Eye of the century
Henri Cartier-Bresson 1908 - 2004 Photos by the legendary lensman and a tribute to him by Raghu Rai Henri Cartier-Bresson had a deep and fascinating relationship with reality. Photography, for him, was a medium for discovering and communicating a myriad facets and depths of reality "You close one eye and look at the world from the window of the camera with the other eye.

Portrait of an unsung artist
Balvinder pays a tribute to Surinder K. Bharadwaj, a prominent artist, who passed away recently.
Born in 1938 at Lahore, Surinder K. Bhardwaj completed his professional art study from the local college of art known as Punjab School of Arts, at Shimla.

Colours of patriotism
M.L. Dhawan recounts how the freedom struggle has been depicted on the silver screen down the years
Every year on August 15 Indians wake up to the tunes of Apni azadi ko hum hargiz mitta sakte nahin, Mera rang de basanti chola, Kar chale hum fida jan-o-tan sathiyo ab tumhare hawaley wattan sathiyo. 

Diamonds for every pocket
The mines on the border of Guinea are run on state-of-the-art machinery, writes Trilochan Singh Trewn
After a fortnight of staying in the harbour city of Cape Town, we were looking forward to a halt at Laspalmas in the Canary Islands of western Africa. 

Guru of sensitive cinema
A retrospective of Guru Dutt’s films held in Delhi recently showcased the actor-director’s immense contribution to cinema. Nirupama Dutt recalls his timeless classics.
There are takers for the magical black and white cinema of Guru Dutt even some four decades after his death. 

Gulzar’s vision of timeless classics
Poet-filmmaker Gulzar talks to Saibal Chatterjee about his much-awaited TV serial on Munshi Premchand’s stories.
Gulzar has been an indefatigable creative force for the past four decades. A poet-lyricist-writer-scenarist, he has to his credit over 50 screenplays, five anthologies of poetry, two collections of short stories, 16 books for children and countless memorable lyrics.

Designer debut
After keeping his distance from Bollywood for 14 years, hot shot designer J.J. Valaya has decided to make his debut in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Page 3. And no, unlike other designers, he is not doing anybody’s costumes.