Sunanda VashishtThe legacy of Lata Mangeshkar Is the story of Independent IndiaStatistics were irrelevant at this stage in Lata Mangeshkar’s life. Did she sing 30,000 or 50,000 songs? How many Indian languages did she…Feb 7, 2022Feb 7, 2022
Sunanda VashishtUnited States can still win War on Terror, provided they learn to trust India.Long before the twin towers came crashing down in Manhattan and the United States saw Islamist terrorism up close, India had already fought…Sep 4, 2021Sep 4, 2021
Sunanda VashishtDilip Kumar- Metaphor for BrillianceBy the time I was born, Dilip Kumar had already become a metaphor. A metaphor for excellence, dignity and elegance. He had already passed…Jul 8, 20211Jul 8, 20211
Sunanda VashishtSPB in Hindi Cinema: A tributeA bout of typhoid prevented SP Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) from completing his engineering degree. Music connoisseurs couldn’t be more grateful…Sep 26, 20202Sep 26, 20202
Sunanda VashishtThere will be only one IrrfanIrrfan’s struggle lasted lot longer than his success. His stardom was relatively new. These epithets that are pouring today that call him…Apr 29, 20202Apr 29, 20202
Sunanda VashishtIndia’s war with Wuhan VirusHere is a story that I just heard from primary sources. A lady based in Chennai was visiting her sister in the US. She was going to stay…Mar 30, 2020Mar 30, 2020
Sunanda Vashisht30 years later- Azadi Slogans and Water that became SandThirty years is a long time. Long enough to forget faces, roads, signs even dates. Yet thirty years later, my grandmother hasn’t forgotten…Jan 23, 20205Jan 23, 20205
Sunanda VashishtSonia Gandhi led Congress to Catastrophe, Rahul Gandhi merely presided over the ruins.Lot of political obituaries are being written about Congress and its current president Rahul Gandhi. All of them a valid critique of his…May 29, 20194May 29, 20194
Sunanda VashishtChemistry and Arithmetic in his favor, Modi registers a stunning victory.1) It is all about Chemistry: Narendra Modi’s popularity remains undiminished and he is the only pan-India leader right now who evokes…May 24, 20192May 24, 20192
Sunanda VashishtLotus Roots in HoustonStanding in a Chinese store in Houston few days ago, I heard the same words again. My mother explaining to the lady in the Chinese grocery…Mar 20, 20191Mar 20, 20191