Articles by Ambarish Mishra
Jaywant Dalvi: A master storyteller who tackled sensitive themes like insanity and loneliness
Jaywant Dalvi, a prolific Marathi writer, created over 75 works exploring love, loneliness, and societal struggles, celebrated recently on his centenary.
Updated on Sep 29, 2024 07:54 AM IST
The musafir who doesn’t rest on his laurels: Gulzar readies two new books
Poet, lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar’s voyage to find the right word continues even as his collection of essays, memoirs and poems ‘Dhoop Aane Do’ is released
Updated on Sep 02, 2024 09:49 AM IST
Shivram Dattatreya Phadnis: Common man’s cartoonist enters 100th year
Unlike Laxman, Thackeray, ‘Cho’ Ramaswamy of Chennai and Shankar of New Delhi, Phadnis stayed clear of political themes
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 08:48 AM IST
Remembering Father Francis Dibrito: The writer-priest who bridged Tukaram and Jesus
Fr. Dibrito’s oeuvre was reflected his array of concerns from social justice to Christianity to environment and education to human rights
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 07:24 AM IST
Mihir Shah, a product of suburbia’s newly-acquired affluence?
On Wednesday, the Sewri magistrate’s court remanded the 23-year-old accused to police custody till July 16
Updated on Jul 14, 2024 07:04 AM IST
Anger brews in Palghar over Vadhavan deep-sea port
The stir will cast a shadow on the Lok Sabha elections. Fishermen rolling up their sleeves in the run up to the polls could be bad news for the ruling combine
Updated on May 10, 2024 09:31 AM IST
How Maharashtra's political activists multi-task during Lok Sabha poll season
Known as the ‘pir, bawarchi, bhisti and khar’ of politics, they are the crucial link between people and parties
Updated on May 06, 2024 08:51 AM IST
‘Ideology is passé, Phule, Shahu, Ambedkar are poll rhetoric:’ Ram Naik
He represented Mumbai North for five straight terms from 1989 to 2004 and has both, a grounds’ up as well as a bird’s eye view of the city politics
Updated on May 02, 2024 09:08 AM IST
Despite the odds, Uddhav Thackeray strives to be impact player beyond MVA
Thackeray has a long to-do list ahead of polls: restore Sena (UBT)’s legitimacy as one of the country’s key regional forces and resurrect his followers’ morale
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 08:50 AM IST
Ambarish Mishra, Mumbai
Election In Pincodes: From grit to glitz, Mumbai is home to all classes
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, HT looks at some key constituencies across India which encapsulate the issues shaping the elections
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 10:44 AM IST
Ambarish Mishra, Mumbai
An indefatigable Asha
At 90, Asha Bhosle continues to captivate audiences with her timeless songs, crossing cultures and generations. A musical icon, she remains India's biggest sensation.
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 07:46 AM IST
Ameen Sayani who brought music to a million lives, dies at 91
The inaugural show, billing seven popular Hindi film songs, became so popular that Sayani’s Colaba office was soon flooded with postcards—over 65,000 in the first year—from listeners across the country asking for more
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 06:46 AM IST
Ameen Sayani, legendary radio broadcaster whose sonorous voice was music to India’s ears, dies at 91
Legendary broadcaster Ameen Sayani, known for Binaca Geetmala, passed away in Mumbai at 91. He revolutionized Indian radio with his unique style.
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 06:02 AM IST
As parties breakdown, bhais like Mauris step in
A new band of political activists is now vying with the traditional leadership for a larger share in power
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 04:54 PM IST
Aspirations of Marathi manoos still with Uddhav while Shinde makes off with party flag
Observers said Narwekar’s verdict will change Maharashtra in two ways: First, it will deepen the BJP’s control over state politics, no mean feat for a party which, way back in the 1990s, rode piggy-back on the Sena to expand its electoral base
Updated on Jan 11, 2024 07:28 AM IST
Ambarish Mishra
Ustad Rashid Khan: Maestro with umatched legacy
Khan was the scion of the fabled Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, known for its languorous style of essaying a “bandish” in middle-slow tempo
Published on Jan 10, 2024 12:37 PM IST
Ambarish Mishra
In Chandvankar’s death, Indian music loses an obsessive connoisseur and a generous guiding spirit
Suresh Chandvankar, a collector of rare HMV 78rpm records, has died at the age of 74, leaving a void in the world of Indian musicologists. Chandvankar had a collection of over 10,000 vinyl records, and was known for his scientific spirit and willingness to share information. He also helped to democratise music by making his research papers available online. In his last years, Chandvankar focused on restoring old records to help preserve the tradition of Indian music.
Updated on Jan 05, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Ambarish Mishra
Tracking the journey of a CR welder who became Hindi cinema’s literary icon
Shailendra brought Hindi cinema closer to the laity. His soulful songs continue to reverberate through fields and factories, bastis and bazars, cafes and caravanserais, forty-seven years after his death
Updated on Nov 07, 2023 05:52 PM IST
Ambarish Mishra