Sharmila Tagore: The Accidental Actress
byAn accidental actress, Sharmila Tagore, meets her prince charming, Tiger Pataudi, & the rest, as they say, is history.
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To Keats With Love
byJohn Keats’s legacy will live on — so long as poetry exists.
‘Bobby’ Talyarkhan: The Pioneer Of Indian Cricket Commentary
byTalyarkhan, Indian cricket’s first commentator, began speaking from a little corner of a Bombay maidan.
Thomas Babington Macaulay & The Minute On Indian Education
byMacaulay left a lasting legacy, imprints of which can be found embedded in the Indian psyche, even after two centuries.
70 Years Of Shankar-Jaikishan
byThe timeless magic of Shankar-Jaikishan’s music will mesmerise, resound, glow, and endure, through posterity.
Charles Philip Brown: The Englishman Who Revived Telugu Literature
byCharles Philip Brown fell in love with Telugu & spent his entire life learning the language & reviving its literature.
A Letter To Ruskin Bond
byDear Ruskin Bond: Years ago, I wrote a letter to you & I posted it to Landour, Mussoorie. Did you get it?
How Begum Samru Became The Only Catholic Ruler In India
byBegum Samru broke out from the shackles of being a nautch girl & went on to become India’s only Catholic ruler.
Reginald Edward Dyer: The Face Of Evil
bySikh leaders shamelessly flattered and humoured Dyer, invited him to the Golden Temple & presented a Kirpan & Siropa.
Subramania Bharati’s Poetry & Patriotism
bySubramania Bharathi’s legacy is an outstanding example of how poetry can be a vehicle for social change.
Ahmad Ibn Majid: The Navigator Who Guided Vasco da Gama
byIbn Majid, an Omani Arab sailor, helped Vasco da Gama find his sea route – from the African coast to the Malabar Coast.
Fondi: Biography Of A Forgotten Town
byProfessor Simon Altmann tells the story of an Italian town he has fallen in love with. It is, in fact, a love letter.
Bhupen Hazarika: The People’s Maestro
byBhupen Hazarika’s music, soulful as it was, appealed for humanity & universal values that cherish togetherness.
J. B. S. Haldane: The Philosopher Scientist
byJBS Haldane lived and died on his terms – a life that celebrated scientific inquiry and enlightened non–conformism.
Abbakka Devi: The Legendary Tuluva Queen
byAbbakka Devi, the Tuluva queen of Ullal, trounced the Portuguese. But her story has passed into the pages of obscurity.