Kunal Roy

Elgin Hall: A summer escape for British aristocracy redefined for modern travellers

September 1, 2020

Built in 1857, the Elgin Hall is a quaint boutique hotel nestled in Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh. Before its restoration, it was a vintage British villa with a distinctly colonial feel to it. The structure is a take on the bygone British culture in Dalhousie, and the purpose of making the...

Deana Uppal’s search for ‘India’s Forgotten People’

September 1, 2020

UK-based actress Deana Uppal has just released the trailer of 52-minute documentary India’s Forgotten People that captures the story of the nomadic lives of Gadia Lohars of Rajasthan, India’s largely forgotten community. The actress and entrepreneur spent the last year with the Gaddi community and found them as interesting and...

‘Become a good human being first and good music will follow’

September 1, 2020

Q: How was the experience of working with Sharon Isbin? Ayaan: Sharon, one of the greatest classical guitarists of our times, is so creative, artistic and enthusiastic. The idea was to bring the spirit of sharing the unique treasures of our own artistic traditions, as well as finding common ground...

Never thought I would become a Hindi film heroine, says Sanjana Sanghi

August 28, 2020

Actress Sanjana Sanghi who was recently seen alongside Sushant Singh Rajput in Dil Bechara said that she was concerned that over 150 million students were out of the schools for 6 months due to Covid-19. “It worries me that they are not able to meet their friends. They are not...

Sun of music has set: Asha Bhosle on Pt Jasraj’s demise

August 18, 2020

The death of Pandit Jasraj has left a huge void in the Indian classical music. The 90-yearold Padma Vibhushan recipient who belonged to Jaipur-Mewati gharana breathed his last in New Jersey in America on Monday. After the death of the legendary singer, many celebrities including singer Asha Bhosle, musician Kamal...

No substitute for hard work: Ramesh Sippy on 45 years of Sholay

August 13, 2020

The timeline of Indian cinema is divided into Sholay BC and Sholay AD. A classic and a masterpiece of its own kind, the film had everything — drama, comedy, romance, action and was way ahead of its times. As the film completes 45 years on 15 August, filmmaker Ramesh Sippy...

India’s next IAS officers bat for change

August 12, 2020

Winning isn’t everything but it is the only thing. This statement is true for those who aspire to crack the Union Public Service Commission Civil Service Exam (UPSC CSE).Not only a prestigious test but this exam is also a way to get the topmost designation of an Indian Administrative Officer...

Looking at past pandemics in the time of coronavirus

August 7, 2020

A Ballad of Remittent Fever Ashoke Mukhopadhyay Translated by Arunava Sinha Aleph, Rs 699 As one treads through the pages of Ashoke Mukhopadhyay’s A Ballad of Remittent Fever, the reader finds himself walking in the lanes of a plague-hit Bengal of the 18th and the 19th century. After presenting struggling...

Ex-Pak cricketer throws Ayodhya googly, calls Lord Ram his ‘ideal’

August 6, 2020

In all awe and praise of the grand “bhoomi pujan” ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, former Pakistani spinner Danish Kaneria on Wednesday took to the microblogging site to tweet “Jai Shree Ram” from his official Twitter handle. The former cricketer also called Lord Ram his idol and the...

Covid-19 unmasks state of education in various states: Bijaya Kumar Saho

July 29, 2020

Dr Bijaya Kumar Sahoo, advisor to the Odisha government and founder & chairman of SAI International Education Group, talks to The Daily Guardian on how Covid-19 has impacted India’s education system, especially in the rural areas, and the way forward. Excerpts: Q. Most schools are running digital classes but do...

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