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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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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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: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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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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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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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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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana