Sonal Mansingh, is one of the leading exponent of Odissi, an ancient classical dance form of Orissa. She has been called a philosopher among dancers for her opinions and interpretations. Apart from a dancer, she is a known social activist, thinker, researcher, orator, choreographer and teacher. Sonal has had training in Bharatnatyam, Chaau dance and Indian music. She has been …

The holiday season of Christmas is the time to let loose all the tensions of everyday life and have a lot of fun. It is the perfect occasion to call upon family members, relatives and long lost friends and spend some quality time with them. During the holidays, people would take part in activities such as making crafts, singing Christmas …

The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities fleeing persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Muslims were not given such eligibility. The act was the first time religion …

Anil Wilson (1947 – June 25, 2009) was an Indian educationist who served as Principal of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi from 1991 to 2007. Anil Wilson’s father, M. M. Wilson, was a school Headmaster in Gorton Mission School Kotgarh, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Anil Wilson was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers at St Edward’s School, Shimla. He graduated from Panjab …

R. K. Laxman — Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer Laxman (born October 23, 1924, Mysore, India) is an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He is widely regarded as India‘s greatest-ever cartoonist and is best known for his creation The Common Man. Birth and Childhood R. K. Laxman was born in Mysore. His father was a headmaster and Laxman was the youngest of …

Yesudasan was born on June 12, 1938 at Mavelikkara, Kerala in South India. His first cartoon appeared in 1955 in a magazine called ‘Asoka’ published from Kottayam. But it was only in 1960, he made an entry into the world of political cartooning, that too through ‘Janayugam’, the mouth-piece of the Communist Party in Kerala. In Janayugam he started a …

“Mamma – mamma” – Rimjhim was screaming from the balcony. Mrs. Sharma could feel the joy and surprise in her daughter’s voice. “What happened”? she almost ran to the balcony and saw Rimjhim standing around the birds. Rimjhim was merrily clapping with loud giggle. Mamma smiled and asked – “What happened dear? You look quite happy”. “Look at that mamma” …

Rajkumar Hirani (born 1965) is a National Award and Filmfare Award winning Indian Director, screenwriter and film editor of Hindi films, best known for the films Munna Bhai MBBS (2003), Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) and 3 Idiots (2009). Early Life & Education of Rajkumar Hirani: Rajkumar Hirani was born in Nagpur to a Sindhi family. His father Mr Suresh Hirani had …

Shashi Kapoor was born Balbir – Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1938 in Kolkata. He is an award winning Indian film actor and producer and a member of the Kapoor family, a film dynasty in India‘s Bollywood cinema, is the younger brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, the son of Prithviraj Kapoor, the widower of Jennifer Kendal, and …

Nandalal Bose (3 December 1882 – 16 April 1966) was a notable Indian painter of Bengal school of art. A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, Bose was known for “Indian style” of painting. He became the principal of Kala Bhawan, Shanti Niketan in 1922. He was influenced by the Tagore family and the murals of Ajanta, his classic works include paintings …