Moderate and charismatic

In these photos taken by Indian Express photo editor Praveen Jain over the years, Atal Bihari Vajpayee can be seen in many moods  

Mass mourning

People gather in large numbers to shower petals on Vajpayee’s last remains as the procession passes down Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg Photos: Harkirat Kaur

Man of the Middle Ground

It was in February 1999 that I first saw and heard Atal Bihari Vajpayee in person. I was an undergraduate student in Hindu College, Delhi University, and Vajpayee was the chief guest for the college’s centenary celebrations. I was in a crowd of a large number of students who had gathered to hear the Prime […]

‘My journey with him, in one word: Intense’

“He always came across as someone very normal, and humane—but also one who never swayed from his ideologies.” This is what Shakti Sinha said of his friend and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, minutes before Vajpayee passed away. Sinha, currently the director of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, was more than glad to […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

Chef Agnibh Mudi has an unshakeable faith in the classical European style of food, at the same time he likes to make his own modifications through modern techniques of cooking, fashionable in the most crème de la crème of restaurants globally. He considers himself fortunate to have honed his skills from well-known chefs such as […]

Looking for great stories

Aalya Singh is a Delhi girl on the way to becoming a top-notch actress. She already has a few Bollywood films to her credit. In this interview, she tells us about her experience of being a budding star in the Hindi film industry: Can you tell us a little about your background and what inspired […]

Mindful munching

This café styled specially for millennials has introduced a meaningful element that encourages people to talk about social issues Looking for good food and meaningful conversations? Head towards Café StayWoke at South Point Mall in Gurugram. Here is a millennial style café that serves gourmet food in a casual setting. “Gourmet Casual” is what the […]

Trust your doctor on antibiotics

Got an infection? The worst thing you can do is rush to buy antibiotics directly from the chemist. It’s best to let the doctor prescribe them, if warranted, and certainly not for viral infections The human body has its own ways of coping with health challenges. Fever, for example, is the body’s way of defending […]