You thought I was dead, you thought your were done with me, my last breath, the last run of blood, the last fluffing of my lungs,... You thought you’d squeezed it all out of me and left me. For dead. #LazyEye by Sankarshan Thakur Sankarshan Thakur: telegraphindia.com/opinion/i-am-n…

They have shown more spine than all the founders and funders of the Ashoka University combined. If you don't have the courage to run a half-decent university, don't. Stick to making money in other ventures instead.

The legendary Susmit Bose was in form on May 23 paying tribute to Bob Dylan a day before his 84th birthday in Kolkata. Not only did he sing some Zimmerman staples, he also performed some of his own songs born out of love and respect for the Tambourine Man. Susmit da! #BobDylan

"I remember an incredible photo I have with her ... after winning the Champions League, planting an FC Barcelona flag. I hope to do the same with PSG. My daughter won't be there physically, but she'll be there spiritually." Luis Enrique made his daughter proud tonight 🥹

According to V-Dem Institute report India’s academic freedom has dropped sharply over the last decade. It’s now where it was in the 1940s, during colonial rule. This is unfortunate because, after independence, India’s universities stood out globally for free speech & ideas.

In this week's The Hindu on Books newsletter, Sudipta Datta talks about Women’s Prizes winners, talking to Jhumpa Lahiri, Audrey Truschke’s new book, and more. Subscribe to the newsletter now! trib.al/NWxI3wO

On this #WorldMusicDay, ShantanuD reflects on the quest that guides musicians, shares his inspirations, and pays tribute to global and indie artists.

Beyond GDP. The surest way to destroy an economy is to build it around one target: GDP. Then the govt can work to raise the wealth of a few rich people, while ignoring the masses. Done right, the GDP will grow &, if you can brainwash the masses, they will cheer the rise of GDP.

How Gary ‘The Voice’ Lawyer got Kolkata’s mojo rising again at the re-launch of his 1992 album The Other Side of Dawn. #Doors #Jimmorisson medium.com/@Shantanuedito…

Rahul Gandhi and the Congress Party have done an invaluable service to democracy and to the people of India, especially the poor and the marginalised, by highlighting deep and highly damaging systemic flaws in the electoral process and by putting the far-from-impartial Election

The Press Club of India strongly condemns the YouTube’s recent action of removing a video from a channel run by professional journalist Poonam Agarwal (Poonam Agarwal).

Mark Knopfler telling the amazing story of Dire Straits' ground-breaking hit 'Money for Nothing'. Just like the song, the story is also awesome!w

Random! 😂 ❤️🎶

Paul McCartney teaching "Let It Be" to John, George and Ringo for the first time. Love this fly on the wall captured history.

Tribute: My friend the Editor medium.com/@Shantanuedito… #media #journalist #india

THEY CAN'T BEAT LOVE. It's gonna be wonderful and I believe it. And of course we all get depressed and down about it. But when I'm down or when John & Yoko's down, Desmond will be up or somebody else will be up there. Always somebody carrying the flag and beating the drum, you

HUGE HUGE NEWS FROM EGYPT!! Egyptian President Sisi has issued a presidential pardon for activist and blogger @Alaa Abdel Fattah.

Happy birthday to John Coltrane, born on this day in 1926! A saxophone genius whose love for music, sparked by gospel and blues, redefined jazz. From Kind of Blue (1959) with Miles Davis to the divine A Love Supreme (1965), his bold harmonies and spiritual sound reshaped

Brazen Naked Truth of Indian Media - 1. Media Coverage of PM Modi’s 75th Birthday (Sept 17, 2025) The frenzied, adulatory blitz across print and digital media—full-page ads in outlets like The Indian Express, coordinated social media floods, and fawning YouTube

Richard Hadlee broke his head, Malcolm Marshall knocked out his teeth, Imran Khan knocked him unconscious, and Michael Holding sent him to hospital. And yet Mohinder Amarnath got 3 centuries in Pakistan, 2 in the West Indies and 1 against Thommo in Australia. In those days,