This year marks the completion of nine decades after the debut exhibition of Jamini Roy’s paintings. Today is the 131st birth anniversary of the pioneering modern artist.
In a life that began from Western UP and bloomed in Bombay, vocalist Aslam Hussain Khan (1940-2018) was a bona fide voice of half-a-dozen schools of north Indian classical.
73-year-old Sehari is holding charge of General Secretary of Tehreek Hurriyat since 2004 when the organisation was founded by Geelani.
Stephen Hawking, the leading cosmologist and outstanding science communicator, died on March 14, the birth anniversary of Albert Einstein
I.V. Sasi always earned popularity as one of Malayalam’s most prolifically successful mainstream movie directors. That apart, some of his films did show avant-garde traits but weren’t eager to grasp such labels.
There is talk of Soni and many other party leaders feeling "humiliated" with Gandhi’s handling of the Congress old guard.
After divorcing the BJP and flirting with AAP, Navjot Singh Sidhu finally decided to settle down with the Congress.
He was a police officer once and his Lok Sabha profile lists 'musician' among his professions
Parshottam Rupala, who makes it to the Union council of ministers, is a hardcore partyman
There’s an enigma about her, for she is reserved in public. “I only speak when I’m spoken to,” she says.
For Sharma, leaving his imprint in whatever job he is given is a habit which has won him not only followers but also adversaries
He was a stickler for discipline, a man who stayed positive and did not let failures affect him much.
The new Indonesian President presents a narrative of hope and change that echoes the wild enthusiasm and energies unleashed by his American counterpart, amidst fears that he might meet the same fate
So now that we have “centre mein Narendra, state mein Devendra,” it is time to remember that the two share little except the rhyming name
What is it that makes Namdeo a wonderful human being and an outstanding poet by any standards?
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.