Divya Nair reports on young achievers, education, health, relationships and occasionally reviews Tamil and Malayalam movies. You can e-mail the author at divyan@rediff.co.in
Abhijnan Chakraborty tells us how he topped the ISC Class 12 examination.
"I can't describe in words how special it was," says chef Shripriya Gupta.
He just wanted to see some snow. But he got much more than that. Samanyu, all of 7, scaled Africa's loftiest peak and proved that no dream is impossible. And that age is just a number.
'If you lose weight you can expand your range of work,' Shah Rukh told him.
She is changing India one village at a time.
Few in India know that Elvis & Namrata won at the World Salsa Summit in Miami!
Agnimitra Paul remembers Sridevi, her mentor in Bollywood.
'This generation wants to try different things, are ready to take risks and experiment with their careers.'
"I never expected it. It was too good to be true," says the 20 year-old.
'There are so many schemes announced for the benefit of farmers, women and less privileged sections of our society. But how many of these are being availed of?'
Menstruation is not a disease. Yet, in villages, women die due to poor hygiene during their periods.
Chennai-based wedding photographer Varun Suresh tells his story.
Dr Prathima Reddy debunks the various myths surrounding the health condition.
Education, jobs, health and more: Experts share their wishlist.
Hrishi Satawane, who found love in Vinh from Vietnam, says "Society is more open minded than you think."
And Patrick D'Souza managed to score a perfect 100 in 4 of his attempts!
'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.
'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.'
Payal Taori, Mumbai University's MA topper this year, shares her journey.
Why does any talk about reproduction, or condoms, or sanitary napkins make us so uncomfortable, wonders Divya Nair.
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