Category: Features

Introduction The long-sought and hard-won struggle for freedom was witness to an overwhelming participation of people throughout the country. Some of the most iconic images of India’s fight for freedom include the Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930, the ‘Simon Go Back’ protests in 1928, and Jawaharlal Nehru’s iconic Red Fort speech at the stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947. With independent

Moin Mir is a London-based writer of Indian origin. He began writing under the influence of his grandfather, a scholar of Sufism, Omar Khayyam, and Mirza Ghalib. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book Surat: Fall of a Port, Rise of a Prince. The Lost Fragrance of Infinity is his second book. Mir speaks frequently at leading international literature festivals on topics ranging

The Roli author who is popular both with young adults and grown-ups and is equally at ease interacting and bonding with them is Maj. Gen. Ian Cardozo. I still remember the first time I met him at our office almost fifteen years back. I had heard a lot about the decorated, war-disabled officer, who was the first such officer to command a battalion and a