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CHENNAI, 20/12/2014: For City: Romila Thapar lecture at Kalakshetra, Thiruvanmiyur on Saturday. Photo: M. Karunakaran

Hidden agenda?

The JNU Academic Council’s hastily taken decision to introduce a course on “Islamic terrorism” draws a storm of protests.

NEW DELHI,26/09/2013: Professor Irfan Habib speaking on the occasion of Sahmat's 25th anniversary in New Delhi on Thrusday. Photo: Meeta Ahlawat

Jaundiced perspective

Interview with Prof. Irfan Habib, historian.

Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University students stage a protest over Jinnah portrait issue in Aligarh on Sunday. PTI Photo (PTI5_6_2018_000127B)

Outburst of bigotry

Hindutva forces strike again, this time with an attack on Aligarh Muslim University for having a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the students’ unio

A niche in the middle

Bhimsain (1936-2018) made only a few Hindi films, but his animation films and series for Doordarshan captured the hearts and minds of his target audie

NEW DELHI, 19/10/2016: D.N. Jha, former Professor of History, University of Delhi in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Photo: Shanker Chakravarty

'India never had a golden age'

Interview with Prof. D.N. Jha, historian.

NEW DELHI, 14/12/2010: Renowned painter Ram Kumar at an interview, in New Delhi on December 14, 2010.
Photo: S. Subramanium

Unassuming genius

The illustrious painter Ram Kumar (1924-2018) brought the angst of the displaced common man to the canvas, and his minimalist work later lent itself t

In the tiger’s realm

A collective memoir of the tigers and tigresses of Ranthambhore National Park.

Indore_Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh Chief Mohan Rao Bhagwat addressing the RSS Malwa Regions Rally in Indore on sunday. photo by A_M_Faruqui (06_01_2013)

Sinister pattern

The recent rape incidents and right-wingers’ reactions to them are expressions of the dual-faced politics of Hindutva while dealing with gender issues

KOCHI, KERALA, 23/11/2016: Riyas Komu, Secretary, Kochi Biennale Foundation and Bose Krishnamachari, President, Kochi Biennale Foundation during an interaction with The Hindu Metro Plus in Kochi on November 23, 2016.Photo: Thulasi Kakkat

'I see my works as an archive of our times'

Interview with Riyas Komu, artist and co-founder, Kochi Biennale Foundation.

Imam of Asansol's Noorani mosque Mohammed Imdadullah. Photo: Soumya Das

Voice of sanity

An imam who lost his son in the communal violence in Asansol brings peace with his timely intervention.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, 11/02/2018: Historian Romila Thapar and Kerala Higher Education Council Vice Chairman Rajan Gurukkal during a workshop organised by the council for Teachers in Thiruvananthapuram on February 11, 2018. Photo: S. Mahinsha

'JNU's questioning minds a problem for indoctrinators'

Interview with Prof Romila Thapar.

NEW DELHI, 31/08/2011: Sufi singers and musicians Wadali Brothers (Puranchand Wadali and Pyarelal Wadali), performing during a concert on the auspicious occasion of Eid, at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi on August 31, 2011. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

Beyond boundaries

Pyarelal Wadali (1943-2018) bridged the divide between classical and folk music during a lifelong journey marked by devotion.