The Assassination of Indira Gandhi: An Excerpt from ‘India: The Crucial Years’

9 years ago

On the morning of 31 October 1984, I left for Along in Siang district by helicopter. After landing there an…

The Goddess: The Story That Inspired Satyajit Ray’s ‘Devi’

9 years ago

The long February night refused to let the dawn break. Umaprasad woke up. He looked for his wife under the…

The Legacy of DIBs

9 years ago

T.G. Sanjeevi Pillai It would be of some interest to discuss the legacies of the six directors of the Intelligence…

A Barbarous Situation: Excerpts from Nayantara Sahgal’s letters to the Authors’ Guild of India in 1975

9 years ago

Excerpts from Nayantara Sahgal’s letters to the Authors’ Guild of India in 1975, protesting against the censorship and suspension of civil…

Preliminary Checks to Carry Out before Buying the Property of Your Dreams: An Extract from ‘How to Buy a House’

9 years ago

Deciding to purchase, determining your choice and then sorting out the fine print and getting into the nitty gritty of…

Carpet vs Built-up vs Super Built-up Area: An Extract from ‘How to Buy a House’

9 years ago

Buying a house is not simply a monetary decision. It is important to connect with the house for you to…

How Jagjit Singh Won the South Over: An excerpt from ‘Baat Niklegi Toh Phir’

9 years ago

Jagjit rubbed shoulders with many other artistes, some of whom were as passionate as him. Among them [...] Subhash Ghai, with whom he would forge a friendship…

Young Jagjit Singh’s First Taste of Success

9 years ago

It was when he was in class nine that Jagjit Singh first tasted the success that would flood his music in the years…

The Ghazal King’s Introduction to Music: An Excerpt from ‘Baat Niklegi Toh Phir’

9 years ago

Music was not a part of [Jagjit Singh's household's] daily life, at least not in the way it is today.…

The Girl with Long Hair: A Story from ‘Written in Tears’

9 years ago

Mainao stands on her toes at the threshold of youth. She is a cheerful, attractive girl with small, twinkling eyes…