not a power seeker.''The Gandhis too are not power wielders, but trustees of power.' IMAGE: Congress President......

'We refuse to be bullied into silence'

MUST READ: The speech Nayantara Sahgal was not allowed to give. IMAGE: Nayantara Sahgal at her home in Dehra Dun. Photograph: Seema Pant for Rediff.com Renowned author Nayantara Sahgal was invited......

Rest in peace, Mushir sahib!

Mohammad Sajjad salutes the memory of Mushirul Hasan -- historian, thinker, academic, institution builder, -- who passed into the ages this week. IMAGE: Professor Mushirul Hasan. Photograph:......