Ranjita Biswas Bengalis tend to quote poems to contextualise a situation or event, particularly delving into the vast oeuvre of ‘Kobiguru’ Rabindranath Tagore. As people get ready to celebrate Rabindra jayanti on pachishe Baisakh (25th…

Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam (Retd) As 57 Mountain Division, 23 Division and 8 Mountain Division under Major Generals Ben Gonsalves, RD Hira and KV Krishna Rao found themselves on the east banks of the…

Shailaja Khanna AMID a raging pandemic, the world of Hindustani classical music does not remain unaffected and is losing many established names. Recently two stalwarts, Banaras gharana vocalist Pt Rajan Mishra (70) and Senia gharana…

BN Goswamy No one recognises the richness of their (the tribals’) rituals, the great power of being possessed by God, the intensity of belief, even the beauty of dancing, or being in a trance, as…

Your thoughts on turning 87, almost seven decades of writing. Any regrets? Plenty of thoughts. Very fortunate to make a living out of something I enjoy doing. Making a vocation out of it. But…

Rajnish Wattas “Well, I have always worked from home as a writer, so no complaints,” he chuckles, as we talk on his squeaky landline phone about lockdown restrictions. Ever in good cheer and uplifting, Ruskin…

RS Sidhu and BS Dhillon PROMOTING a free market economy in agriculture in India has been a topic of debate since 1991 when reforms in the industrial and financial sectors were introduced. Then came the…

Though a number of heritage structures and monuments still cry for attention, a significant work has been done to restore the past glory of the holy city. Steps taken during the last some years are…

Jagvir Goyal The second wave of Covid-19 has taken the country by storm. Death, destruction and despair are ruling the cities as new strains and initial vaccine hesitancy have added to the surging wave. Just…