In a landmark judgement in March last year, the Supreme Court had recognised that a terminally ill patient or a person in a persistent vegetative state has the right to die with dignity. But in order to do so, the person will have to execute what is known as a ‘Living Will’.
Despite...
‘Crazy’ Mohan who passed away on 10 June 2019 after he suffered a cardiac arrest, was known as a playwright with a penchant for comic one-liners bereft of innuendoes. His friendship with Kamal Haasan was legendary and together the two created magic on screen.
Born in 1952, Mohan...
Girish Karnad who passed away on 10 June 2019 at the age of 81, will be remembered as a multi-lingual actor who was known for his bohemian views and who often courted controversies for the same.
As late as 2016, he was seen in the movie Chalk-N-Duster that also starred Shabana Azmi...
As we have seen in the first part of this article, when Jawaharlal Nehru came to power in 1951, after India’s first general elections, India already had a fledgling automobile industry. So, what were the options that Nehru had? He could either shut them down or encourage them, yet make sure...
As Jaya Bhaduri and Amitabh Bachchan celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary this month (3rd June), let us have a look at Doosri Sita (The Second Sita), one of Jaya Bhaduri’s lesser-known films that was released after her marriage in 1973.
The film was directed by Gogi Anand and...
