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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Ravi Shankar: Strings of Power

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  On Sunday 1 August, 1971, a unique charity concert was organized at the most high profile centre of American music – New York’s Madi...
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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Durga Puja: National Festival of Bengalis

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The year was 1757. After defeating Siraj-ud-Daula, Robert Clive was the new Nawab of Bengal. Raja Nabakrisha Deb, one time Munshi to Wa...
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Friday, September 21, 2012

Lok Hitarth Satyanishta

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Choto Lal Bari   In Calcutta’s iconic office district Dalhousie Square, Lal Bari or the Red Building is the Writers’ Building – main ...
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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Anglo-Indians: A Forgotten Chapter of Indian Hockey

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During the Olympics, London tube stations have been temporarily renamed after the greatest heroes in Olympic history. There are three Indi...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The Man and His New Lawn

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On 23 January, 1931, the day the first occupant of the Viceroy’s House, Lord Irwin moved in, Lutyens slipped away from formal dinner w...
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Monday, June 25, 2012

Race to Raisina

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Some quirky politics by Mamata Banerjee and Mulayam Singh Yadav and 24X7 news channels suddenly turned Presidential election into an exc...
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Friday, May 18, 2012

Pharma Robinhood: The Story of Cipla

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Dr Y K Hamied, 75-year old Chairman of India’s second largest pharmaceuticals company, Cipla is trying to re-write the contemporary histo...
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