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Schumi No More!

farheen zehra   Oct 24, 2006   interacts: 4

You might hate him or love him, but no matter what you feel about him, you do know him. The one person who comes

Judah Folkman

Syed Shah   Feb 13, 2008   interacts: 5

History may yet end up remembering Judah Folkman, who passed away earlier this year at Denver International Airport, as the man who cured cancer.

Jacques Derrida, Founder of Deconstruction, is Dead

Mohammad Gill   Nov 12, 2004   interacts: 4

..Make it your last question because it sends deconstruction into paroxysm of rage. Yet the theory of deconstruction was the rage...

Parveen Babi Passed Away

Mohammad Gill   Feb 7, 2005   interacts: 7

Parveen was a glamorous actress who brought charm and unique attraction to the Bollywood film screen. The first time I saw her was in Kranti.

Alex

Beena Sarwar   May 17, 2007   interacts: 6

A tall, broad, handsome 21 year old who loved basketball, on the outside he was the same old Alex. But he had become someone he

The Diva as Devi

Farzana Versey   Sep 28, 2003   interacts: 39

Lata Mangeshkar personifies the Indian obsession with the woman on a pedestal. But, has she in any way made the Indian woman feel that power?

Growing Up Red

Ali Hashmi   Sep 28, 2005   interacts: 84

My maternal grandfather, ‘Nana’ to us kids, who I later found out was one of the root causes of my ’trouble’ was mostly absent. He

Freud and Jung and Their Secret Affairs

Khalid Sohail   Jun 17, 2008   interacts: 136

Of all of Freud’s admirers and critics, the most complex, complicated and troubled relationship was of Carl Jung. He started as an admirer and ended

Creating Magic For The Audience - An Interview with Afia Serena Nathaniel

Zeynab Ali   May 23, 2008   interacts: 1

Any change begins with a simple idea, Afia believes. ‘Those who can present ideas are in a unique position to

Such Anais Journey!

Farzana Versey   Mar 7, 2005   interacts: 47

How many of us women can accept the verdict of being the 'Madonna of St. Clitoris' or the 'Venus with an over-bite'? Anais Nin could

The Birdman of India

Mohammad Gill   Jun 1, 2006   interacts: 38

I had never heard of Salim Ali before in my life because I was not interested in the birds and bird-watching. Seabrook’s article intrigued my

In Loving Memory of Nazia Apa (aka Nazia Hasan)

Zeeshan Suhail   Aug 12, 2003   interacts: 28

Nazia Hassan was a sub-continental icon. On her third death anniversary, a fan and friend pays tribute

A Meeting with Che Guevara

Gajendra Singh   Jun 24, 2008   interacts: 9

The man had a charismatic presence in green olive fatigues and black beret at a rakish angle. The very best of the Hollywood and Bollywood

The Creator of Legends

Sunil K Poolani   May 17, 2005   interacts: 9

An obituary... one of the greatest writers the world has ever produced. And what raised him to that pedestal is

Wasim Akram: A Tribute

Asif Naqshbandi   Sep 5, 2003   interacts: 34

Voted Number 1 by Wisden in the list of the Top 100 ODI bowlers in history.

Johnny Walker

Anil S Arora   Sep 3, 2003   interacts: 10

Despite our re-assuring self-glorification about having one of the biggest and most vibrant cinemas in the world, film studies in India are in such a

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