I miss Nayana and will do so for the rest of my life. My grief will never end — not because she is no longer with me, but because the government and the state have miserably failed to deliver justice to me and my departed wife.

I survived this attack and I may not survive the next one but I will not surrender to the brokers of evil. I will continue to speak the truth and fight for peace. After the Tehrik-e-Taliban accepted the responsibility of attack on me things are pretty clear but police are still investigating to find who really did it.

sat in front of him. I had just met him for five minutes and I could sense my limbs relax. It had been a beautiful wedding and on my last day, I was packing to leave for Mumbai when I got a call that I had an opportunity to meet Radhanath Swami. It was a boat ride across to the hotel; I hurried on.

Yes, the conviction happened two weeks ago. But unfortunately, he will get a bail and will walk around freely in a few days.

Yes, the conviction happened two weeks ago. But unfortunately, he will get a bail and will walk around freely in a few days.

Bhavesh’s father’s sudden death shattered my life in a manner that I’m still finding tough to deal with. Ever since my husband’s demise, my life has been an alternating cycle of crises and tragedies. We were a very close-knit family as Bhavesh is our only son.

I saw him perform to the hilt — natural, as if he were doing it for years. Effortless expression and easy fluid steps during his dancing. I had heard before seeing the movie that he has given a great performance and he didn’t let us down. “It was important to come across as the character demanded.

I consider myself to be quite blessed and fortunate. Despite my shortcomings God has given me so much. There was a time when I couldn’t see anything, and today I can. I cannot see in the literal sense, but over the years I have developed an inner vision, which makes me embrace this world all the more.

She was drop dead gorgeous as she strutted down the ramp to major applause. Who would have thought she would look so striking even in an Herve Leger dress considering we were only used to seeing her mostly in traditional Indian avatars?

I went to St. Xavier’s school in Kolkata. It was one of the best schools in the city, and produced great personalities like Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Jagdish Chandra Bose and many other great names. Our school used to take students from all strata of society on the basis of merit. We had very good teaching facility, which inculcated good values in students.