Jiang Zemin’s legacy is more than just soaring economic growth and staggering inequality

Jiang oversaw China’s reemergence on the global stage and sustained growth at home. But his policies also set the scene for excess and the growth of Xi Jinping.

Edward Cunningham, The Conversation

· Dec 02, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022): The last Soviet leader was a consequential but tragic figure

Like other tragic reformers in history, Gorbachev’s chief legacy is to remind us about what might have been, rather than what subsequently transpired.

Matthew Sussex, The Conversation

· Aug 31, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022): The pop icon provided the soundtrack to many Australian lives

She was the rare performer whose career flourished through different phases.

Catherine Strong, The Conversation

· Aug 09, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Remembering Archbishop Tutu: The anti-apartheid hero who symbolised South Africa’s ‘rainbow nation’

The world will feel the loss of the moral direction he provided for generations to come.

P Pratap Kumar, The Conversation

· Dec 27, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Land, caste, class and gender – Gail Omvedt’s writings were united in their vision of utopia

A tribute to the scholar who died on August 25.

V Geetha

· Aug 29, 2021 · 09:00 am

Kuldip Singh (1934-2020): Architect who made his mark on Delhi’s modern urban form like few others

Responsible for the iconic NDMC and NCDC buildings in the capital, Singh was an important innovator in Indian post-colonial architecture.

Michael S Dodson

· Nov 17, 2020 · 07:30 am

Kirk Smith (1947-2020): The US scholar who encouraged India to switch from dirty cookstoves to LPG

Smith died on June 15 in his California home at the age of 73.

Soumya Sarkar

· Jun 19, 2020 · 07:30 pm

With Dilli Haat and other iconic projects, Pradeep Sachdeva helped create Indian urban design

A tribute to the architect who died on May 31 from his first boss.

Christopher Charles Benninger

· Jun 06, 2020 · 08:00 am

Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019): The fashion legend who transformed Chanel into a global superbrand

The designer combined a historian’s knowledge of the past with a diarist’s curiosity about the present.

Veronica Horwell, The Guardian

· Feb 19, 2019 · 11:10 pm

“One of the strongest pillars”: Dr Amit Sengupta, a leader of the public health movement, dies at 60

Sengupta was a co-convener of the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan and associate global coordinator of the People’s Health Movement.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 29, 2018 · 11:04 am

‘Dr. Strangelove’ and ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ title designer Pablo Ferro dies aged 83

Ferro was also known for his work on ‘Bullitt’, ‘Men in Black’ and ‘A Clockwork Orange’.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 19, 2018 · 06:03 pm

Alyque Padamsee (1928-2018), the creator of dreamy ads who wanted to make secularism a cool idea

He gave generously of his creativity and wealth, and always stood on the side of truth and justice.

Teesta Setalvad

· Nov 18, 2018 · 08:00 am