'Caste Won't Disappear From India'

'In India those who want change cannot bring about change, and those who can bring about change do not want change.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com No other economist in India is perhaps......

'Some of the middle class cling to Hindutva'

'Religion has divided our country like it never had done.''I can't remember a time of such focused hatred.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party lead campaigner Narendra D Modi at an election roadshow in......

Perumal Murugan first Tamil writer to make it to Booker prize longlist

Indian author Perumal Murugan's Tamil novel Pyre is among 13 books from across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America to make it to the longlist of the International Booker Prize 2023, announced by......

How can you change history, asks Nitish on Shah remark

The Bharatiya Janata Party's insistence that history be rewritten with more emphasis on Hindu kings who resisted Muslim invasion than on the invaders themselves has received a thumbs down from......

'Television has become mindless trash'

'Movie tickets cost Rs 500, 600 on weekends. Why would someone want to watch Ananth Mahadevan and Saurabh Shukla in Staying Alive instead of Shah Rukh Khan for Rs 300 in Happy New Year?' 'It's a......

Review: Chauthi Koot, one of the best movies of 2016

Lovers of good cinema should not miss this opportunity to watch one of the best Indian films of 2016, says Aseem Chhabra. Gurvinder Singh's second feature Chauthi Koot is a remarkable document......

Buniyaad, Hum Log writer dead

Renowned writer Manohar Shyam Joshi, who revolutionised India's televisionindustrywith the immensely popular soaps Buniyaad and Hum Log, died in New Delhi following a cardiac arrest.The......