That last meeting with Amrita Pritam at her Hauz Khas residence and more
PICTURE TALK Two Indian women named Amrita by their parents, both born into Punjabi Sikh families,...
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Art & Culture
With Jagjit already gone, Bhupi’s demise leaves the world of melodious ghazal singing orphaned
After Haqeeqat, he never looked back. We rejoiced in his success – and whenever he came...
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Down Memory Lane: Lucky one to shoot pics of the ‘Nightingale’ who’ll always rule our hearts
PICTURE TALK The eldest daughter of Master Dinanath Mangeshkar, born on 28 September 1929 in Indore,...
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Vulgarity in the name of music is patently wrong because music is divine: Bhojpuri icon
In a world of vulgarity and over-the-top sexualisation of songs, it is not easy for a...
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J Swaminathan: A picture-perfect face whose paintings I was not too fond of, but then, whatever sells is supposed to be good
PICTURE TALK I first met J Swaminathan, the painter, at Dhoomi Mal Art Gallery in Connaught...
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Selfie with Souza, the painter who shot to international fame before Hussain
PICTURE TALK Francis Newton Souza was already an internationally recognised, highly rated painter, living in New...
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Remembering Manohar Shyam Joshi, the ‘father of Indian soap operas’ with gems like Hum Log, Buniyaad, Kakaji Kahin, Kyaap
Manohar Shyam Joshi with a young Kamal Haasan (extreme left) PICTURE TALK Manohar Shyam Joshi (1933–2006)...
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An ode to the great music maestro, the Kohinoor of the Indian film industry
PICTURE TALK Naushad Ali, the great music maestro of such great Hindi films like Anmol Ghadi,...
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That experience of clicking the 6’5” Satyajit Ray, sitting half an inch away, deeply engrossed in thoughts
PICTURE TALK Satyajit Ray, born in Calcutta, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, music composer, lyricist,...
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How Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts infused one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands with a little jazz
Like Ringo Starr and other drummers who emerged during the 1960s British pop explosion, Watts was...
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