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Time capsule: Grief, in flesh

Nirupa Roy (January 4, 1931-October 13, 2004)

Varun Kaushik

Chandigarh, Updated At : 07:22 AM Jan 05, 2026 IST

The camera remembers her as a face carved by sorrow: a drama queen swathed in cotton saris, eyes glistening like wet dust in the dusk of a black-and-white frame.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

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Time capsule: Grief, in flesh

Nirupa Roy (January 4, 1931-October 13, 2004)

Varun Kaushik

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