Jagjit Singh took ghazals out of exclusive mehfils and brought them within the reach of the common man. His voice was like honey — flowing smoothly and soothing the heart of the listener. His demise has created a void that will be hard to fill….
While the Haves seemingly are better off and hold all the cards, the Have-nots hold the ultimate weapon to get back at them.
The government had better wake up and fast but it seems to be in deep slumber and lost in wonderful dreams of a victory in its much touted War on Terror. It obviously thinks that by just giving statements and visiting victims in hospitals after every terror attack it can gain ‘victory’.
My mother insisted that I sang well. Have you ever seen a mother who thought anything but the best about her child?
Even hole-in-the-wall private nursing homes and clinics often have expensive diagnostic equipment to attract gullible patients who are made to undergo superfluous tests and investigations.
As we prepare to celebrate yet another edition of Independence Day, take a look at a young boy’s coming to terms with freedom lost and regained. A lesson for us too…
Teejan Bai, the rustic, unlettered folk artiste from Chattisgarh has the distinction of being the cultural ambassador of India having travelled round the world singing her own style of Pandvani of which she is the ‘director, actor, composer and singer.’
The blue-eyed boy of the Congress is hogging all the audiovisual bytes these days. But for all his public image, our dimpled ‘future PM’ is a shy guy. Alka Gurha gives her readers a sneak peek into his secret diary, which is privy to his innermost thoughts.
Milestones are precious and when they are celebrated with one’s children and grandchildren, they become even more so.



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