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My father used to say that nothing should come in the way of performing one’s duty, and he had lived...

Nasreen Munni Kabir (NMK): In which year did you move to Bombay? Lata Mangeshkar (LM): In 1945....

In early 2014, Arundhati Roy wrote a lengthy introduction to one of B.R. Ambedkar’s most powerful...

Don is the only Hindi film directed by Chandra Barot. Both Don and Barot have interesting histories....

After China banned the opium trade, Parsis diversified into the cotton and jute-manufacturing...

In March 1875, it was announced that Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales (who became Edward VII in...

Off the Shelf is a book about books. And that is great. A real proof of how far humanity has come as...

February 7, 1999 – On a cold morning at the Ferozeshah Kotla (now Arun Jaitley Stadium), chasing 419...

The Rowlatt Act, denounced as ‘Black Act’, was verily the trigger that led to the Jallianwala Bagh...

Rajendra B. Aklekar’s first work of non-fiction was Halt Station India- The Dramatic Tale of the...

India's judicial set-up has remained largely secluded, particularly the one involving the Supreme...