The annual pilgrimage to one of the holiest shrines of Hindus nestled in Kashmir Himalayas and dedicated to Lord Shiva, which has been dogged by many controversies in the past, is once again at the centre of political hullabaloo.

Britain’s first non-white editor of a national newspaper Amol Rajan dreamed of cricketing glory and not bylines as he grew up in London.

Tarja Halonen, former President of Finland, narrated a delightful story at the recent Women Deliver conference at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In 2010, Colonel Vinay Dalvi’s (Retd) first book titled Role Model (Pentagon Press) addressed the aspects of the selection procedure for officer cadets by services selection boards and their training

In early 1960s, at my college, Syed Mubarak Ali, the Art teacher, and Devi Singh, physical training teacher, used to be served food in white porcelain plates at teachers’ lunches while others ate in b

He lived a short life, but on his own terms. Much ahead of his times, multi-faceted genius Rituparno Ghosh had put his brave foot forward to defy all societal norms.

Ask Dharmendra about how he’s coping without alcohol and he quotes a sher:
“Pe ke daru khud se door ho gaye the, Chhod ke daru apne paas aa gaye hain.”
And adds, in his quintessential style, “Chodd ke daru main Dharmendra ho jata hoon. Nahin toh Dharmendraaaa ho jata hoon.”

At a time when most 15-year-old boys prefer social media and indoor activities more than stepping out, one boy dared to something extraordinary. Meet Raghav Joneja, all of 15 years and 7 months and the third Indian this year to brave the perilious ascent of Mount Everest.

n Chhattisgarh activist Himanshu Kumar has been on a fast-unto-death from June 1 at Jantar Mantar protesting against the increasing acquisition of huge swathes of forest land by mining companies in Chhattisgarh depriving indigenous tribal communities of a decisive say to their own natural resources.

I first met Vina Mazumdar in 1979, when I was living and working in Washington D.C. On a trip back home, the editor of our in-house magazine asked me to write an article about women in India. I drew up a list of women I could feature and interview. Vina was one of them.