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 A
minister
remembers
Jaswant
Singh
Former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh’s book on his
recollection of six years in office is an analysis of those times and
the multiple challenges faced. The book gives his take on
controversial events — Pokhran II, hijacking of the IC814 to
Kandahar, the India-Pak summit at Agra, the Lahore bus journey and the
Kargil conflict. Excerpts...
Because
I am the author of A Call to Honour, and because my principal
responsibility in the NDA government period spanned the "D, E and
F of the governance of India" – Defence, External Affairs and
Finance; in itself such an honour – naturally, my account will be
heavily weighed in favour of foreign policy and of the challenges
posed to our security.
Marvel
that is Naggar
Roshni
Johar on Naggar Castle, which is one of most striking examples
of Pahari architecture
THE
Naggar Castle overlooks the Kulu valley which is dotted with hamlets
and interspersed with streams. Raja Gyan Singh had exchanged this
prized castle for a rifle belonging to a British Major Hay. It is said
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had spent some days here to pen his A Bunch
of Letters.
On
the crookedest street of the world
Emma Rogers
Lombard
Street, a 400-yard stretch located in the posh Nob Hill/Russian Hill
area of San Francisco city in the USA, is the crookedest street in the
world. Within this short stretch, it has as many as eight hairpin
bends.
‘My
sister is my best critic’
Srabanti
Chakrabarti talks to Arzoo, younger sister of Aditi Govitrikar,
who is creating waves on the small screen
Following
the footsteps of elder sister Aditi Govitrikar, electronics engineer
Arzoo Govitrikar has decided to enter the world of glamour. When asked
if her decision was influenced by Aditi’s fame, she says,
"There is no doubt about it. She is my sole inspiration in this
industry," says the blue-eyed beauty.
Animated
with Icy ’N’ Spicy
Manoj Kumar
The
success of Hanuman, India’s first animation film, has
attracted many. Anil Goyal, who belongs to Narwana in Haryana, is
making an animation film Icy’N’ Spicy, expected to be
launched in theatres around Divali this year. The music album of Icy’N’
Spicy, which will be will be India’s first 3D animation film, is
being released next month.
‘I’m
not a messenger, I’m a storyteller’
I enjoyed making Yun Hota
To Kya Hota. It was stimulating. I am enjoying the role of a
director so much that I am not taking up so many acting assignments,
Naseeruddin Shah tells Arpana
The
much awarded and feted Naseeruddin Shah makes his debut as a director
with the just released Yun Hota To Kya Hota, but says with
characteristic candour that he isn’t sure when he would make another
movie.
Sayonara,
Buttons
Red Buttons
distinguished himself both as a character actor and a comedian in
several Hollywood films. Vikramdeep Johal pays
a tribute to the little big man who died on July 13
If
the biblical Samson was renowned for his long locks, Hollywood
comedian-cum-character actor Red Buttons was no less conspicuous for
his red hair. Born Aaron Chwatt on February 5, 1919, he presumably got
his first name from his hair colour and the second from the uniform he
donned working as a singing bellboy during his schooldays in the
Bronx.
Ahead
of the times
Regarded as one of the all-time greats, R. D. Burman was one of the
few composers who had a thorough knowledge of both western and Indian
music, says Santanu Bose
They
say humans die but the soul never does. And R.D. Burman had music in
his soul. Although a dozen years
have passed since the musical maestro’s death, the charisma of his
music refuses to die down.
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