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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Art & Culture
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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When it comes to The Beatles, old is better than gold, platinum, and everything else…
Old is gold, is a cliché. But yes, old is better than gold, platinum, and everything...
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Dancing away the pandemic blues: An out-of-the-box way to tide over gloom
Extraordinary circumstances call for out-of-the-box solutions. In terms of scale and global reach, the Covid-19 pandemic...
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