Well into his eighties, artist Serbjeet Singh continues to transmute paints into a transcendental presentation as is evident in his recent Himalayan canvases, says noted travel writer and author

BILL AITKEN
The secret of Serbjeet’s Singh’s ongoing excellence as a painter (he is now in his eighties) lies in the embracing of the four-letter word “life” (or […]

Award-winning author Chimamanda Adichie discusses her fiction and her approach to her writing in an e-mail interview.

 
R. KRITHIKA
Chimamanda Adichie announced her arrival on the world stage with Purple Hibiscus (2003), which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award besides being short-listed for the Orange Prize and the Jo hn Llewellyn Rhys Prize. […]

Theatre should engage, engross and entertain, believes director-actor Amir Raza Husain. 

Virat and Amir Raza Husain. Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash
P. ANIMA
Amir Raza Husain is a man of candour and strong views and makes no bones about it. Husain firmly believes the purpose of theatre is entertainment and has strived to win over his audience […]

As “Chal Chalein” makes it to theatres, Mithun Chakraborty walks down memory lane.  

Mithun Chakraborty says luck is his X-factor. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt
ANUJ KUMAR
‘I’m a showman. And there are three professions that suit a showman – cinema, aviation and hospitality. I am happy that I made it in two out of three.” Mithun Chakraborty is […]

Sharmila Tagore made her debut with “Apur Sansar”. Photo: K. Gopinathan
Rana Siddiqui Zaman
How did it happen
I was just 13, studying in Kolkata’s St. John’s Diocesan Bengali medium school. It was a time when Satyajit Ray was looking for a young girl to play the role of a pre-teen bride in his film ‘Apur […]

Kathak danseuse Shovana Narayan on three decades of work. 

Well-known danseuse Shovana Narayan has authored several books besides being a bureaucrat and a Kathak guru. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma
GEETA NANDAKUMAR

Premier Kathak exponent Shovana Narayan’s dance radiates a divine spark that touches viewers. In her art, there is a resonance of heritage at its best, steeped […]

Kiran Bedi makes simple choices with great results 

Kiran Bedi at The Claridges. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
Anuj Kumar
‘I am not fit for this column. I hardly have any striking choices when it comes to food,” says Kiran Bedi, as she rests on a plush cushion at The Claridges after giving a series of interviews […]

Khushwant Singh Ahluwalia highlights Sikh success stories abroad 

Khushwant Singh Ahluwalia at the launch of the book in New Delhi
HIMALI BHUTANI
Indians have been making their mark abroad, especially in the U.S. and the U.K.
The Sikh community has acquired a major chunk of the success in these countries. So much so that it prompted Delhi-based […]

Hyderabad-based fashion designer Anand Kabra feels his thematic strength – the ability to interpret an emotion or idea through a unifying concept – is visibly recognised as the leitmotif of his work. In conversation with Madhur Tankha….

Fashion designer Anand Kabra
 Real life incidents spark the artist in him to come out with something creative. Hyderabad-based […]

Gautam Singhania opens up about his passion for supercars and the launch of India’s one and only Supercar Club.

Revelling in his love: Gautam Singhania with his beauty-on-wheels.
RESHMA S KULKARNI
There are cars… and there are Supercars! The ones that make your heart thud as they zip past agog with resplendence. While many may dream of owning […]