Dilip Kumar had met Jawaharlal Nehru, few days ahead of his demise, had noticed former PM was ‘exhausted’
“How are you?” Kemon Achish? Dilip Kumar greeted me during a telephonic conversation a decade ago as I greeted him on his birthday, 11th...
How the death of Stan Swamy in custody lowered India’s democratic image
On November 21, 2012, Ajmal Kasab, a terrorist was hanged in India. His hanging was done after 1456 days of his arrest. Kasab was...
I’m born out of the “Inquilab” of Dilip Kumar Saab
The year was 1997. Few of us might remember that dramatic day of our 21st convocation at #FTII (Film and Television Institute of India), Pune....
Are India’s godmen leading us up the garden path?
The recent arrest of a self-styled godman Siva Shankar Baba from Tamil Nadu for sexually abusing young girls has once again exposed the murky...
For these legends, age is just a number
Old age was an indecent state that had to be ended before it was too late…at eighty-one years of age, Dr Urbino had enough...
Covid-19 second wave in India and three corona warriors
The second wave of the corona has let hell loose throughout our nation. Lakhs of people have been affected and precious lives lost. As...
