Generations of Americans have seen the bald eagle on the backs of the quarters they put in vending machines and the rugs fictional presidents step on in political dramas. But until Monday ...

The bald eagle has been a symbol of the United States for centuries, with its iconography plastered across currency, documents, flags ... that they soared into American iconography too.

Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar believes art has the power to shape society’s thoughts, much like a flag or a slogan. Akhtar said art begins with the collective sentiment of society, ...