Writer-director of India’s first animation movie, yesteryear child artiste JUGAL HANSRAJ is ready with his latest kids’ novel, The Coward and The Sword (to be published by HarperCollins). Based in the US for last two years, the Masoom actor talks to SAURABH TANKHA about being a good storyteller, missing Bollywood arc-lights and working with stalwarts […]Read More
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World-renowned energy healer and internationally recognised humanitarian, philosopher, teacher and inventor PATRICK SAN FRANCESCO began healing at four in his hometown, Bangalore. Initially, the healing consisted of demanding that God should “take care” of those around him who were ailing. In hindsight, Patrick attributes this to his childlike innocence that invested a complete and […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha That renowned model and actress DIPANNITA SHARMA has been a history student can be fathomed from the answers she sends back as replies to the questions I had emailed to her. Each response is explained in detail and she is careful about mentioning all references and connections. Dipannita manages to score almost […]Read More
Suneel Wasan With China facing massive backlash for the COVID-19 pandemic, many global behemoths are forced to look elsewhere to set up their global manufacturing bases. India can also be seen bridging this gap, buoyed by Government interventions to make the country atmanirbhar with initiatives like Startup India and Make In India, at its very […]Read More
Tourism and wellness consultant Subhash Verma worked with Lufthansa for over three decades. For the last 20 years, the present advisor of Indian Association of Travel and Tourism Experts (IATTE) has been successfully running Travel Plus, a service provider of tours and travel. On World Tourism Day (September 27), Saurabh Tankha speaks to the veteran expert… […]Read More
The country’s first transgender Kathak performer, Devendra S Manglamukhi, started learning Kathak before entering her teens. And today, at 29, this transgender rights activist is fighting hard to gain recognition for her community, through her dance form and her dance performances. Born to a father who served the Indian Army and a homemaker […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha When I first heard about this dog café – Bark Street – owned by four friends in Sector 104 of Noida, the famous Amitabh Bachchan song from Sharaabi – Jahan chaar yaar mil jayein (when four friends meet) crossed my mind. Much like it made life gulzaar (pleasant and happy) for Big B’s […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha It is never too easy to step out from the shadow of a successful sibling. And when that person happens to be the super-talented and successful Ayushmann Khurrana, the situation gets even more complex. But one person who has done with immense ease despite this bond is Aparshakti Khurana. Having played supporting actor […]Read More
For those of you who thought VARUN BADOLA made his acting debut as Ayushman in the TV series, Banegi Apni Baat back in 1994, read on to know that he didn’t. The actor — presently seen in the web series, Your Honour on Sony Liv and in the serial, Mere Dad Ki Dulhan on Sony […]Read More
Isn’t this August, the month India gained Independence? For when in the same month the country gained Independence, the voice of its citizens was silenced due to pressures from the same quarters from whose clutches it managed to break free. In such a scenario, what does one do? Where does one go? These were the […]Read More