According to the New York Times, Tamil Nadu has a 'rich and undiscovered history'.
Currently a ton of cocoa costs about $1,845 (1,500) at the exchange, $25,610 (20,821) at big chocolate producers like Barry Callebaut and $32,082 (26,083) in the shop.
Aseem Chhabra's take on the highlights of Indian cinema this year.
Desis in the US recall their earliest celebration of the festival of lights on American soil. Chaya Babu reports
Charles Darwin found his passion playing with rocks halfway around the world.
Master Chef Vikas Khanna conceived a seven-course, 26 dish, menu for Prime Minister Narendra Modi' Fortune 500 dinner in New York. His recipes, exclusively on Rediff.com
If the impact of the Greece crisis spreads across Europe and parts of the world which are more interconnected than ever before, India cannot hope to be insulated, says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
Rediff.com reproduces the 1997 feature about Laxman, his passion for crows, and of course, his genius.
