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The wonderful festival of nine nights of dance is here -- Navratri.Do you celebrate this festival? Navratri SpecialWill take to the floor with your best steps/moves, your Dandiya sticks, dressed to......

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Navratri is here, bringing it with nine nights of dance.Do you celebrate Navratri? Are you among those who will take to the floor with the Dandiya sticks, dressed in all the finery, and dance the......

Maharashtra fixes 11.30 pm deadline for dandiya

The state government has fixed 11.30 pm as the deadline for shutting down loudspeakers and winding up dandiya raas celebrations in Mumbai.This deadline will apply for only for four days while for......

We've thrown India to the lions

India is independent, but we've thrown her to the lions -- bribe-loving, paan-chewing lions who sing Hakuna Matata, says Sanaya Dalal. Have you ever thought about Independence Day when you're......

Meet the world's MOST WANTED man

Mexico drug baron Joaquin Guzman Loera has been named the world's most wanted man following Osama bin Laden's death. International security officials have been hunting for Loera for the past ten......

They earn Rs 5.75 & the tea sells for Rs 25K

Tea grown on the steep slopes of Darjeeling hills, connoisseurs swear, is unlike anywhere else in the world. Epicures use a plethora of adjectives to describe the 'champagne of teas': brisk,......

How Tamil Nadu's freebie culture is killing its economy

It is raining freebies in Tamil Nadu once again. If Thalaivar (Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK chief M Karunanidhi) does not give you, Amma (AIADMK supreme J. Jayalalalithaa) will. If Amma......

Food is now costlier! Food inflation at 17.05%

Providing no respite to the common man, food inflation rose to 17.05 per cent for the week ended January 22, as Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee expressed "grave concern" and assured steps to......

PM draws up 20-point agenda on corruption

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is set to outline a comprehensive agenda to make transparency and ethics the core focus of governance at all levels. Top government sources told Business Standard a......

Homeless billionaire bets big on India!

His net worth is over $3 billion, but Nicolas Berggruen has sold most of his 'material possessions' -- including a Florida mansion in a private island and a luxury condo in New York where he is......

PIX: Ranbir, Nargis play dandiya in Ahmedabad

Imtiaz Ali's upcoming film Rockstar's lead actors Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri visited Ahmedabad to promote their film.Dressed in traditional attire, the duo met their cheering fans and played......

Dandiya queen Falguni Pathak is back!

Just one day prior to the luminous Navratri fiesta, the much-loved, much-missed Dandiya queen, Falguni Pathak, who performs live for the garba and dandiya celebrations annually, appears......

Video: Bollywood does the dandiya

The Navratri season is here, and it's time to bring out those ghagra-cholis and dandiya sticks. And, of course, rummage through Bollywood Navratri classics. We take a look at the......

Queen of Dandiya dedicates song to Empress of Melody

The Queen of Dandiya dedicates a song to the Empress of Melody, who turns 80 on September 20. Falguni Pathak sings a Gujarati number, originally sung by Lata Mangeshkar. "I......

'I am in the limelight only during Navratri'

The Queen of Dandiya, Falguni Pathak is back. The tomboy who makes people dance to her tunes during the nine days of Navratri took time off her nach gana to chat with rediff fans recently.......

Nightmare avoided but Pakistan still needed wake-up call

Pakistan are probably one win away from securing a place in the World Cup quarter-finals but Shahid Afridi knows his men were given a timely wake-up call by Canada. - Scorecard In a tournament......

Ashes just one step on way to top: Strauss

Captain Andrew Strauss savoured the feeling of demons being banished on Wednesday as England sealed the Ashes, but said the landmark achievement was just one step on the way to cricket's summit for......

World Cup triumph, Nadal mark year of Spanish glory

A World Cup soccer final disfigured by cynical Dutch thuggery was partially redeemed in extra time by the swift reflexes of Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta. Iniesta scored the only goal of the......

Unreal to be named with Bradman: Tendulkar

The only current cricketer to be named in ESPNcricinfo's all-time World XI, Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar says he finds it "unreal and extraordinary" to be placed alongside legends such as......

I won discus gold despite knee swelling: Poonia

Krishna Poonia, who became the first Indian woman to win an individual Commonwealth Games gold medal early this week, on Sunday said she bagged the yellow metal despite having a knee swelling......

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Q. Kis gaane par aapke pair khud ba khud hi uchalne lagte hai....?
HRITIK PANDE: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/kis-gaane-par-aapke-pair-khud-ba-khud-hi-uchalne-lagte-hai../25017010/answers/

Q. Ghar par ek belan ho toh roti banaya ja sakta hai.....dusre belan ka udhar kya kaam........ kuchh karan maalum hai aapko...?
Pradipta Pati: A. dandiya-raas music pe, more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/ghar-par-ek-belan-ho-toh-roti-banaya-ja-sakta-hai.....dusre-/25004524/answers/25017017

Q. how many of you like Gujarati khana?
Manvika: A. dandiya raas khelne ko more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-of-you-like-gujarati-khana/24876204/answers/25004551

Q. Raat mai Bagal mai DANDA le kar sone ke kya fayde aur kya nuksan hai
Gernal Singh: A. i like dhokla...and garba n dandiya... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/raat-mai-bagal-mai-danda-le-kar-sone-ke-kya-fayde-aur-kya-nu/24702938/answers/24876215

Q. which is your fev garba/dandiya song in hindi films........
Divya Kulkarni: A. Do dando se dandiya khel sakte hai!!!! more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-your-fev-garbadandiya-song-in-hindi-films......../24637373/answers/24702953

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Mumbai hosts eight-day Rajasthan show

An eight-day seventh edition of festival 'Art Fusion and Cultural Glimpses of Rajasthan' kicked off at the Nehru Centre in Mumbai on May 23. Famous... ...

http://www.merinews.com/article/mumbai-hosts-eight-day-rajasthan-show/15885957.shtml

What goes on behind the gentleman's game

Powerplay: the game is on is a book that revolves around protagonist Keya Singhal, who is an introverted, idealistic employee with a no-nonsense... ...

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/scandals-drama-and-betrayal-what-goes-behind-the-gentlemans-game/392876-40-102.html

Gujaratis in Kozhikode rediscover Garba

For the present generation of Gujaratis in Kozhikode, Garba was just another form of dance that they performed during Navaratri. Little did they... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/gujaratis-in-kozhikode-rediscover-garba/article4686720.ece

Reign of aesthetics

From the moment the stage turned dark blue and Embar S. Kannan's violin played raga Amritavarshini, rain was in the air. And rain it did, over the... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/reign-of-aesthetics/article4653454.ece

Splendid slices of culture

The Indian Academy Group of Institutions celebrated their annual day recently. The annual day is an event that students and faculty look forward... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/327964/splendid-slices-culture.html

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