‘You live in the minds of others’: A day with theatre legend Ebrahim Alkazi (1925-2020)

Notes from a balmy March morning in 1995.

Rajesh Mishra

· Aug 09, 2020 · 12:06 pm

Sadia Dehlvi and Agha Ashraf Ali both embodied Humanist modernity steeped in old world charm

Each wished deeply to mould the present and the future in the finest traditions that had formed them.

David Devadas

· Aug 08, 2020 · 07:32 pm

CS Seshadri (1932-2020): World-class algebraic geometer, institution-builder and music lover

India loses a pioneer of mathematics.

S Ramanan

· Jul 31, 2020 · 11:30 am

‘I invited him to visit Dalit India’: Encounters with US Civil Rights icon John Lewis

Scholar Suraj Yendge recounts his meetings with the towering figure, who died on July 17.

Suraj Yengde

· Jul 26, 2020 · 07:30 am

On JV Naik’s first death anniversary, remembering a life spent in pursuit of historical heroes

In his final years, he expressed dismay over declining research in India and politicisation of the country’s history.

Murali Ranganathan

· Jul 22, 2020 · 07:30 am

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020): A fistful of the maestro’s best tunes

Just a few of the legendary film composer’s works spanning six decades.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 06, 2020 · 02:19 pm

How Saroj Khan approached choreography: ‘The words tell us what the story is’

Excerpts from an archival interview from 1999 reveal the renowned choreographer’s methods.

Nasreen Munni Kabir

· Jul 04, 2020 · 02:30 pm

Saroj Khan (1948-2020): The choreographer extraordinaire who transformed Hindi film dance forever

The 71-year-old Saroj Khan died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai on Friday.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 03, 2020 · 08:35 am

Byomkesh Bakshy to MS Dhoni: Seven roles that defined Sushant Singh Rajput

The actor was 34 years old.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 14, 2020 · 03:44 pm

With Basu Chatterjee’s passing, Mumbai has lost one of its most affectionate chroniclers

He memorably captured the city’s never-say-die spirit.

Nandini Ramnath

· Jun 04, 2020 · 04:54 pm

Basu Chatterjee (1930-2020): 12 slice-of-life films served with love and humour

The 93-year-old filmmaker died in Mumbai on Thursday.

Nirupama Kotru

· Jun 04, 2020 · 01:28 pm

Mehlli Gobhai: A legacy of untitled paintings and the ability to show love without using the word

What would the acclaimed artist, who died in 2018, have thought of his own retrospective? He had a strong response to the word itself.

Jerry Pinto

· May 24, 2020 · 07:30 am