At five am on Wednesday, March 6th, 1985 my phone rang. I picked up immediately. “Governor,” Marvin...

In September 1957, a Punjabi family in Delhi was blessed with a baby boy—a boy who would go on to...

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....

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

The unknown Bird in the cage... how does it fly in and out? —Lalon’s verse ‘Unknown Bird’ ...

Thomas Macaulay famously articulated his colonial prejudice: “A single shelf of a good European...

It is critical for men to understand the thought processes of women and recognise that their...

What does it take to swindle a bank of nearly Rs 14,000 crore? When the Punjab National Bank (PNB)...

India went into the 1983 World Cup as minnows – so underrated that bookies were offering a humongous...

History of Canals in Bengal by Himendusekhar Banerjee is a must-read for scholars, policy...

On the auspicious occasion of Ganga Dusshera – the day when Mother Ganga flowed on to Earth, the...