The Punjabis Are Fleeing

There's an entire gurdwara dedicated to immigration.People present tiny airliner models here in the hope that Waheguru will soon give them a ticket, passport and visa to leave, reveals Shekhar......

AAP's Mann of the moment in Punjab

Aam Aadmi Party calls Bhagwant Mann its people's choice for CM candidate in Punjab. Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com traces what makes Mann so indispensable for his party. IMAGE: Delhi Chief......

Ansuya Dutt had rare courage

Ansuya Dutt, who never stopped fighting for women's rights, can be an inspiration to us never to lose sight of our basic beliefs, never mind peer pressure.Jyoti Punwani salutes the incomparable......

Did you know Kabir Bedi's mother was a monk?

She lived for two-thirds of her life in India, adopted its national cause and customs, and took an Indian passport.She served a prison sentence in Lahore as part of Gandhi's protests against an......

Diljit, Parineeti, Rahman Perform!

IMAGE: Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com "Chamkila has ruined the experience of every other film that I'm going to do now because I have worked with......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

The Best of Pankaj Udhas

A golden name in the world of ghazals and playback singing, Pankaj Udhas regaled listeners with his dulcet voice on silver screen and stage. Growing up in a family of zamindars and government......

Shahid Kapoor: Here Comes The Hotstepper!

Dancing his way into people's hearts comes naturally to Shahid Kapoor. As a youngster, dance helped him overcome his shyness at Shiamak Davar's school for the same. That's when he found his groove......

'I want to be the best hockey player in the world'

'The way we are playing now, if we continue to play the same hockey, no one can stop us from standing on the podium in Tokyo.' IMAGE: Manpreet Singh was at the helm as Indian hockey kicked off the......