Suman Kalyanpur (1937-2026): A Serene, Enchanting Star in the Sky of Melody
Today, the world of music feels a little more silent. A gentle, lucid and humble voice has fallen quiet forever.
Today, the world of music feels a little more silent. A gentle, lucid and humble voice has fallen quiet forever.
Some deaths arrive as news. This one arrived as silence, in the exact place where a voice used to live.
We are living in the golden age of authorship. Everyone is now a writer. We are writing bios, poems, how-to guides, and, of course, aggressive complaints against whomever we wish to.
There are those who love to be photographed. You can find them “photo bombing” frames where they have no business to be in. But they are there, smiling sheepishly.
A friend had invited me for dinner to his house. I went over around 7:30 in the evening. We gossiped for about an hour and then sat down for dinner.
On International Women's Day, The Statesman talked to esteemed women personalities from various fields on what it takes to be a woman in our country and what empowers them.
The world of art and spirituality converged at the exhibition which was a mesmerizing journey into the unseen, capturing the essence of spirituality through visual expression.
The festival, now in its ninth year, was held at the heritage town of Ramgarh Shekhawati in Rajasthan, a place known for its old havelis, forts and chhatris.
Geetika Lidder, wife of the late Brigadier Lakhbinder Singh Lidder, who tragically lost his life in the military helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, in December 2021, is preparing to release her debut memoir, I Am a Soldier’s Wife. The book, which immortalises her “love story” with her husband, will be launched by the Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, on Saturday.
The book "History and stars of the world's greatest sporting event", written by educationist and sports commentator Vijayan Bala, was launched on Tuesday.
