Band, Baaja, Bappa: It's a grand farewell party

People from all over Maharashtra come to watch the Shivgarjana dhol-tasha band in action. Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com find out why. As is habitual of fireworks during the festival season, one suddenly......

The Flight Cadet who never gave up

Adapting to disability is perhaps one of the greatest triumphs of human evolution. Flight Cadet Herojit Rajkumar Singh is a living example of it, notes M P Anil Kumar -- our incredible contributor,......

The pilot who is a fighter

M P Anil Kumar was a dashing MiG-21 pilot in the Indian Air Force when a road accident left him paralaysed below the neck. He was just 24. For the past 19 years he has lived in the military's......

9/11: A Tale of true friends

The sixth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks is upon us. It is an occasion to pause and reflect, and to remember the victims and bravehearts. Like in every saga of human struggle, 9/11 too......

Sachin interacts with physically challenged forces

His ongoing Indian Premier League duty prevented Sachin Tendulkar from accepting a request for a personal meeting with a large group of wheel-chair bound soldiers in Pune, but the champion batsman......