Alyque Padamsee: The secret of my double life in Indian advertising and theatre

Theatre develops your imagination, while advertising develops your analytical powers.

Alyque Padamsee

· Nov 17, 2018 · 02:46 pm

‘I have lit fires with songs of rebellion’: Memories of Sahir Ludhianvi’s college years

An account of the celebrated poet and lyricist’s seditious youth.

Akshay Manwani

· Mar 08, 2016 · 05:41 pm

By expelling Christian priests, Tipu was only following precedent set by European rivals

Many historical reasons beyond religious intolerance explain the actions of Tipu Sultan, says the author of a new book on Mangalorean Christians, titled 'Slaves of Sultans'.

Alan Machado

· Nov 10, 2015 · 01:13 pm

When Javed told Salim, ‘I was thinking that maybe we should work separately’

A new book speculates on why Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar split after a writing partnership that created some of the most iconic Hindi movies of the 1970s.

Diptakirti Chaudhuri

· Nov 01, 2015 · 01:30 pm

Talat Mahmood: singer, actor, gentleman

Mahmood was in demand not only in the recording studio but also on the screen.

Manek Premchand

· May 25, 2015 · 10:30 am

Aruna Shanbaug: Prisoner of the state, held hostage by the quality of its mercy

Aruna Shanbaug. Born June 1, 1948. Murdered-but-not-killed November 27, 1973. Died of pneumonia May 18, 2015.

Pinki Virani

· May 18, 2015 · 04:16 pm

What exactly was Vajpayee's role in the Quit India movement?

As the former prime minister is awarded the Bharat Ratna, a book explores a relatively unknown aspect of his otherwise much-publicised political career.

Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Shankar Raghuraman

· Dec 25, 2014 · 06:00 am

'Lajja' reminds Bangladesh that it failed to protect Hindus: Taslima Nasrin

The exiled writer looks back on her famous novel 20 years after it first appeared.

Taslima Nasrin

· Sep 15, 2014 · 04:30 pm

How the Election Commission got more women to vote

In his new book, 'An Undocumented Wonder: The Great Indian Election', former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi details how the organisation has increased voter turnout by reaching out to the last voters: nomadic communities, the differently abled, the homeless and the transgendered. Here, he details how the Election Commission ensured that more women turn out to vote.

SY Quraishi

· Apr 27, 2014 · 05:30 am

Decorated elephants and film songs: Waheeda Rehman remembers her childhood

Nasreen Munni Kabir in conversation with Waheeda Rehman, widely acknowledged to be the most beautiful actress ever to star in Indian films. This is an extract from her book, 'Conversations with Waheeda Rehman'.

Nasreen Munni Kabir

· Apr 06, 2014 · 12:30 am

Playing 'Little Women' in Aligarh

But even for young women, all the rules were suspended when the numaish came to town.

Taran Khan

· Mar 23, 2014 · 06:22 am

Returning from America to do battle with Dhaka

In this excerpt from Maria Chaudhuri's debut novel 'Beloved Strangers', her protagonist speaks of returning to her childhood home in Dhaka.

Maria Chaudhary

· Mar 11, 2014 · 07:32 am