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

· Sep 27, 2021 · 06:30 am

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

· May 27, 2021 · 11:30 am

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

· Oct 07, 2020 · 11:30 pm

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

· Dec 30, 2019 · 06:30 pm

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

· Jul 26, 2018 · 05:30 pm

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

· Jan 20, 2018 · 08:00 am

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

· Oct 26, 2017 · 11:30 am

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

· Oct 08, 2017 · 07:30 am

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

· Aug 14, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Remembering three decades of friendship with Aamir Zaki, Pakistan’s unsung guitar hero

The writer reflects on his association with Aamir Zaki, from his days in band The Scratch to his turn in Coke Studio.

Nadeem F Paracha

· Jun 04, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Carlos Alberto Torres was one of football's greatest captains – he could reprimand even Pelé

He redefined the meaning of a full-back after scoring one of the most iconic goals in football history in the 1970 World Cup final.

Samindra Kunti

· Oct 26, 2016 · 08:00 pm

Inder Malhotra: The editor who stood up to Times of India owner Samir Jain

The veteran journalist who died on Saturday was a rare thing: he showed spine in the newsroom.

Darryl D’Monte

· Jun 13, 2016 · 06:30 am