What do Dilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Madhubala have in common? We explore the story of a forgotten studio, in the bylanes of a Mumbai suburb that helped them & Bollywood rise as a cultural tour-de-force in India
Ambitious, audacious and meticulous, a saga of a survey that resulted in The Great Arc of the Meridian and the mapping of India
From clerk to diamond merchant to minister and king maker, the story of the Persian emigre Mir Jumla is a tale of ruthless ambition, shrewd politicking, brilliant timing and sheer luck.
Can Time and Seasons be reflected in musical notes? Nikhil Inamdar argues that Hindustani classical music goes beyond that, to a different realm where the right notes usher in soft drizzles, dark clouds and thundering storms
Oppressive heat,impossible terrain, unfriendly locals and disease, this is the story of how Indians fought against all odds and changed the landscape of a nation, by laying their lives on the railway line. We profile their contribution to the construction of the Kenya-Uganda Railway.
