Dibyajyotti Dutta, more famously known as Jonqui, is among the best known percussionists in India today. Ahead of his performance in N Grill this evening, he talks about his childhood, performing with Kailash Kher and more. First, tell us how you came to be known as Jonqui? It actually comes from an old Assamese folk tale. [...]
This isn’t your average rags to riches tale. The protagonist has everything — riches, love and fame — but the past isn’t done with him yet. Anyone who has ever tried to escape his or her past feels constantly hunted. There might not be a crime in the past, just embarrassment, but forgetting is much [...]
Sixteen memories and sixteen stories by debutant author NC Joshi fill the pages of Buddhu’s Legacy. We learn more about his book. Keerthana Muralidhar Navin Chandra Joshi, a first-time author recently launched his book Buddhu’s Legacy and other short stories. The book is a collection of 16 short stories, which are incidents the author came [...]
“He was not merely killing himself, he was killing the farmer in himself.” These lines from Neelima Kota’s book Shoes of the Dead highlight the pathos that the book conveys in its 274 pages. Politics is deeply entrenched in the heart of this book. The author talks of power, the lack of it, and inherited [...]
After Gaayam 2 and Kaalicharan, Sri Prawin is gearing up to direct yet another political drama. We hear that he has registered a title Bhajrang for one of his upcoming films and it’s expected to be another explosive film based on real incidents. More details about Bhajrang will be announced soon. Few months ago, he [...]
Anaika, who’ll soon be seen in RGV’s Satya, has reportedly signed her second film even before her debut film hits the screens. Buzz is that she’s going to play the lead role in Vasanthabalan’s upcoming bilingual film Kaaviya Thalaivan. Siddharth is playing the lead role. The film, which is set in 1920s, is inspired from [...]
Ravi Teja is all set to sing for the first time in his career and he’ll be crooning a song in his upcoming film Balupu. Directed by Gopichand Malineni, the film has Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan and Anjali in lead roles. Lakshmi Rai is going to make a special appearance and recently, a song was [...]
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, co-owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), will appear on Extraaa Innings T20 during the cricket extravaganza’s final face-off to promote his forthcoming film Chennai Express. The actor has come up with a promotional trailer for his appearance on the show as well and has urged [...]
Having accepted the fact that rumours about his private life are “part and parcel” of the film industry, Barfi! star Ranbir Kapoor maintained that he would stay away from social-networking sites to shield his off-screen life. “I feel that my personal life should be guarded. I am not on any social networking sites and I [...]
Movie: Ishkq in Paris Cast: Preity Zinta, Rhehan Malliek, Isabelle Adjani, Shekhar Kapur Directed by: Prem Raj Love, as the sages say, is a many-splendoured thing. You can look at it as an occasion for stress and heartbreak (which is why we fall, never rise, in love). Or love can be a celebration of life. Director Prem [...]
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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The final kick-off for passion
Tonight the football season will finally come to a close with the Champions League final being played at Wembley stadium. It’s been a tumultuous season for all the wrong reasons. The four big leagues were wrapped up early: Manchester United in the EPL, Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Juventus in Serie A and Barcelona in [...]
Earlier this week, I received an email about the Gayatri Mantra being proven to be the most divine and powerful hymn in the world. An American scientist called Dr Howard Steingeril is said to have collected hymns, prayers, mantras and invocations from all over the world and from all religions. He tested these for sound [...]
Reporter’s diary: Waste not flowers
A flower is most beautiful when it is in the garden, like a deer or a lamb seen in its natural habitat. If this wisdom is known to the mayor and the GHMC, they would not have wasted several hundred lovely flowers at the function declaring the GHMC’s plan to open 14 biodiversity parks on [...]
Reporter’s diary: Bravo, Naidu
TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu is a visionary. Few will doubt this considering what he did to give Hyderabad a modern face, and many of his welfare schemes are now implemented (of course, renamed after Rajiv Gandhi or Indira Gandhi). But many could not understand his logic of asking for a ban of `500 and `1,000 [...]
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