Mela

Mumtaz's daughter dismisses rumours of veteran actress' demise: She is fine and healthy

Mumtaz has featured in films such as Mela, Apradh, Nagin, Bramachari, Ram Aur Shyam, Do Raste and Khilona.

Ramnagar ki Ramleela: How Ramcharitmanas is bought to life at one of the oldest 'melas' in Varanasi

Ramleela at Ramnagar, Varanasi, which goes on for about a month, even today takes help of neither the tube lights and bulbs nor audio systems.

Mumtaz's daughter dispels death rumours; says veteran actress is 'fit and healthy'

Dismissing reports of veteran actor Mumtaz's death, her younger daughter Tanya Madhvani on Sunday said her mother is "fit and healthy".

Makar Sankranti and Thai Pongal: Indian harvest festivals are time to celebrate nature, introspect

The rituals of harvest festivals like Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Magha Bihu, Lohri exhort us to thank those elements that are external to human beings and are yet sine qua non for our lives and livelihoods. It is a time to celebrate but it is also a time to introspect