J N Sinha-Frontline

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Mahendar Misir. His legacy lives on through his songs that are still sung and loved in the Bhojpuri-speaking world.

Mahendar Misir: The man whom history forgot

It is time to retrieve from the oblivion of history the colourful character of Mahendar Misir (1886-1946), musician, poet, athlete, revolutionary and

Food for thought

The book explores Mahatma Gandhi’s obsession with diet and food and his experiments and innovations in them to improve health and nutrition.

The white dome on the main office building of L.S. College, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

Decline of an observatory

An observatory in Muzaffarpur, which had “excellent astronomical equipment”, has been allowed to go to rack and ruin and sink into oblivion.

Bard of Bhojpuri

Bhikhari Thakur used folk tradition to recount the ordeal, courage and humanity of his community and bring about social change.

A digital photograph of Amrita Shergil taken by Vivan Sundaram. PAGE 2 D/C CAPTION : A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH ETC. ON CREED.

Amrita’s village

Saraya, a little-known village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district, will always be remembered for Amrita Sher-Gil’s masterpieces. A tribute on her 1