Abhishek Mande

Stories by Abhishek Mande

JLF 2011 Diary: Rajasthani charm and The Bookshelf

JLF 2011 Diary: Rajasthani charm and The Bookshelf

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2011

The JLF has also become one of the most preferred platform to launch new authors and network. It is no surprise then that prominent publishing houses vie for space at the venue. In its 2011 edition, the JLF will see some young and old names gathering again to discuss books, lock horns and back slap each other.Writer-director Suparn Verma, and Rediff.com correspondent Abhishek Mande are at Jaipur attending the festival.

'I got 99 percentile but won't get into IIM'

'I got 99 percentile but won't get into IIM'

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2011

Meet Shirish Kumar (name changed) who scored 99 percentile but here's why he may not get into an IIM after all.

Wandering along India's coast, following fish

Wandering along India's coast, following fish

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2010

Samanth Subramanian author of Following Fish shares with us his experiences of travelling across the nine Indian coastal states and swallowing live fish in Hyderabad.

Jhootha Hi Sahi music grows on you

Jhootha Hi Sahi music grows on you

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2010

But we've seen A R Rahman make better music.

Missing child united with parents

Missing child united with parents

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2010

Seven-year-old Mohammed Fazlu's life abruptly went off the rails when he stumbled into a train compartment in search of his missing ball. Abhishek Mande follows the trail.

Lisa Ray launches cancer hospital in Mumbai

Lisa Ray launches cancer hospital in Mumbai

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2010

Dressed in an off-shoulder figure-hugging grey dress, Lisa Ray would have seemed like an unlikely face at a cancer institute. Ray who has recovered from multiple myeloma flew down from her hometown in Toronto, to launch Fortis Hospitals' cancer institute in Mumbai's eastern suburb of Mulund.

Mumbai: HDFC bank looted in broad daylight

Mumbai: HDFC bank looted in broad daylight

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2010

Five gunmen barged into a HDFC bank located at a busy junction in Borivali (West), a western Mumbai suburb, and got away with over Rs 26 lakh cash on Monday morning.

'You don't need eight hours of sleep a night'

'You don't need eight hours of sleep a night'

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2010

Author of 'Tired But Wired', Dr Nerina Ramlakhan dispels myths about sleep and suggests ways to cope with pressure.

'To this day we re-use envelopes and pins'

'To this day we re-use envelopes and pins'

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2010

Ashish Hemrajani, founder of Bookmyshow.com quit his job at a top advertising agency to start his company, Big Tree Entertainment in 1999. Here he tells us how he survived the dotcom bust, the recession and succeeded despite all odds.

Red Alert trivialises the Naxal issue

Red Alert trivialises the Naxal issue

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2010

This week's release starring Suniel Shetty is a somewhat nave attempt at resolving the age-old Naxalite issue.

'I didn't know of a single outspoken gay person'

'I didn't know of a single outspoken gay person'

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2010

Debutante author Rahul Mehta tells Abhishek Mande how being gay Indian American has shaped his worldview and contributed to his first book.

Now, an online bookstore for everything gay

Now, an online bookstore for everything gay

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2010

Mumbai-based social activist Shobhna S Kumar has launched queer-ink.com India's first online bookstore 'for everything queer'.

'The price rise issue will trigger a backlash'

'The price rise issue will trigger a backlash'

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2010

The issue of price rise is a worry for every government -- it is a political volcano. But the United Progressive Alliance on Friday steeply hiked the fuel price. Will people react? Or do they remain silent and suffer? Abhishek Mande talks to experts to 'read' the pulse.

'I was not expecting 99.6 percent'

'I was not expecting 99.6 percent'

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2010

SSC topper: Enjoy what you study and don't take stress

IAS topper's mantras for success

IAS topper's mantras for success

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2010

'Know everything that there is to know about India. Learn about its politics, geography...' A fascinating encounter with Dr Shah Faesal, this year's IAS topper.

Why dads are the best...well, almost!

Why dads are the best...well, almost!

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2010

As Father's Day draws closer, Abhishek Mande takes a walk down memory lane and discovers why a father-son relationship will always be special.

Topperspeak: 'There's no formula to crack JEE'

Topperspeak: 'There's no formula to crack JEE'

Rediff.com   27 May 2010

Aakanksha Sarda, the topper amongst girls at the IIT JEE, shares her success mantras.

Facebook nightmare: 'I wanted to kill my child'

Facebook nightmare: 'I wanted to kill my child'

Rediff.com   18 May 2010

Yesterday, we brought you the third part in a series that explores the dynamics of interpersonal relationships with the advent of online social networking. Today, Abhishek Mande speaks to a parent whose young daughter was taken advantage of by people she added on as 'friends' to her account.

He can't imagine life without Facebook

He can't imagine life without Facebook

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

On May 14, we brought you the second part in a series that explores the dynamics of interpersonal relationships with the advent of online social networking. Today, Abhishek Mande speaks to another youngster to analyse how online interactions are influencing lives.

'I went into labour thinking of Farmville'

'I went into labour thinking of Farmville'

Rediff.com   14 May 2010

Yesterday, we brought you the first part in a series that explores the dynamics of interpersonal relationships with the advent of online social networking. Today, Abhishek Mande speaks to another youngster to analyse how online interactions are influencing lives.