Dhanya Rajendran, Haritha John And Vignesh Vellore

Stories by Dhanya Rajendran, Haritha John And Vignesh Vellore

Can an unmarried couple book a hotel room in India?

Can an unmarried couple book a hotel room in India?

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2014

Can a woman stay in the same hotel room with a man she is not married to or vice versa? Seems an outdated question in this day and age? Not exactly, says the hospitality industry.

Why this Kerala couple was forced to marry after 40 years

Why this Kerala couple was forced to marry after 40 years

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2014

For 40 years they held out against the social institution of marriage, holding strong to their views that their love did not need the sanctity of a thaali (mangalsutra). They were barely out of their teens when they first met each other. In a year, they had made the decision to live together and over the next four decades that's precisely what they did. Live, work, have a child and nurture their family -- the thought of legalising their union never occurred to Kunjukunju and Leelamani.

1 lie and the Indian media made him a hero

1 lie and the Indian media made him a hero

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2014

Once P V Arun from Manimala in Kerala was headline material for being recruited by the NASA. Today, he is in the news for spreading that lie

Shiv Sena force-feeding controversy: What is the real story?

Shiv Sena force-feeding controversy: What is the real story?

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2014

Tension had been brewing between Maharashtra MPs of the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party. Shiv Sena MPs believe they have been sidelined and treated shabbily at the Sadan. Dhanya Rajendran reports