Nikita Puri

Stories by Nikita Puri

Want a career in animation? Read this!

Want a career in animation? Read this!

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2019

'I can snap my fingers and get 1,000 people overnight, but I can't guarantee that they will develop because there has been zero change in education in the country in the last nine years.'

Do you know 5,000 Chinese live in India?

Do you know 5,000 Chinese live in India?

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2019

The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market.

Beware of the TikTok app

Beware of the TikTok app

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2018

When it comes to embracing newer technology, youngsters are usually much faster than adults. It's this quick rate of adoption that also makes them susceptible to danger.

Stand with Kerala. Visit!

Stand with Kerala. Visit!

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2018

The sun is out. The flood waters have receded. Keralites have spent crores in quickly cleaning up the state and making it visitor ready. Go to Kerala folks!

Want to play games for a living?

Want to play games for a living?

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2018

Every day at 9 am, five 20-somethings who live in a 4-bedroom apartment in Bengaluru have a session with their physical trainer. After a workout, they spend the next 8 to 10 hours in their spacious living room, headphones in place and computer screens in front of them. Their salaried job: To play video games for the rest of the day.

How he makes billions selling idlis and dosas

How he makes billions selling idlis and dosas

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2018

His rags-to-riches story would make a film. Meet Musthafa P C, the man behind ready-to-use breakfast foods that countless Indians trust.

Discover India's poshest homes

Discover India's poshest homes

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2018

These exist in a unique world of by-invitation-only properties -- those that are never advertised and which money alone cannot buy. One cannot simply walk in for a tour of these apartments. A buyer must first meet the developer's targeted social criteria to get invited for a walkthrough of the property.

If you need a LGBT-friendly professional...

If you need a LGBT-friendly professional...

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2018

...There is a new queer-friendly locator of health and legal-aid professionals that is now available online.

Inside the thriving world of India's private detectives

Inside the thriving world of India's private detectives

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2018

There's a certain amount of drama to the profession. Sample these taglines: 'We can see the unseen'; 'I can plant my detective in your guest bedroom.' One agency has even ensured that all its phone numbers end in '007'.

Prone to allergies? What you must know

Prone to allergies? What you must know

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2018

From food to skin, allergies in India are rapidly on the rise, says Nikita Puri.

Chef talk and kitchen yarns

Chef talk and kitchen yarns

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2018

The life of a chef in the kitchen, as late Anthony Bourdain saw it, had a glory to it. The kitchen gently moves forward in the culinary world, tightly packed, yes, but with leaders un-despotic.

Meet Bandicoot, the robot

Meet Bandicoot, the robot

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2018

How robots may eradicate manual scavenging in India.

A celebration of the versatile ikat

A celebration of the versatile ikat

Rediff.com   3 Jun 2018

One of the first things to strike one about Cinnamon, a 19-year-old designer boutique hub, is its architecture and feel.

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

The search for authentic Indian cuisines ends here

Rediff.com   23 May 2018

This start-up connects diners with regional cuisines that restaurants do not serve.

Why you must eat 'ugly food'

Why you must eat 'ugly food'

Rediff.com   6 May 2018

It will change your perception of food forever.

'It's society that teaches children that transgender people are bad'

'It's society that teaches children that transgender people are bad'

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2018

But this project is changing that -- one public artwork at a time.

Is jackfruit the new superfood?

Is jackfruit the new superfood?

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2018

The long-neglected fruit may finally get the recognition it deserves.

Have the lives of young Dalits changed?

Have the lives of young Dalits changed?

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2018

'It is very hard to get the police to file a report against someone from an upper caste.' 'Things are so bad that sometimes we have to sit on a dharna with the body of a Dalit victim to get the police to file a complaint.'

Bouldering: Can it bring home an Olympic gold for India?

Bouldering: Can it bring home an Olympic gold for India?

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2018

Bouldering is the new favourite among India's adventure enthusiasts

Only in Coorg! Wine from coffee plantations

Only in Coorg! Wine from coffee plantations

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2018

Homemade wines from this coffee county make for surprising experiences.