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Must read: A Hindu's battle to preserve Urdu!

In four years, Rekhta has become the largest online repository for Urdu poetry and literature in the world, says Veenu Sandhu.

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.

'Modi tells lies and hypnotises people'

'Modi's popularity is a myth.' 'The Modi government has fulfilled zero promises.' 'They have not done anything.'

'People should feel like spending more'

'One of the ways to do that is to ensure that NBFCs have got liquidity.' 'If we don't do that, this mood of gloom will continue.' NBFCs need to be provided with liquidity if they have to start lending.

Top 10 books for entrepreneurs

From how to hire the right people for the job to effective ways to upscale your business, these books can guide you to make your start-up dream

'I Had 10 Ideas When I Quit My Job'

'When I was toying with 10 different ideas, my father was diagnosed with lung fibrosis and his condition deteriorated so badly that we lost him in six months. He was very unsatisfied with the lack of proper diagnosis.' 'It made me think will anyone do a biopsy if there is no symptom? Why is it that we do not have any non-invasive diagnostic method?' 'This idea was the strongest out of the ten, and with Snahlata Singh with her cancer biology background joining me, the idea got a real boost.'

Edtech company Byju's plans asset sale to pay off $1.2 billion loan

Byju's, India's most-valued startup, has decided to put two of its key assets -- Epic and Great Learning -- on the block to generate $800 million-$1 billion in cash, with an aim to meet the edtech firm's various commitments, including repaying the entire $1.2 billion term loan B (TLB) within six months, according to sources. The cash-strapped company has proposed repaying $300 million of the $1.2 billion loan in the next three months, depending on whether the lenders accept Byju's amendment proposal, said the people familiar with the development. "This loan repayment proposal has been submitted to the lenders and conversations are going in the right direction," said a person in the know.

Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini's next book tackles Syrian refugee crisis

Remember the heartbreaking image of the dead 3-year-old boy washed up on a beach?

'We Will Bring The Oscar'

'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.' 'Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.'

This 15 YO is inspired by JK Rowling

Rediff reader Aashi Garg, 15 from Hisar, Haryana talks about her love for Harry Potter and Jk Rowling.

'Pakistani tanks were burning in front of us'

'The tank battle was fought at ranges of 300-700 metres.' 'It was a rare example of the complete destruction of a squadron by another squadron.'

Nilekanis' most ambitious project to teach 200 million children

Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini are trying to improve education across India.

India: Vishwaguru Or In Amritkaal?

Happily, it does not require the world to hold a mirror up for us. We can look at ourselves and understand easily if we choose to be honest about where we find ourselves three quarters of a century after Independence, asserts Aakar Patel.

Must read! The incredible success story of Faasos

Jaydeep Barman and Kallol Banerjee reveal how they built the company from scratch.

'I'm afraid of facing people. Pls help'

In an offline chat, mind/life coach, NLP trainer and Mental Health Guru Anu Krishna encourages Rediff.com readers to talk about their problems and offers solutions.

Parents, will you do this for your children on Nov 20?

'We hope to make parents aware that it takes only a few minutes in a day to be with your children so that they feel they are the most important person at that time.'

'Don't forget there are 180 million Muslims in this country'

'Muslims are depressed and disillusioned.' 'The safety valve is that we still have a multicultural mosaic in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.'

Spanish soccer's 'Me Too' moment was a decade in the making

Luis Rubiales' kiss of Jenni Hermoso triggered a torrent of allegations from other women in sport of predatory behaviour by men.

'In 30 years, 400 Indian languages will die'

'This government has made it compulsory to teach some languages that have died.' 'You can't keep languages alive by making them compulsory.'

'India Is Ready For The World!'

'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.' 'And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole world, then we are really being losers.' 'The visionaries of the industry must pull up their socks and say that now we will create for the world.'

'We have become passive consumers of hatred'

'The right wing has worked for 70-80 years at the grass roots before it burst onto social media.' 'Social media is an extension of its formidable work in society.' 'If you think you can fight them on social media, forget it. You can't.'

Why bhakts are thrilled about this book

Her book is less of a Hindutva-loving diatribe against the Dynasty than its detractors suggest, but it is still hard to agree with much of what she writes, says Vir Sanghvi on Tavleen Singh's latest book.

'I've Been Living With AIDS For 30 Years'

'I am not ashamed that I have AIDS. I once announced that I am HIV+ on national TV.'

All You Want To Know About Viruses

'We still don't know how viruses that we ingest are killed inside our bodies.'

He hasn't had a decent song in years, but Elton John now has a great book

'This is a book written by a man who has seen it all and done it all and can now laugh about it,' says Vir Sanghvi.

The Only Thing Aparshakti Wants To Change In His Life

'Much as I feel on top of the world after being a part of a special series like Jubilee, I would say my biggest achievement so far has been spreading happiness around.'

'I never felt I was sitting in front of such a big celebrity'

'I had always told my children that if I got through the fastest finger round, the hot seat was not going to be tough for me.'

'We are being weakened and this is advantageous to our enemies'

'Instead of developing the capacity, capability and strength to fight our external enemies, we are turning our own people against each other.'

Meet the teacher who won a million dollar prize

Primary school teacher Hanan Al Hroub from a refugee camp in conflict-torn Palestine has won the Global Teacher Prize for educating her students about non-violence.

Is Xi Scared of Tiananmen 1989?

Why omit the Tiananmen massacre from the history of China's Communist party, asks Claude Arpi.

Films, books that inspire corporate head honchos

Here's a list of the favourites of the billionaires.

Want a career in animation? Read this!

'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.'

P Susheela enters Guinness Book of World Records

17,695 songs gives the legendary singer the Guinness record!

'Whatever the government says, take with ton of salt!'

'The prospects for both India and the global economy is that we are headed towards a very difficult time.' 'I see very uncertain at least 8-10 months for both India and the rest of the world.'

True villain is the Indian law, says Wendy Doniger

Why Xiaomi's India head hires people who are smarter than him

Manu Kumar Jain, India head, Xiaomi, tells Sangeeta Tanwar how the Chinese smartphone maker won over the Indian market.

Selfless, faceless civil servants and their truly heroic acts

Enabling the online booking and payment for Indian Railway tickets is one such case. Amitabh Pandey's book is about how he went about enthusing teams inside the Indian Railways and facilitating online reservations, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

'The People of India are batting for the Idea of India'

'The people of India have not only challenged the ruling dispensation with the constitution, they have also opened the eyes of the leadership that sits in the Opposition.'

Am I Proud A British Indian Like Me Is PM?

'They say 'a picture paints a thousand words', so seeing Rishi Sunak PM at the door of Number 10 can never be taken from us.'' 'It is a symbol that will go down in the history books.' 'It is the very embodiment of me saying to my boys, "You can be who you want to be",' notes James Salins in this must-read feature.

Power of Words can heal emotional crisis

'Letter From A Stranger, India' is helping many rediscover self-worth and self-love,