A daughter’s tribute to Dina Pathak: ‘Like lemon juice, sweet and salty’

A personal essay by Ratna Pathak Shah on the occasion of the renowned stage and film actor’s birth centenary.

Ratna Pathak Shah

· Mar 06, 2022 · 07:30 am

Tribute: Lata Mangeshkar’s songs of harmony and love united India across divides

We would do well to revive and strengthen the inclusive India defined by the sweet sound of her music.

Ashwini Deshpande

· Feb 27, 2022 · 08:45 am

Paul Farmer (1959-2022): A doctor who battled to change colonial-era approaches to public health

He reframed the field of health in terms of equity.

Sneha Krishnan

· Feb 24, 2022 · 07:30 am

Renowned Malayalam actor KPAC Lalitha dies at 73

Her career spanned six decades and she collaborated with some of Malayalam cinema’s most prominent directors.

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· Feb 22, 2022 · 11:43 pm

Justice AS Bains (1922-2022): Punjab’s ‘people’s judge’ and human rights champion

Excerpts from Mallika Kaur’s new book ‘Faith, Gender, and Activism in the Punjab Conflict: The Wheat Fields Still Whisper’.

Mallika Kaur

· Feb 18, 2022 · 11:30 am

Rahul Bajaj (1938-2022): The man who wouldn’t shut up

‘I was born anti-establishment,’ said the industrialist whose firm manufactures the popular Bajaj scooters.

Priya Ramani

· Feb 17, 2022 · 07:30 am

Lata Mangeshkar (1929-2022): Her voice was divine and matchless, warm and familiar

You couldn’t go wrong with Lata Mangeshkar.

Rineeta Naik

· Feb 06, 2022 · 11:00 am

JS Bandukwala: A passionate crusader for communal harmony who died with a broken heart

Especially after the 2002 Gujarat riots, the retired nuclear physics professor worked to find common ground between Hindus and Muslims.

Harsh Mander

· Feb 01, 2022 · 09:00 am

Zelma Lazarus (1936-2022): Creator of the Lifeline Express hospital train touched a million lives

The project has treated close to a million disabled people and inspired similar initiatives in other parts of the world.

Vikram Zutshi

· Jan 16, 2022 · 07:30 am

Gerson da Cunha (1929-2022): Ad man, actor and activist driven by concern for Mumbai’s future

He was always available for a cause. He would always show up. And he told great stories.

Jerry Pinto

· Jan 14, 2022 · 07:30 am

Sidney Poitier, trailblazer from ‘To Sir, With Love’ and ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ dies

He was the first Black male artist to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.

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· Jan 07, 2022 · 09:59 pm

‘The Last Picture Show’ and ‘Paper Moon’ director Peter Bogdanovich dies at 82

The American filmmaker was also a prolific writer and a scholar on Orson Welles.

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· Jan 07, 2022 · 06:45 am