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North America's first Gandhi museum opens in Houston

A long-awaited dream of having the first free-standing Gandhi museum in North America, dedicated to the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace, is finally a reality and open for......

To Those Who Fought The Good Fight

The fight for freedom was long and hard and that is why it is important to go back to the monuments that celebrate those who fought the good fight. IMAGE: Built in 1892, the Aga Khan Palace in......

Aus PM Anthony Albanese begins maiden India tour with Sabarmati Ashram visit

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, saying his values and philosophy continue to inspire the world and a lot can be learnt from his life,......

Australian PM Albanese celebrates Holi in Guj on Day 1 of first India trip

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi during his visit to the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad and played Holi at Raj Bhavan on the first day of......

ChatGPT: Driving The World Berserk?

Or has the world seen things like this before, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Reading, watching, and listening to the heated discourse on all this, I get......

Jail inmates-generated sales rival India's largest companies

Jail inmates produced goods generating gross sales worth Rs 223.4 crore in 2020, according to the government's annual Prison Statistics India report. The amount ranks at 496th place if compared......

Strange case of why the handloom board was abolished

The Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto in 2014 announced it would set up a separate ministry for handlooms and handicraft. Instead of doing that, the BJP government has abolished the only institution......

London, Paris, New York, Shanghai... Here comes khadi!

KVIC is keen to build an international footprint and is hopeful about signing up B2B agreements with at least 40 countries, to which end it has even registered a GI (geographical indicator) tag in......

Are we Indians technology-averse?

Some examples that show we may be call for introspection, says Ajit Balakrishnan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just the other day, a very senior banker I was in conversation with said to......

Designing a flag for an upcoming revolution

Ajit Balakrishnan envisions a flag to capture the spirit of the impending conflicts of the Information Age. IMAGES: The flag designed by Pingali Venkayya in 1921 to rally Indians around the......

'Films offer you life lessons'

'If someone were to ask you if you want to die tomorrow, no matter what problems you are grappling with, you would be hesitant, right?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rohini Hattangady/Instagram Rohini......

'Allow The Magic Of Mother Nature To Inspire Your Soul!'

Movie folk mark World Environment Day by inspirational messages and useful information. Photograph: Kind courtesy Malaika Arora/Instagram 'Let's unite to save the environment,' Malaika Arora......

'Gandhi's honesty floored me'

Putting together a play about the Father of the Nation is no easy task.But when that play is a musical, the challenges increase.Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar (text), Rajesh Karkera (video) and......

Bollywood's daddies celebrate Father's Day

On Father's Day, several Bollywood stars took to social media to share pictures of their dads with some heartwarming messages. Click here to see more adorable pictures of filmi daddies with their......

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