Nikita Puri And Manavi Kapur

Stories by Nikita Puri And Manavi Kapur

Warning! You might overstay your welcome here

Warning! You might overstay your welcome here

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2019

Each corner of the interiors has been designed and laboured over by Garg and his team. It took nearly a year to put every little detail together

Tashkent Files: Irony does surya namaskars

Tashkent Files: Irony does surya namaskars

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2019

'This film is a product of a dangerous trend to take just a sprinkling of truth, mix it with free-flowing speculation and present it as historical facts,' says Manavi Kapur.

Tauba! Tauba! The state of TV news!

Tauba! Tauba! The state of TV news!

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2019

'Chest-thumping on-air theatrics on television are no consolation for families who've been forced to embrace the price of war,' notes Nikita Puri.

'Can a film's villain become a real-life hero?'

'Can a film's villain become a real-life hero?'

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2019

The 'Shatrughan Sinha of the South' plunges into politics.

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.'

What Indian diaspora thinks about Narendra Modi varied

What Indian diaspora thinks about Narendra Modi varied

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2019

The PBD this year functions as a political stage for the BJP government at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi have been wooing the Indian diaspora through widely publicised events across the country. At the PBD, the mood was either largely pro-Modi, and when not, apolitical.

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.

Is the air you are breathing safe?

Is the air you are breathing safe?

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2018

Given the rising levels of pollution, air purifiers have now become a necessity. Manavi Kapur and Veer Arjun Singh check out some of the options in the 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.

Bezwada Wilson, an Indian hero

Bezwada Wilson, an Indian hero

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2018

Between January 1, 2017 and September 18, 2018, one manual scavenger died every five days. He is no caped superhero, but Bezwada Wilson continues to fight the good fight for manual scavengers, says Manavi Kapur.

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!

The lost and now 'found' Saraswati river

The lost and now 'found' Saraswati river

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2018

This Haryana village believes it has 'found' the Saraswati river of the Vedas.

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.

The man who wants Section 377 scrapped

The man who wants Section 377 scrapped

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2018

'The reality is that 377 compromises the freedom and affects many of us adversely,' Navtej Singh Johar tells Manavi Kapur.

Yoga: The hip new fad in the land of its birth

Yoga: The hip new fad in the land of its birth

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2018

Today, it is modish to be part of a yoga class, to post stories on Instagram while striking an impressively complex asana in a bralette and crop-top paired with neon yoga pants, to bond over green tea and yoga bars after a strenuous session at the studio and have subscriptions to yoga studios, not ashrams, says Manavi Kapur.