In Remembrance
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A ’50s Hindi song, an old photo come alive, a moment of solitude: How I remember my mother
She’s no longer with me but has become the things she reveled in – not ashes nor dust but stardust, a thing of wonder driving away in a zippy hatchback.
Gulnar Mistry
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From one historian to another: Remembering Ranajit Guha, who redefined Indian historiography
May 23 is the 100th birth anniversary of the pioneering scholar who founded Subaltern Studies.
Ramachandra Guha
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Not anti-development but pro-poor and pro-people: How S Parasuraman (1952-2022) transformed TISS
As director from 2004-’18, he was committed to social justice and equality as he worked to expand the institute’s educational, academic and social potential.
Ajay Saini
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Nandita Das: My fearless friend Kamla Bhasin believed in shaking the status quo with joy
She taught me, and many others, that the world could be in a better place with poetry, stories, songs and laughter.
Nandita Das
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40 years after AIDS, remembering Dominic D’Souza, the first Indian diagnosed with HIV infection
D’Souza’s legacy as an activist far outstrips the treatment it receives in the film ‘My Brother… Nikhil’.
R Benedito Ferrão
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Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020): The guitar legend gave rock music a new sound
The guitarist, who died on Tuesday, was known for his mastery of the two-handed tapping technique.
Ken Murray, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Remembering Saurav Datta: From across the border, memories of a friendship cut short too early
We have lost a wonderful journalist, a brave voice and a tireless activist. I have lost a beloved friend, writes Ammara Ahmad from Lahore.
Ammara Ahmad
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Ibne Safi, unlikely combination of poet and pulp fiction writer, would have been 90 this year
Remembering the Urdu writer through translations of two near-forgotten poems and of passages from his detective fiction.
Ibne Safi
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On Frontier Gandhi’s death anniversary, a reminder of how the Indian subcontinent has lost its way
Peace and communal amity that Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan toiled for all his life is a distant dream today.
Ajaz Ashraf
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Without these three factors, we may have never known the ethereal voice of Girija Devi
Everything was loaded against her ambition. She succeeded anyway.
Malini Nair
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Why civil rights activist K Balagopal’s analysis of ‘fascism in India’ remains relevant today
It is eight years since he died, yet his writings are prescient for what they tell us about our social and political realities.
V Geetha
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Remembering Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’: My first meeting with Dr Ruth Pfau, the angel of Manghopir
Dr Ruth Pfau, who died on August 10, came to Karachi from Germany and spent her life working to eradicate leprosy.
Owais Tohid
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification