Divya Nair, Savera R Someshwar

Stories by Divya Nair, Savera R Someshwar

Sheena Bora Trial: Why didn't the driver recognise his wife?

Sheena Bora Trial: Why didn't the driver recognise his wife?

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2017

'You don't want to admit that it is your wife in the video because she said you were arrested on Wednesday (August 19; Shyamvar Rai states he was arrested on August 21, a Friday).'

'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.

Sheena Bora Trial: Indrani won't withdraw charges against Peter

Sheena Bora Trial: Indrani won't withdraw charges against Peter

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2017

'I'm not withdrawing any allegations. I want those CDRs (Peter's call data records).' 'Those are my feelings.'

Sheena Bora trial: Not accusing Peter, says Indrani

Sheena Bora trial: Not accusing Peter, says Indrani

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2017

Peter's lawyer paints Indrani as a master manipulator, looking to waste the court's time and use the media to manipulate public perception about his client. 'She is "trying to exonerate herself," the lawyer argues, and accuses Indrani of "trying to lay a trap" for Peter "and attempting to malign his reputation"...'

Review: Qarib Qarib Singlle, a mature love story

Review: Qarib Qarib Singlle, a mature love story

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2017

Qarib Qarib Singlle is not a film that can be rushed. It moves languorously, pausing to savour moments at will, notes Savera R Someshwar.

And Indrani wants to speak to Peter...

And Indrani wants to speak to Peter...

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2017

As Peter sits outside the court with his sister, Indrani walks in with a request. It has been three months since Peter has started speaking to Indrani again, after a long silence of two years.

'Karnataka government has utterly failed'

'Karnataka government has utterly failed'

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2017

'If, in the first 48 to 72 hours, they are just on a wild goose chase, then Gauri Lankesh's murder will not get solved.'

Indrani is still the boss

Indrani is still the boss

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2017

Indrani is clearly in charge in her little corner. She is speaking rapidly to a not-very-tall, pot-bellied, balding man, whom she repeatedly, decisively, asks, "Have you understood?" The tone is that of a boss talking to an employee. The words "cheque" and "two lakhs" float by.

Sudha Murty: India's treasures

Sudha Murty: India's treasures

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2017

Mumbai's CST, Halebidu and Amruthapura. Sudha Murty lists her selection of India's beautiful monuments.

'It was scary to see the black sky. To hear gunshots'

'It was scary to see the black sky. To hear gunshots'

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2017

'It was frightening to feel that you were in a war-like situation.' 'Why do I have to feel unsafe in my own country?' asks angry Panchkula resident Raashi Sethia.

'Why was the administration not better prepared?'

'Why was the administration not better prepared?'

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2017

'It was very clear that there would be violence if the verdict was not what they wanted.' 'Then why did they allow his followers to gather here in such huge numbers?'

A filmmaker who understands the soul of India

A filmmaker who understands the soul of India

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2017

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's Bareilly Ki Barfi had the critics reaching for the stars. But that is just the tip of the iceberg discovers Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar.

Vidya Balan: What My Movies Taught Me

Vidya Balan: What My Movies Taught Me

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2017

The doe-eyed actress shares the lessons she has learnt as an actress.

'What happened was highly dangerous and foolish'

'What happened was highly dangerous and foolish'

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2017

'I've answered all those people who are tweeting nonsense about Varnika Kundu and trying to shame her.' 'Shame her for what? For being a young girl at a party with friends? For enjoying herself?' 'I think it is ridiculous for somebody to say that she should not be out at night.' 'Why should a girl not step out at night?' 'What does that mean?' 'Does it mean that something happens to the boys at night and they change into monsters?' 'If so, then the problem lies with the boys, not with the girls.' 'Please keep your sons at home at night.' 'Why are you telling girls where to go and what to do?'

What my movies taught me!

What my movies taught me!

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2017

Beginning a fascinating new series where film folk reveal what their movies taught them...

The Baahubali story is not over... yet!

The Baahubali story is not over... yet!

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2017

An international television series is on the anvil says Anand Neelkantan as he shares the challenges of penning The Rise Of Sivagami.

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.'