NDTV’s veteran Lucknow reporter Kamal Khan died of a heart attack on Friday. Madhusudan Srinivas dwells on the interpersonal, newsroom impact of the journalist who 'lives on through his work, and through the people he impacted'.
Professor and Pulitzer-winning LA Times editor Michael Parks was known for actually caring for stories, and encouraging students to leap into the unknown. The prolific journalist passed on January 8.
Andrew Jennings' books, including 'The Lords of The Rings' published in 1992 and 'Foul!' in 2005, proved to be essential texts to better understand the politics and conduct around the International Olympic Committee and FIFA.
Founder Of Shillong Chamber Choir and Padma Shri Neil Nongkynrih passed away on January 5 in Mumbai at the age of 51.
As the country mourns the death of Padma Shree awardee Sindhutai Sapkal, Outlook looks at the strength of a mother, second to none, and her journey from being an unwanted child to becoming a 'Mai' to thousands of orphaned children.
Filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée, best known for directing films such as 'Dallas Buyers Club', 'Big Little Lies' and 'Wild', has passed away at the age of 58.
Ray Illingworth played 61 Test matches for England between 1958 and 1973, scoring 1,836 runs at an average of 23.24 and he claimed 122 wickets. He captained England 31 times, winning 12 of those matches.
Known for his acrobatic saves under the bar, Sanat Seth began his journey at the Eastern Railway FC in 1949 before moving to Aryan Club in 1951. He then moved to East Bengal in 1957, and the next year joined Mohun Bagan.
Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 other armed forces personnel died on Wednesday after the military helicopter they were travelling in crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.
Anti-apartheid Icon Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim had spent years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela and Ahmed Kathrada.
Eileen Ash played seven Tests for England on either side of the Second World War, taking 10 wickets at an average of 23 with her right-arm pace bowling. She was the oldest-ever Test cricketer at the time of her death.
Vinod Dua, known as a pioneer in Hindi broadcast journalism, had stints with Doordarshan and NDTV. His shows, Yuv Jan, Janvani, Aap Ke Liye, Zaika India Ka etc were big hits.
The soft-spoken Kapadia, who has covered nine FIFA World Cups, was on ventilator for the last month.
A 10-time MLA, Mukherjee was the only one who served in the pre-Left Front era Congress government of 1972-77 and again in post-Left Front era TMC government since 2011
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.