If these walls could talk
IN living memory, the building often referred as “Tollington”, has been a provision market. In fact it has been the main market for a long time for household products, and since it stands close to the Punjab University, ... When footloose but sage Satyarthi died
When footloose but sage Satyarthi died, I was working with The Indian Express in Chandigarh. The brief item that appeared with a New Delhi dateline about Satyarthi's death wasn't even commented upon in ... Art and soul - The pain of creation
One senses in nearly all of Satish Gujral`s work the looming presence of the cage of silence in which he has remained confined for the most part of his life, writes B. N. Goswamy,...Sufis and the spread of Islam
IN the Subcontinent, the Sufis made untiring, selfless and incessant struggle for the spread of Islam. They devoted their lives and gave up their homes to champion the cause of Islam in a miraculous way. Neither did they ....Opening debates
Hailing from a small town, Mailsi, in Vehari district, Hussain Ahmad Khan had aimed to sit for the C.S.S. exam as most of his relatives, including his late father, a police officer, had during his career belonged to the different cadres of ...Punjab's Nightingale is no more
The Nightingale of Punjab sings no more. After playing hide and seek with death for over a month, the legendary Surinder Kaur finally surrendered her defences late last night.,...Big Bad B: The BOLLYWOODIFICATION
Bollywood: the world`s most energetic film industry. Every year, it churns out more than a thousand movies, sells more than 3 billion tickets and generates well over 1 billion dollars in revenue ...FUSION or CONFUSION?
Fusion music has taken over. Whether it`s in Hindi films, the pop charts, or even semi-classical experimental music, it`s only in if it`s of mixed parentage. The most popular filmi tracks of today sound like rock .... The sound of simplicity
India revisited
When I landed at the Indra Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, on April 1, 2006 around 12 noon after almost 19 long years, it felt that officials at the airport were generally cordial and helpful in obvious contrast to the. ...