The Royal Thread

Raju Srivastava (1963-2022): The Everyman Comic

He had a large following across the working and rural classes

Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022): The Genius Who Outlived His Brilliant Milieu

The Power of Absence

In the Elizabethan code of leadership, unspoken words and unshown emotions could move a people

Cyrus Mistry (1968-2022): His Own Man

The former Tata chairman had both a vision for the group and a handicap

Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022): The People’s Monarch

As the second Elizabethan age ends, and a new monarch takes over, he will need her wisdom, her wit, and her unending appetite for working for others

Cyrus Mistry’s death: Need for holistic approach to prevent road crashes

SaveLIFE Foundation specialises in forensic crash investigations, collaborates with Centre

The Triumphs and Laments of Mikhail Gorbachev

He was the choreographer of his own retreat in the larger drama of liberation

Mikhail Gorbachev: The 20th Century’s Last Hero

To say he did not understand the Soviet Union is to misjudge the man who saved the world

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (1960-2022): The Wizard

His journey as an investor mirrored India’s economic growth after liberalisation