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The House of Jaswant Singh

S Prasannarajan

A classicist in politics for whom public life did not mean compromising on his moral inheritance

Jaswant Singh (1938-2020)

Time stands still for a Gentleman

A Requiem for My Boss

Jaswant Singh (1938-2020)

The Visionary Culturalist

She plumbed the psyche of Indian classical music and dance

Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020)

He understood that democratic politics is algebra, where various parts of the electoral equation are held together by governance, not deposits in vote banks

The Ultimate Pragmatist

Juggling with figures remained the first love of the one-time economics teacher in an obscure Bengali college who became India’s youngest finance minister

Everyone’s Musician

A genre-bender who made Hindustani classical music an accessible, emotional experience

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Anyone who has been around in Lutyens’ Delhi long enough has a story to tell about Amar Singh

The Last Freedom Rider

The civil rights icon was a true Gandhian. A personal tribute

The Last Diva Dancer

A rebel, a pioneer, a forever dancer, Saroj Khan lived for her art

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