Surendra Kumar, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Importance of being Narendra Modi

In the largest democracy on earth, citizens and state leaders should not take the law into their own hands or take actions whose visuals...

The rise and rise of India-US relations

When Bill Clinton visited India in March 2000, he was the first US President to do so in 22 years. And now, PM Modi...

India’s leadership can give a new direction to the G-20

However, India has no magic wand to transform the world. All the members of G-20 must rise to the occasion. India’s dynamic and inspiring leadership...

Copying the BJP without giving credit

If all the allegations against the BJP were correct and the government’s claims of its achievements in the last seven years were nothing more...

Dilip Kumar: Marlon Brando of India Passes away

Though he never went to any film institute, Dilip Kumar became the living institution of acting in India; from Rajendra Kumar, Manoj Kumar and Dharmendra to Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, each has tried to emulate...

Word ‘Atmanirbhar’ needs to be used carefully, can be interpreted differently: Abhijit Banerjee

Nobel Laureate Economist, Prof Abhijit Banerjee, Prof of Economics, MIT, in a virtual conversation on “Atmanirbhar Bharat in the post Covid-19 World”, with Ambassador...

Those questioning the government aren’t Urban Naxals

After his hugely successful and path-breaking visit to the US as the Prime Minister in September 2014 and his subsequent visits to the UK,...

Am I an Urban Naxal ?

After his hugely successful and path breaking visit to the US as the PM in Sept 2014 and his subsequent visits to the UK,...

Suchitra Sen: A yesteryear star who redefined stardom

At a time when top A-grade heroines grumble about not being paid as much as their male counterparts, it’s heartening to note that even...

Have we failed the Mahatma?

New Delhi: India celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with energy, photo opportunities and a lot of homilies so characteristic of the...

Should the world succumb to Trump?

Most American Presidents have highlighted American Exceptionalism. Yes, the United States does have several exceptional features which have inspired millions all over the world...

Nutan’s performances raised the stature of all her films

After the trinity of Bollywood’s unique divas of the 1950s, Nargis, Madhubala and Meena Kumari, the actress who enacted the most memorable roles of...

Sharmila Tagore: An actor always ahead of her time

Sharmila, distantly related to Rabindranath Tagore and married to the cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, has been a unique combination of beauty and brains,...

Have we failed Mahatma Gandhi?

Celebrations for the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi have kicked off on 2 October. As in every year, many gathered at...

Delhi celebrates International Museum Day with aplomb

Music has always been my refuge: Eugenio Bennato

Phuket, surrounded by beautiful islands,rivals the Maldives and Bali

Surendra Kumar