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Memoir

A lady of rare fortitude

As a young widow with four children in the Indian capital Naina Devi found her metier as singer and a patron of artistes. Her contributions to Delhi as a centre of Hindustani music are indelible.

by Partha Chatterjee Sep 12, 2018

Malaysia

Malaysia's Indian gangsters

Though just 7 per cent of the population more Malaysian Indians are gangsters than any other race, a result of their estate labour history and general state neglect.

by S.K. Devi Sep 12, 2018

Politics

Left behind by the wayside

India is a country tailor made for communists but they have failed to arouse public enthusiasm due to a complete misreading of the common man's temperament.

by Rakesh Ankit Aug 13, 2018

History

The mind behind the master

Behind the herculean endeavours of Colin Mackenzie in cataloguing south Indian heritage looms the scarcely known figure of Kavelli Venkata Boria, linguist, translator and Man Friday extraordinary

by Susanta Kumar Biswas Aug 13, 2018