I have decided not to vote. This was neither a tough decision, nor a casual one. Does this decision make me an irresponsible citizen? Doesn’t...

It was the Christmas of 2004. A small island at nine degree from the equator in the Bay of Bengal was reverberating with the sound of divinity and joy...

As Indo-Pak relations have got back to their usual course of plunge and well-wishers of peace have chosen to keep shut, a dove with sound of beats has...

Mathuralal Verma is a dancer from Rajasthan! His dance involves his control over gaits. His gaits not only entertain, but also give life to the...

He made donuts first to survive in US. Then he turned software engineer… of first generation and wrote assembler programs in late seventies. He ...

In the hullabaloos of corruption and scams, we have discussed everything, but the audit. A new line of bureaucracy was also envisaged by some sections...

In the latest controversy in the literary circle, Girish Karnad accused V S Naipaul of many deficiencies and the most vulnerable one was his being a...

India has been getting all kinds of melodies from the other side of Radcliffe Line since it came into existence.  We have seen legendary khayal...

Two great pillars of Indian ghazal singing crumbled in quick succession. Ustad Mehdi Hassan died on 13 June 2012 and Jagjit Singh died about nine...

There is a village called Bada in India. This village decided to make HIV test mandatory for solemnising marriage. This decision came more than two...

The season of festivity in India has begun. The season begins with Durga puja in most parts of India. Puja pandals become the most happening places in...

The politics of language in India is at its wicked peak. The latest in this sector is about Bhojpuri being included in the Eighth Schedule of the...