Lucknow: On the occasion of the birth anniversary of eminent Hindi litterateur and Padma Bhushan awardee Bhagwati Charan Varma, his grandson, author and poet Chandra Shekhar Varma, submitted a ...

On the 111th birth anniversary of Bhagvati Charan Varma, celebrated on August 30, TOI looks back at the life and works of the legendary Hindi writer whose creations with ink and paper inspired ...

BOLLYWOOD IS contemplating another remake of ‘Chitralekha’ on a scale as grand as Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas’. Bhansali, Govind Nihlani and JP Dutta are vying to direct the remake, according to ...

Chitralekha's life has been one long struggle as she faced stiff opposition for not only marrying an upper caste man, but also for buying an autorickshaw and driving it. Chennai: The CPM government in ...

The family of the late dalit activist and autorickshaw driver Chitralekha faces the threat of eviction after Kannur Co-operative Urban Bank issued a foreclosure notice for their house at Kattampally ...

Chitralekha went missing on January 19, 2004 and her decomposed body was found on March 8 from Shiradi Ghat near Sakaleshpur. Even a cursory examination of court documents and trial proceedings reveal ...

The life of Kerala woman autodriver, Chitralekha, who was subject to discrimination and harassment by her male counterparts in Payyanur (in the Kannur district of Kerala), The life of Kerala woman ...

Chennai: The CPM government in Kerala is apparently so concerned about condemning voices that challenge the status quo that officials have now once again returned to hound Chiltralekha, a Dalit woman ...