Book: Pure Evil: The bad men of Bollywood Author : Balaji Vittal Publisher: HarperCollins Price: Rs 399 In a conversation with the author, Raymond Chandler, in 1958, Ian Fleming, the famed creator...

Do the blue: Move over LBD. Henchperson (for the lack of a better word) Miss Taro in Dr. No, played by Zena Marshall, wears a knee-length blue silk dress with a slit and a high mandarin collar. Six de...

Swapan Seth works in brand building and advocacy. Collects art, books, music and thoughts. Lives in Naldhera in Himachal Pradesh. Chokes up in Gurgaon once a month to meet clients and bills. Write to ...

Shocking parallel Sir — It is a travesty of the heroic kisan andolan helmed by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Bardoli that around a century later, peasants are still having to fight for ...

Spies, real or imagined, belong to the twilight zone. Furtive or ambiguous at best, their shadowy self is their greatest weapon to avoid detection. Some of the greatest flesh-and-blood spies of the wo...

Time’s up Sir — As Daniel Craig hangs up his boots as the British super-spy, James Bond, there have been calls for casting a female in the iconic role. In fact, the most recent Bond film,...

You’re a parent. Do you think Bond will mean something to your children and their generation? If you understand children like that, I would say that you should have a professorship. I don&rsquo...

In No Time to Die, Daniel Craig gives us a Bond who is more vulnerable than ever, and more importantly, vulnerable in love. He doesn’t hide his emotions behind an expressionless mask all the tim...

I walked into No Time To Die burdened by facts and statistics. Long delayed and much awaited, this is the 25th Bond film. It’s Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as 007, 15 years after ...

Several healthcare workers and members of the armed forces were also admitted as a “thank you” for their work during the pandemic. Among others lucky enough to be invited was 18-year-old ...