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Singing the Nation

Vinay Lal

We can begin to have a better conception of the extraordinary place of Lata in the life of the nation when we imagine how she not only embodied the nation but sang the nation

A Final Homecoming for Bose

The Japanese government was anxious to return Netaji’s ashes to India, but it became impossible for India to bring them back because of the refusal of his friends and admirers to accept that he was no more

Birju Maharaj (1937-2022): The Feet of God

He could portray Krishna and choreograph Bollywood dances with equal felicity

General Bipin Rawat (1958-2021): An Officer and a Gentleman

He will surely be missed as the country braces to strengthen its military prowess

Dying Young

A heartbreaking story of our times

Sidharth Shukla (1980-2021): The Family Man

TV dreamboat was a symbol of accessible masculinity

The Republic of Sorrow

In life, prayer is hope; in death, prayer is solace

Bernard Madoff (1938-2021): The Big Con

He ran the world’s largest ponzi scheme for decades through a combination of trust and exclusivity

For Queen and Adopted Country

He may have been almost a century old but he was more progressive than any centennial

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