Haunting ghazalPARTHA CHATTERJEEBEGUM AKHTAR (1914-74) was the most charismatic figure in 20th century Hindustani light classical music. There were others before her and of her time,
The last of the TitansPARTHA CHATTERJEEUstad 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
Frames of passionPARTHA CHATTERJEEMARC 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
Mired in mediocrityPARTHA CHATTERJEEDEREK 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
"I feel proud of what I did on the day"MANINI CHATTERJEEInterview in 1997 with Harkishan Singh Surjeet.
Different strokesPARTHA CHATTERJEEThe M.F. Husains of India are in danger because the people who wish to control their destiny are devoid of creative imagination.
Musical conquestPARTHA CHATTERJEEThe first Pakistani film released in India in decades grips audiences in the country.
Tribute in acrylicPARTHA CHATTERJEEM.F. Husains latest works, exhibited at the India International Centre in New Delhi, are inspired by the 1960 classic Mughal-e-Azam.
Jinxed legacyPARTHA CHATTERJEERitwik Ghataks films, among the best in cinema history, need a saviour to reclaim them so as to preserve their enduring value.
In tune with the timesPARTHA CHATTERJEEShyam Benegal, the latest winner of the Phalke Award, is special for his resourcefulness and adaptability.
Bergmans worldPARTHA CHATTERJEEIngmar Bergman (1918-2007) preferred to negotiate the problems of modern civilisation with a classical sensitivity.
The great Indian family A strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
