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Haunting ghazal

BEGUM AKHTAR (1914-74) was the most charismatic figure in 20th century Hindustani light classical music. There were others before her and of her time,

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Ali Akbar Khan. Any raga played by him received his distinctive, multidimensional treatment.-THE HINDU PHOTO LIBRARY

The last of the Titans

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who passed away on June 18, was perhaps the most gifted of all the instrumentalists to have graced the Hindustani music scene in

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Shanghai 2002. A dramatic composition, taken through the windscreen of a car. Aesthetically, it belongs to the Bauhaus School of 1920s Germany, but its wit would please even an Alfred Hitchcock.-PICTURES COURTESY GALLERY ART MOTIF, NEW DELHI

Frames of passion

MARC RIBOUD is one of the most remarkable photojournalists of the 20th century. He is a poet of the camera without intending to be one. He is the most

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Mired in mediocrity

DEREK BOSE, a prolific writer on commercial Hindi cinema, has come up with a new book on its possibilities in the international market. He has gone to

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When the Magistrate asked for my name I told him my name was London Tore Singh. I accepted what I had done and praised Bhagat Singh.-THE HINDU PHOTO LIBRARY

"I feel proud of what I did on the day"

Interview in 1997 with Harkishan Singh Surjeet.

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Zia Mohyeddin: 'Urdu poetry. is evocative and creates a stirring in the minds of the audience. I feel if I have been able to arouse such stirrings, I have done my job.'-KAJAL DAS

Master of all trades

A conversation with Zia Mohyeddin.

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M.F. Husain at the inauguration of his exhibition at the National Art Gallery in Mumbai in January 2004.-SEBASTIAN D SOUZA/AFP

Different strokes

The M.F. Husains of India are in danger because the people who wish to control their destiny are devoid of creative imagination.

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Naseeruddin Shah in 'Khuda Ke Liye'.-

Musical conquest

The first Pakistani film released in India in decades grips audiences in the country.

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Piece de resistance. Akbar watches Anarkali dance, but with her face turned away, presumably to receive a flower that Salim offers.-PICTURES: BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Tribute in acrylic

M.F. Husains latest works, exhibited at the India International Centre in New Delhi, are inspired by the 1960 classic Mughal-e-Azam.

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Ritwik Ghatak. He expressed highly complex ideas with ease.-BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Jinxed legacy

Ritwik Ghataks films, among the best in cinema history, need a saviour to reclaim them so as to preserve their enduring value.

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Shyam Benegal, a file picture.-K. GAJENDRAN

In tune with the times

Shyam Benegal, the latest winner of the Phalke Award, is special for his resourcefulness and adaptability.

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Ingmar Bergman. A 1998 file picture.-GUNNAR SEIJBOLD/REUTERS

Bergmans world

Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) preferred to negotiate the problems of modern civilisation with a classical sensitivity.

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