DIVYA NAIR And SATISH BODAS

Stories by DIVYA NAIR And SATISH BODAS

How Patrick D'Souza cracked the CAT 14 times!

How Patrick D'Souza cracked the CAT 14 times!

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2018

And Patrick D'Souza managed to score a perfect 100 in 4 of his attempts!

Aarthi Kannan quit Goldman Sachs to teach

Aarthi Kannan quit Goldman Sachs to teach

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2018

'Unfortunately, our system doesn't care for slow learners. That's where tutors like us come into play,' Aarti Kannan tells Rediff.com's Divya Nair.

Must Read: The future of jobs in India

Must Read: The future of jobs in India

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2017

'The rule for millennials is: You can have a career for life.' 'You have to constantly adapt to the needs of the industry to stay relevant.' 'The jobs will be the same, but the skill sets required will be different.' 'Technology will dominate the nature of jobs available in the future.'

'So what if I am blind? Don't I have aspirations about my life?'

'So what if I am blind? Don't I have aspirations about my life?'

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2017

Payal Taori, Mumbai University's MA topper this year, shares her journey.

Napkins to Nirodh: Why the message isn't loud and clear

Napkins to Nirodh: Why the message isn't loud and clear

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2017

Why does any talk about reproduction, or condoms, or sanitary napkins make us so uncomfortable, wonders Divya Nair.

Heart-throb Vidyut Jammwal melts our hearts with roses

Heart-throb Vidyut Jammwal melts our hearts with roses

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2017

Romance was in the air, when the actor walked in with a bunch of white roses at the third edition of the GQ Fashion Nights.

Wait! Did Shahid just wear gold gloves like MJ?

Wait! Did Shahid just wear gold gloves like MJ?

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2017

Presenting the best of menswear showcased at the GQ Fashion Nights.

If Padmavati were a modern princess...

If Padmavati were a modern princess...

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2017

The dazzling Deepika Padukone and all the sizzling hot stars of the GQ Fashion Nights.

PHOTOS: Biggest and oldest Ganpatis of Mumbai

PHOTOS: Biggest and oldest Ganpatis of Mumbai

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2017

Rediff.com's Satish Bodas goes pandal hopping and discovers some famous and biggest ones.

Want a career in law? Find out how

Want a career in law? Find out how

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2017

'India has 1 lawyer per 1,000 population.' 'Opportunities in the field of law are plenty.'

His dream is to build schools in India's remotest villages

His dream is to build schools in India's remotest villages

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2017

At 19, he quit everything to work in a tribal village for free.

This farmer's son, a topper, has abandoned his IIT dream

This farmer's son, a topper, has abandoned his IIT dream

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2017

'After toiling in the field and selling vegetables in the local market, we don't make more than Rs 1,500 a week.' 'That is just enough for the five of us to survive.' 'My family cannot afford to pay for private coaching for IIT-JEE.'

Pregnant in India? Free advice awaits you

Pregnant in India? Free advice awaits you

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2017

Over the last nine months, every time I stepped out of my home, I have quietly swallowed the daily mandatory advice doled out by someone or another, on how to have a happy and normal pregnancy.

UPSC Topper dreams of a Perfect India

UPSC Topper dreams of a Perfect India

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2017

'When I was young, I used to look around the village we lived in.' 'There was a lack of resources -- no proper health centres and schools.' 'I felt that becoming an IAS officer would help solve those issues.'

Miss India Grand scores 97.25 per cent

Miss India Grand scores 97.25 per cent

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2017

Pankhuri Gidwani took a year's break to focus on the pageant, but scored brilliantly in her CBSE Class 12 exams this year.

'I believed in my abilities': ICSE topper Muskan Pathan

'I believed in my abilities': ICSE topper Muskan Pathan

Rediff.com   30 May 2017

Muskan Pathan scored 99.4 per cent in the ICSE Class 10 examination results announced May 29. She topped.

'Work well. Things eventually fall in place!'

'Work well. Things eventually fall in place!'

Rediff.com   30 May 2017

Tushar Rishi, 19, conquered knee cancer and other odds to score 95 per cent in CBSE Class 12 results. This is his story.

'I am not a genius': CBSE topper

'I am not a genius': CBSE topper

Rediff.com   29 May 2017

Raksha Gopal scored 99.6 per cent to top the Central Board of Secondary Education's Class 12 results this year.

How a working mum won Mrs Charming

How a working mum won Mrs Charming

Rediff.com   17 May 2017

Lavitha Shinoj juggled a job and family to participate in her first-ever beauty contest. 'It was a new, life-changing experience,' she says.

The mother who has won India's heart

The mother who has won India's heart

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2017

Single mother Gauri Sawant hopes to change the way people view transgenders in India.