Sunanda Mehta is the Resident Editor of Indian Express Pune. She is also an author with two books to her credit. Her twitter handles are @sunandamehta and @ExpressPune
December 18, 2016 00:03 IST
Before “beauty with a purpose” became the motto of the Miss World contest, a 23-year-old medical student from Bombay became the first Asian to win the pageant. Fifty years after her win, Reita Faria looks back at the night that changed her life, and the love it brought her way.
Sun, Dec 18, 2016November 20, 2016 00:19 IST
Home to the largest monk population in the world, Mundgod in Karnataka remains a relatively undiscovered world.
Sun, Nov 20, 2016October 31, 2016 01:38 IST
Doing away with retirement age has social benefits and makes economic sense.
Mon, Oct 31, 2016September 03, 2016 02:57 IST
Colonel Mahadik’s death not just changed her life but also her professional goals.
Sat, Sep 03, 2016August 14, 2016 01:20 IST
Goa is not just about fun, food and feni. It also heals those trying to get over a difficult time in their lives.
Sun, Aug 14, 2016July 18, 2016 00:00 IST
Actor and co-producer Mohan Agashe recounts the tumultuous journey of his film Astu, which deals with ageing and dementia.
Mon, Jul 18, 2016June 24, 2016 00:05 IST
Gajendra Chauhan and Pahlaj Nihalani seem to be acting out a common script
Fri, Jun 24, 2016June 12, 2016 00:00 IST
Who cares about Aurangzeb's sieges, or why Alexander wanted to conquer India - why can't we just live in the present?
Sun, Jun 12, 2016May 14, 2016 04:21 IST
In the second supplementary chargesheet, the NIA dropped charges against Sadhvi Pragya Thakur and five other accused.
Sat, May 14, 2016April 14, 2016 03:37 IST
Salian was reacting to The Indian Express report on how the NIA did a U-turn on Tuesday to oppose the discharge of the nine Muslim men facing terror charges in the case.
Thu, Apr 14, 2016April 11, 2016 02:59 IST
The activist, however, said that she was disappointed by CM Devendra Fadnavis’s “absolute indifference” to her attempts to seek his intervention.
Mon, Apr 11, 2016January 17, 2016 04:36 IST
While the ashram was earlier known to attract Americans and Europeans (mostly Germans and Italians), it is now playing host to a significant number of visitors from the East, including China, Japan and Korea.
Sun, Jan 17, 2016November 29, 2015 01:05 IST
Vangani is a small town in Maharashtra that is home to an unusually large number of visually impaired people who came looking for a new life but had to settle for much less.
Sun, Nov 29, 2015November 06, 2015 01:10 IST
Bali police spokesman Heri Wiyanto said Nikalje was handed over to officers from India's Central Bureau of Investigation and was flown Thursday to India on a special plane
Fri, Nov 06, 2015November 04, 2015 03:00 IST
Chhota Rajan appealed to the Indian Government to do justice with him while asserting that all 'cases' against him are false and baseless.
Wed, Nov 04, 2015October 13, 2015 03:47 IST
In an affidavit she filed in a matter relating to initiation of contempt proceedings against NIA for “tending to hamper the judicial process,” resulting in “weakening of the prosecution’s case”.
Tue, Oct 13, 2015September 12, 2015 00:00 IST
Senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Indira Jaising sought an immediate intervention, contending accused were being granted bail either in the absence of the prosecution or with its consent.
Sat, Sep 12, 2015August 23, 2015 01:00 IST
What does it take to forgive someone who has done a grievous harm? And does it really help one forget? Even though the idea of restorative justice is yet to find a firm foothold in India, those who have experienced it say the act is twice blessed.
Mon, Aug 24, 2015August 02, 2015 01:00 IST
What compels elderly to get into live-in relationships and what are the new rules of engagement?
Sun, Aug 02, 2015July 31, 2015 00:14 IST
The men are in fact prisoners and the fields part of the open jail that led to the Nagpur jail.
Fri, Jul 31, 2015July 10, 2015 00:00 IST
Says she wanted 9 Muslims (in Malegaon 2006) to be freed but NIA silent.
Fri, Jul 10, 2015June 25, 2015 03:49 IST
Rohini Salian said she wants the NIA to officially denotify her from the case to which she was appointed in 2008, 'so that I am free to take up other cases, against the NIA, if need be'.
Thu, Jun 25, 2015June 25, 2015 02:39 IST
Rohini Salian, special public prosecutor in the Malegaon 2008 case, talks to Sunanda Mehta about how she got the case from Hemant Karkare, the NIA’s message from higher-ups and her despair.
Tue, Oct 13, 2015June 16, 2015 00:00 IST
India's top film institute has too many students, too few teachers and, allegedly, too little freedom.
Tue, Jun 16, 2015March 15, 2015 01:00 IST
The metamorphosis from tourist to art hub has come about through a combination of local interest and an influx of creative minds.
Sun, Mar 15, 2015