On Mahatma Gandhi's advice, this actor went to London, worked there for some time, and came back to India to pursue his ...

Charlie Chaplin was the only person to receive a 12-minute standing ovation at the Academy Awards in 1972, the longest in the ...

While Madhubala was widely celebrated, she fought a battle in silence. Madhur recalled the first time Madhubala's illness ...

“You often need a martyr or someone very committed to act first,” Margaret Levi, a professor emerita of political science at ...

A personal history of independent India is marked by moral compass and graceful writing ...

Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, fondly known as Sir M Visvesvaraya, is a name familiar to all Bengalureans. As they hear the ...

The name Mahatma Gandhi evokes thoughts of truth, non-violence, and social reform. Gandhi's ideas shook the world. But ...

What separates tyrants from saints? It’s all about how power is used. Applying power inward can change your life—and the ...

In the searing heat of Gujarat, under the shadow of two towering legacies—Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel—the ...

When alive, he was kept on the margins of mainstream politics. And post-demise, there was a grand Neruvian design to confine ...

When asked if he feared death, Modi said that while death is certain, life should be embraced and lived with purpose., India ...