Students' flagging interest in the written word is because of a generational digital divide, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Kamal Haasan's unrivalled make up skills, Jack Nicholson's haunting imagery, Asha Parekh's life as a Hit Girl and the surprise package of Beauty and the Beast, it's all there in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week.
This list goes ahead to prove that people still love the touristy spots!
Shoojit Sircar takes Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni behind the sets of October, and right inside his beautiful mind.
Raja Sen says the only superpower Krrish has is that of boring the audience.
At Sabarmati Ashram that very hot summer evening, some had come to see and feel the place where Bapu lived. Some had come to be alone on the lawns after a disappointing Class 12 result...
Here's your weekly collection of stories that prove it's a crazy, funny world out there!
With the arrest of the film censor board's CEO on charges of demanding bribes to clear films, the regulatory role of the panel is in focus once again
Jahnavi Patel/ Rediff.com chats with Mowgli when he comes to Mumbai.
'Buddy knows more about Raju's films because he sits in the editing room.' 'He has seen Sanju a number of times already!'
Meet Randeep Hooda, the man with a great sense of humour, an actor who loves his craft, an animal lover and, over and above all that, a Jat lad in touch with his roots...
A look at few gurus who have attracted controversy in recent times.
'Even apart from the Bengal famine, there was a great deal more bloodshed and deceit than I was prepared for.' 'Almost every one of the acquisitions was won by extreme extortionate methods and what came out was that these relatively honest officers found themselves doing very dishonest things.'
'I don't know how they dared to send Krrish for a National Award. It was a horrible film! Films like Dabangg and Bang Bang are trash films. Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram Leela was so bad; only the music was good. Straight talk from Garm Hava director M S Sathyu.
Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com continues his jungle adventure and narrates his day at the Kanha National Park.
In 20th edition of his radio programme 'Mann ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about water conservation, Rio Olympics and other subjects.
The verdict could impact a range of life choices of Indians, including food habits and sexual orientation.
Shanoo Sharma -- the woman responsible for launching the careers of Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Vaani Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar and Alia Bhatt among others -- tells Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com what casting is all about.
Here's your weekly dose of weird, true and funny news from around the world.
The store launches same-day delivery for its site, though analysts say others have eroded its headstart in the brick and mortar format.
We bring you a presentation of some of the best photos from around the world in the month gone by
Satyajit Ray. Films from Italy, Iceland and Albania feature on Aseem Chhabra's list.
Two fitness experts weigh in on what works for them in the ancient Indian practice and what doesn't
Pablo Bartholomew, the legendary Indian photojournalist whose searing images from the Bhopal gas tragedy stunned a nation's conscience 30 years ago, speaks to Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com.
Single mother Gauri Sawant hopes to change the way people view transgenders in India.
The band's trip to Rishikesh delayed their split till 1970! This & other unheard stories...
Srinidhi Shetty on her journey from small town girl to the toast of the world.
Indian liberals' sanctimony is matched only by their inability to think clearly. They need lessons in logic
'I am here to look after people's needs.' 'I am not bothered about who is a Maoist or who is not.'
'Defaulters like Mallya can't be offloaded, but activists like me are. And that too for raising questions.' 'Today, what is the meaning of development?' 'Take over land, water and forest from the Adivasis and hand it over to corporates.' 'I am surprised how a minister who is supposed to protect the forests and the environment is happy reaching out to investors for more and more clearances.'
'There is no longer any pressure to play the heroine. So I can have fun and be the actor I want to be. I can look beyond the hairstyles and the clothes. It is liberating to not have that constant pressure on you.' Lara Dutta enjoys being 'back'!
Advait Chandan decodes Aamir Khan.
Shuvajit was confident of making a huge difference in the lives of people in rural India.
Australian photographer Warren Richardson has won the Photo of the Year 2015 award at the 59th annual World Press Photo Contest, results of which were announced on Thursday.
After many false starts, India may well be at the inflexion point that Deng Xiaoping took China to post-1978. The window of opportunity is wide open right now, says Rajeev Srinivasan.
'Masaan went to Cannes, got a standing ovation, won awards. I want the people of India to watch my film. Finally, it is happening!'
'Even if the media is partisan, the BJP, governing at the Centre, has the most to lose if India descends into widespread communal violence.' 'Fanning the flames either by vested political interests or by partisan reports only plays into the hands of those seek a conflagration.'
'That winsome smile is a key asset. And says a lot about her too.'
