Vaihayasi Pande Daniel, Rajesh Karkera

Stories by Vaihayasi Pande Daniel, Rajesh Karkera

Exclusive: Mesmerising Padma Lakshmi 'I felt like a Mughal bride'

Exclusive: Mesmerising Padma Lakshmi 'I felt like a Mughal bride'

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2017

Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera recounts the brief moments of interaction and conversation he had with the international celebrity.

Not an easy job this!

Not an easy job this!

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2017

Rediff.com's photographer Rajesh Karkera brings you all the action behind the glitz and glamour that ultimately dazzles on the ramp!

Karisma Kapoor dazzles in white

Karisma Kapoor dazzles in white

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2017

Karisma Kapoor looked pretty in a white creation designed by Arpita Mehta.

OMG, what style!

OMG, what style!

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2017

We bring you the best dressed people who should have been on the ramp on Day 3 of Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2017. Take a look.

Spotted@LFW: Shriya, Priyanka, Tanishaa

Spotted@LFW: Shriya, Priyanka, Tanishaa

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2017

Designer Payal Singhal has quite a fan following in tinsel town, finds Rajesh Karkera.

What's this Pune chef doing at LFW?

What's this Pune chef doing at LFW?

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2017

We met some more beautiful people on the inaugural day of the Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2017.

PICS: Off ramp hotties at fashion week

PICS: Off ramp hotties at fashion week

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2017

On Day One of Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2017, Rediff.com met these beautiful girls to know about their looks and style mantras. Do watch this space for more.

Mumbai's ready for LFW. Are you?

Mumbai's ready for LFW. Are you?

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2017

Rajesh Karkera pans his camera across the sprawling venue which will host the Lakme Fashion Week for the next five days.

'FY18 will be tough for India's economy'

'FY18 will be tough for India's economy'

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2017

'It will take a long time for the effects of demonetisation to wear away, and I am not even sure that a year lost, can at all be even recovered.'

How the British stole the Kohinoor from a child

How the British stole the Kohinoor from a child

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2017

'I can tell you the case that hurts me the most is the one in which the little boy is forced to sign the Kohinoor over.' 'You take a mother away from a child, you surround him with grown ups speaking a different language, you tell him he must sign this over or else...'

'India had never seen anything like Bhopal'

'India had never seen anything like Bhopal'

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2016

Photojournalist Chandu Mhatre, one of the first to reach Bhopal after India's worst industrial disaster ravaged the city, remembers his worst seven days, in a conversation with Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com.

Why staying hungry can be BAD for you!

Why staying hungry can be BAD for you!

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2016

'With enjoyable physical activity, stress release quality sleep and the right diet, we can reverse the metabolic damage which is wreaking havoc in the world and especially in India.'

Why you feel hungry all the time

Why you feel hungry all the time

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2016

'These are foods that are very common in the Indian diet... Naan, chapatti, rice...' 'Those processed carbohydrates are far worse for body weight and heart health than the fats they replaced.' 'The problem with these foods is that even if there isn't any obvious sugar in them, they turn to sugar very quickly.'

Chabad House to build a museum for all 26/11 victims

Chabad House to build a museum for all 26/11 victims

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2016

Mumbai's Chabad House, which was attacked in the 26/11 terror attacks, is unlike any other Jewish centre, Rabbi Israel Kozlovsky tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

'President Trump loves Hindus and India'

'President Trump loves Hindus and India'

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2016

'Foreign aid to Pakistan. Forget it, bye bye...' 'F-16s to Pakistan. Forget it.' Shalabh Kumar, the desi who knows Donald Trump best, speaks to Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

Watch: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy jam!

Watch: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy jam!

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2016

Amazing talent, all on one stage!

Kabini Diaries: A tigress and her cub play hide-and-seek!

Kabini Diaries: A tigress and her cub play hide-and-seek!

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2016

Rajesh Karkera relives exciting and eerie moments following a tigress.

What a boat safari on the Kabini river reveals

What a boat safari on the Kabini river reveals

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2016

'What one experiences is the soft scented breeze from the Kabini river and sounds of invisible insects strumming their guitars,' says Rajesh Karkera.

'She was there in between heaven and earth'

'She was there in between heaven and earth'

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2016

Even though she was one of the planet's best known people, Mother Teresa remained an enigma all her life.

When Amitav Ghosh issues a warning, it's time to listen

When Amitav Ghosh issues a warning, it's time to listen

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2016

'We know many things are going to happen.' 'People should be preparing for sea level rise, for increased cyclonic activity, for drought.' 'One reason I wrote the book is to alert people to the dangers that they face.' 'For example, Mumbai faces enormous threat.'