Children Will Always Remember Uncle Pai

Uncle Pai, as he was fondly called, inculcated in Indian children a love for and interest in India's glorious past and its heroes.A fascinating excerpt from Sanjeev Sanyal and Rajesh Singh's's......

The Queen's Controversial India Visit

At sunrise the following day, a hunt was organised for the queen to shoot a female tiger.But she decided a monarch should not make the kill and handed her gun to one of her staff to deliver the......

PHOTOS: 10 amazing moments from San Fermin

The San Fermin festival, which honours the patron saint of Pamplona, Spain, dates back to the late 16th century and is also known for its all-night street parties where copious quantities of red......

Remembering 'Uncle Pai'

Anant Pai, better known as 'Uncle Pai' -- the founding Editor and creator of Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle comics -- passed away in Mumbai on Thursday night after a brief illness. He was 82,......

Amar Chitra Katha goes back to school

A year shy of its 50th birthday, the iconic brand looks to bridge the gap with a new generation of children Storyteller to generations of Indians, Amar Chitra Katha, is busy reinventing itself.......

ACK media buys India Book House

Education and entertainment company ACK Media has announced acquisition of India Book House as part of its strategy to develop 'end-to-end' content, distribution and experience delivery......

The business of sustainability

When companies are asking themselves how sustainable all the noise they made on sustainability was, and the tinkle of corporate social responsibility announcements is getting less and less audible......

Cupboards don't give returns, invest smartly!

Keeping cash in the cupboard is a strict no-no. There is a beautiful line from P.S. I Love You, "No matter how hard you hug your money, it never hugs back." But hug a child and you will receive the......

How Shah Rukh Khan became a Deewana

'I told Shah Rukh I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana.''He responded by saying he had no dates.''I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.' On June 25, 1992, Deewana,......

Review: Always Kabhi Kabhi is as bad as its name

Raja Sen feels Always Kabhi Kabhi isdull in the first halfwhilethe second halfexplodes into a flashy climax that ruins everything. Post YOUR reviews here!On a stage stands a boy in school uniform,......

Naach Basanti Naach

The other day I was re-arranging some stuff in my drawer when I discovered an old stack of dusty comic books. One of them happened to be good ol' Tinkle -- mother to beloved desi toons like......

Aamir as Shikari Shambu? Comic book heroes we want onscreen!

Oh, the possibilities!Be it Batman or Smurfs, comic book characters turning into successful movie franchise all over the world is nothing new. The trend has only gotten bigger and broader with the......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......