What I felt When I entered Delhi’s Brand New Red Mohalla Clinic
I grew up in a fairly middle class family. So, when someone in the family fell ill, a quick consultation at a private hospital...
Dev Anand had predicted that Sadhana would become a top actress
“If I modeled myself in the lines of anyone, it was Nutan,” said actress Sadhana, 1991 after Nutan’s death.
Bimal Ray was fascinated by Sadhana’s...
A Tango To Watch – The Red Dragon and The Taliban Fox
In the last few weeks, after the Taliban takeover of most of Afghanistan, headlines have screamed about the country's trillion-dollar mineral wealth, especially its...
Raj Kapoor to Dev Anand: “Dev Tumne Mere Heroine (Nargis) Ko Chura Liya”
In 1953 the first Indian film delegation attended the coveted Venice International Film Festival. Led by Bimal Ray the delegation included Balraj Sahni, Salil...
My friends the Kabuliwala and the Kashmiri Shawlwallah
When I was a kid, I was told to be afraid of the tall, burly, bearded, turbaned man in loose trousers, who came to...
The Math in the Kerala Covid Numbers
30th January 2020 was the time Covid-19 was declared a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ by WHO.
In India, Kerala was the first state...
