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The iconic Raj Kapoor: Architect of Hindi cinema’s Indian identity
Golden Era of the Hindi Cinema started with Raj Kapoor’s Barsaat in 1949. Raj Kapoor emerged as India’s First and Greatest Showman, whose magic sustained through the decades. Raj Kapoor was the…
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Bangladesh Sinks Into Dictatorship
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who earned the distinction of being the world’s longest-serving Prime Minister, met with a sad end to her long political career. She was unceremoniously forced to quit…
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Book review: Love in the Time of Hate – In the Mirror of Urdu
Sing Heavenly Muse, is the sublime opening of Milton’s Paradise Lost. Rakhshanda Jalil has an equally evocative, epic scale and tenor in the opening to what may well turn out to be…
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Book review: ‘@75 As I Saw It,’ by Mahendra Ved
Mahendra Ved is a veteran journalist, who covered some of the most tumultuous events in India and in the Indian Sub-Continent. These include the India-Pakistan War of 1971, when Bangladesh was liberated.…
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PV Narasimha Rao was never a reformer strictly
Ironic it may sound though, despite ushering in the Economic Reforms in 1991, P V Narasimha Rao, whose 103rd Birth Anniversary falls on June 28, was never a reformer, in the strict…
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Article 370: SC verdict puts an end to ‘pointless’ controversy
Kashmir, as Jannat-e-Benazir, was hailed by bards and poets. The poetic dream is now shattered!The Hindutva brigade agenda of abrogation of Article 370 haunted the nation for well over 70 years. It…
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Remembering Shankar-Jaikishan, Hindi cinema’s golden music duo
The Shankar-Jaikishan duo, hailing from different parts of India, accidentally met in Mumbai and went on to become the superstars of the world of Hindi Film Music. Shankar-Jaikishan were two persons, but…
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Celebrating Asha Parekh’s 80th birthday: The mystique of the Dadasaheb Phalke awardee
As renowned actress of yester-years, Asha Parekh, turned 80 on Sunday, it was a moment of triumph. On September 30, 2022, she got the highest honour of the Indian Cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke…
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In 1949, criminal tribes act was repealed; here’s why it matters
As the nation celebrates the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence, there is yet another significant milestone this year, which has gone relatively unnoticed. This is the 70th anniversary of Denotified Nomadic Tribes,…
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Shailendra; the brightest star of Hindi cinema’s Golden Era
“Bhagat Singh is baar na lena kaya Bharatwasi ki,Desh Bhakti ki aaj bhi sazaa hai phansi ki.” This is the renowned Hindi poet, turned Hindi film lyricist Shailendra, whose simple, yet powerful,…
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Opinion: Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra could trigger the party’s revival
The 150-day, 3,500 km-long Padayatra, called Bharat Jodo Yatra, from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, starting on September 7 and passing through ten states and two Union Territories, may prove to be the biggest…
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Flashback: The role of Congress in India’s growth story
As India celebrates the 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence, the Indian Growth Story stands apart. Truly the Indian Growth Story is no less than a marvel, or even a miracle. Indeed, the…
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Shakeel Badayuni, Hindi cinema’s uncrowned king of romance
Main Shakeel, dil Ka hun tarjuman,Ke Mohabbaton ka hun raazdaanMujhe faqr hai, meri shayariMeri zindagi se juda nahin Hailed as the Uncrowned King of Romance of the Hindi Cinema, Shakeel Badayuni has…
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Opinion: Secularism under assault in India
As India celebrates the 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence, there is the looming, lengthening dark shadow of the rising spectre of communalism. This is a cause for concern, as it poses an…
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Golden Jubilee of Shimla Agreement
The Shimla Agreement, whose Golden Jubilee falls on July 2, 2022, set a new paradigm in the Indian Foreign Policy. The Panchsheel of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was formulated in the Sino-Indian context.…
