'Soft power is the power really to win friends and influence people with the strength of your ideas.' 'India's greatest soft power is being India itself. A nation of varied beliefs, states, creeds, castes, languages and yet embodying that spirit of unity in diversity.'
'Today if you look at the way India is growing many people are saying the sleeping elephant has finally woken up, is dancing!' 'I have travelled extensively, in about 60 countries. In all these the moment you say India, the first thing they mention is either an actor's name. Or they start humming a song.' 'I wanted to be in Bollywood. It is the most powerful medium we have in this country. That's soft power.' Listening in on Shobhaa De, Kabir Khan, Vikas Swarop and Saffron Art CEO Hugo Weihe speak on India's Soft Power, Hard Influence.
'You have the home-cooked food. But on top of that you are having the sugary drinks, the junk food, the mithais and whatever else....' 'People should not be frying in this sunflower oil, corn oil or eating any foods fried in this stuff.' 'They should cook in butter or ghee or olive oil. That is much healthier.'
'When I give advice to my Indian relatives they are shocked.' 'I tell them to eat butter again and eggs and all that stuff.' And eat only so much rice.' 'Instead of having three chapattis, have one.' A must-read interview!
'Whether he will apologise or not is not a problem.' 'I want him to make an effort to create a new world, by learning from history.'
Former minister Milind Deora who in his free time more than strums a guitar and belts out a few songs, pays tribute to Prince.
Prince William and Princess Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, collected quite a few Mumbai hearts on a hot two days in April.
Take a look at the fashionistas who turned our heads at Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016.
Anuja Gupta is not all about style but substance too and here's why she is not happy with the fashion scene in the city...
Here are a few off ramp style mantras from the beautiful people who attended the Day 4 of the lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016.
Here's looking at some of the most stylish women who are not on the Lakme Fashion Week runway!
These Mumbai girls caught our attention at Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016.
Not just models on the ramp, but fashionistas off the ramp were dressed to impress too!
Supermodel Alesia Raut was in a playful mood on Day 1 of Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016 as she posed exclusively for these tongue-in-cheek pics.
Kumar Gaurav, the second secretary at the Embassy of India in Brussels tells Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel that the Belgian government has closed off its borders and shut down its entire transport system.
Dr Siras was a man determined to be a freak in the show called Life, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
The most awaited car and bike biennial event turned out to be a grand success.
We take a look at vintage two-wheelers on display at the just-concluded Auto Expo 2016.
For a change, glamour goes rural as exhibitors glam up their products meant for India's villages.
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