Watch: Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Maino’s wedding video
Whenever I have a little time on my hand (which is actually very little these days), I like to browse through archives (both physical and digital) in search for hidden…Continue Reading →
40th anniversary of Emergency: The unofficial Google doodle
(This post is a part of a series on the 40th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency in India) This…
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: The actual newspaper headlines in September 1960 were quite different
Indians would have surely been disappointed by Milkha Singh’s legendary defeat in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Rome…
1962: Newspaper front page from 50 years ago when China attacked India
It’s been 50 years since the ‘Himalayan Blunder’ of 1962 when the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unexpectedly rampaged into Indian territory and reached the outskirts of Tezpur in Assam before…Continue Reading →
Dara Singh beats Blonde Tiger: 60-year-old news clippings from the late wrestler’s heyday
In the final bout, death got more points but Dara Singh won. The loveable wrestler turned actor died today aged…
