There is something about Aligarh that tells us that the past never dies. Recalling the Muslim League session in Lucknow in 1937, author-journalist Mohammed Wajihuddin writes in his persuasively argued, lucidly expressed book, Aligarh Muslim University, “The October 1937 Lucknow session was so important to Jinnah that he discarded his well-cut suits and donned flowing trousers and a long coat. …
In a recent radio interview, Emraan Hashmi spoke about keeping a low profile, despite being one of the most well-known faces of the Hindi film industry for more than two decades. Hashmi explained to radio host Siddharth Kannan that he has maintained a certain “work ethic” ever since he started out in movies. When the actor was asked whether he …