An acclaimed social activist and researcher Anand Teltumbde has penned a comprehensive biography of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. The book delves into the complexities of Ambedkar's life, highlighting his shifting stances on various issues, including partition, women's rights, and the Constitution. Teltumbde meticulously examines Ambedkar's personal and political journey, revealing the contradictions and inconsistencies that have shaped his legacy. The book …
Dev Patel’s got something to say, but he’s going to let his fists do the talking. With his directorial debut, the wild revenge movie “Monkey Man,” the Oscar-nominated actor makes a bold statement with this one-two punch of a film that asserts himself as both an action star and a promising new genre voice. Dev Patel in the movie “Monkey …
Thirty years ago, the cartoonist Sudhir Tailang drew an image of the then Prime Minister with a caption that had words from the Gita: “This Self, weapons cannot pierce, nor fire can burn, water cannot wet, nor air can dry up. A Prime Minister who is in a minority cannot force through legislation the others don’t like, and in the …
Historian Dinyar Patel has won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021 for his biography, Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism. Read our review: Dadabhai Naoroji, a new life for the grand old man of India Patel, an assistant professor of history at S.P. Instituted in 2018, the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize celebrates high-quality non-fiction literature on modern and contemporary …
Sobhita Dhulipala, who has starred in Indian web series like Made in Heaven an Bard of Blood, is foraying into Hollywood with the upcoming action thriller Monkey Man. It is the directorial debut of actor Dev Patel, who is also essaying the titular role. Filming has just finished on the movie, which will see Oscar-nominee Patel play an unlikely hero …
Ahmed Patel, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member of Parliament, passed away early on Wednesday morning at the age of 71 years. Congress’ organisation man A quintessential organisation man, Patel had cross-party connections and direct access to senior Opposition leaders such as Nationalist Congress Party’s Sharad Pawar and Trinamool Congress’ Mamata Banerjee. He shot to the limelight when he …
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, which is popularly known as the “Iron Man of India”, played a crucial role in the unification of India. This year will celebrate the 145th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel, who accomplished the difficult task of bringing 562 princely states into the fold of the Union of India. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary is observed as National …