It was back in 1982 when Sir Ben Kingley came to India to portray Mahatma Gandhi on screen. Now he is back, but in a new avatar. He is all set to play a mathematician in ‘Teen Patti’ opposite Big B, and Shah Jahan in ‘Taj’. more>>
" I have changed for good"
For fast bowler Sreesanth, it has been like a second birth. His off-field antics almost killed his chances of reviving his international cricket. But luck always favours the brave and he made a sensational comeback in the Test series against Sri Lanka. more>>
Winner takes all?
For the Alpha Males, highly aggressive men who are usually at the helm of affairs, life is not a picnic. Deeper issues invariably plague most which they are unable to cope with. Jayalakshmi Sengupta probes into their private space more>>
It’s my life
In the global map of HIV/AIDS, a disturbing trend is the increasing number of women getting infected. more>>
A Jharkhand woman is all about a picture of confidence
and empowerment as she wields a leaf plate made from forest
produce by her.
Ode to spring
The spring festival we celebrate ritualistically today expressed through folk dances and songs has deep roots in the fertility cult in the ancient agrarian societymore>>
Blue is for gay
In the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, a sustained campaign for human rights of the gay community has seen a change in attitude more>>
No wall too high In a peaceful revolution 20 years ago the people of two Germany dismantled the Berlin Wall. As a unified nation celebrates the fall of the Wall on Nov 9more>>
Looking East
Insurgency and rebellions are aplenty in modern India. But even in this context, the North East is seen as a “problem child”, as author Subir Bhoumik writes in the preface to his recently published book Troubled Periphery: Crisis of India’s North East (SAGE). more>>
On trial
Poverty and ignorance facilitate unethical clinical trials by many multinational pharmaceutical companies in India, find researchers, and caution that stricter vigil is needed in the field. more>>