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HYDERABAD:ANDHRA PRADESH:23/03/2014:Heroine Sridevi at Ã¬GR8 women awards 2014'' held in Hyderabad on Sunday.----PHOTO:G_RAMAKRISHNA

Sridevi: Iconic actor

Sridevi (1963-2018) came to Bollywood as a dream girl of sorts after playing nuanced roles under the great masters of south Indian cinema, but her roa

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NEW DELHI, 09/10/2012: Metro Plus: Disabled Rights Group convenor, Javed Abidi, in New Delhi. Photo: V.Sudershan

Friend of the disabled

Javed Abidi (1965-2018) worked relentlessly all his life to improve the lives of the disabled and help them live with dignity.

'Kashmir and its endemic spirituality are timeless'

Interview with Shonaleeka Kaul, academic and author.

NEW DELHI, 21/02/2008: Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission, Pakistan, Asma Jahangir delivering the 2nd Walter Sisulu Memorial Lecture on `Honouring the Lawyer's Movement in Pakistan' at Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi.
Photo: S. Subramanium

Rebel with a cause

Asma Jahangir (1952-2018) spoke for the dispossessed and the deprived in Pakistan and fought a relentless battle for democracy and human rights in the

‘I follow the Quran’

Interview with Jamida, the first woman to lead mixed-gender Friday prayers in India.

Patna: Karni Sena members protest against the release of film 'Padmaavat' in Patna on Wednesday. PTI Photo (PTI1_24_2018_000141A)

Pride and prejudice

Bollywood abounds with examples of politically expedient films, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat is yet another—a casteist and communal saga that

Kozhikode, Kerala, 21/12/2017; Writer K.P.Ramanunni( to go with p.k.ajith story) file Photo: S_RAMESH KURUP

'The world of letters can’t be dominated by hate'

Interview with K.P. Ramanunni, Sahitya Akademi award winner.

Feast of colours

Splendid pictures of a wide range of birds with well-researched and accurate descriptions make the book stand out.

Howrah: Ishrat Jahan(C), one of the petitioner in the triple Talaq case joins the BJP at party office in Howrah district of West Bengal on Saturday. PTI Photo (PTI12_30_2017_000166B)

‘I have fought many battles alone’

Interview with Ishrat Jahan, one of the key petitioners in the triple talaq case, who recently joined the BJP.

Actor Shashi Kapoor during the book release function of Prithviwallas in New Delhi on Thursday. Photo:Anu Pushkarna (25/11/2004) DIGITAL IMAGE

Shashi Kapoor: Stuff of dreams

Shashi Kapoor (1938-2017) was Hindi cinema’s most good-looking actor, but his persona was even more handsome.

Surat: People of Rajput community protesting against Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Padmavati' in Surat on Sunday. PTI Photo (PTI11_12_2017_000082A)

Khilji as villain

The protests against the film "Padmavati" and the vilification of Alauddin Khilji are part of the Hindu right-wing’s scheme to distort histo

HYDERABAD, 10/09/2011: Tushar Gandhi, great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, at Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), in Hyderabad on September 10, 2011.
Photo: K. Ramesh Babu

'All Indians have the right to speak for the Mahatma'

Interview with Tushar Arun Gandhi.