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Around 300 people had gathered who formed a tight knot around Praful’s figure framed by flowers, wreaths and a bowl of roses. He was wearing the shirt he used to wear on party occasions and his face had a certain air of tranquility and peace about it that was so greatly consoling for all those who were looking upon.

random photos of the people who attended the funeral on the 27th June 2015 in Delhi of Praful Bidwai the sterling journalist with lifelong commitment to the left and social movements. The photos below were taken by Mukul Dube

Worshiping idols at public places is not a fundamental right, the Bombay high court said on Wednesday, when it made more stringent the norms allowing temporary pandals to be set up for festivals such as dahi handi, Navratri and Ganeshotsav on public roads and footpaths.

The Telegraph (24 June 2015)
Architect of dreams - Charles Correa: 1930-2015 Malvika Singh
Charles Correa in 2002 (top) and the LIC building in Delhi’s Connaught Place designed by him
Charles Correa was a rare person, special and unusual. I was privileged to have known him and his wife, Monika, a textile master, from the time I was a young teenager, impressionable and curious, eager to reach out to men and women whose creativity, ideas and imaginative alternatives excited me to extend (…)

Rajya Sabha TV discussion on Nepal (23 June 2015) Guests: Jayant Prasad (Former Ambassador of India to Nepal); Rakesh Sood (Former Ambassador of India to Nepal) and Shivshankar Mukherjee (Former Ambassador of India to Nepal
Anchor: Bharat Bhushan