'A little old man who has renounced personal possessions, walking with bare feet on the cold earth in search of a great human ideal'.
Sreehari Nair reviews Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
Domestic wineries have moved from creating predominantly sweet wines in their initial years to drier, complex blends now. They also seem to be investing more in wine tourism.
Green revolution and technology use should not be region-specific.
Over four days all of Tamil Nadu is caught up in celebrating Pongal, the state's harvest festival. From a bonfire to worshipping cattle, it is a throwback to a time when society was agrarian, says A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com.
What is it about the charm of the Northeast and its mountains that it takes prisoners?
'In a nation where safety standards are the lowest in the world, why make compliance expensive?' asks Aakar Patel.
British royal couple Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton on Thursday visited the Kaziranga National Park in a jeep safari.
A week in the office and the Uttar Pradesh chief minister was at it in full throttle.
'I don't think you have anything to say to me and I certainly don't have anything to say to you.' Bharat Bhushan recalls his encounters with V S Naipaul.
Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, was not just a poet, playwright, dancer and patron of the arts, says Payal Mohanka. He was a royal who hand-created his personal calendar.
'It was the first document he had seen that asked him about his past in such detail; it was the only interest this country (America) had shown in his origins, and it was most inconvenient. To get ahead, he had to find out where he had come from.'
Could the Haji Ali dargah verdict be the beginning of the end of all social discrimination -- against women, against Dalits, the low castes and the caste-less, asks Durba Dhyani.
A programme that endeavours to graduate the poorest people could have seminal implications for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?
Sreehari Nair explains why Haraamkhor may just be the most liberating Hindi movie made since Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi.
Raja Sen feels Dedh Ishqiya is a genuinely smart film.
Navratri celebrations in Chennai are not only about Golu dolls, Saraswathi Puja or Ayudha Puja. These days, Durga Puja and Dandiya Raas too are regular events in the city, reports S Saraswathi.
'Shivaji was among a handful of Indian rulers to realise the importance of sea power... Not much attention is paid to his remarkable achievement: Building a modern navy and the revival of Indian maritime power.'
Manipur needs an integrated politico, military, socio-economic approach, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
A journalist must perform various roles, be passionate yet detached, feels Gopalkrishna Gandhi
The inspiring story of Birubala Rabha who will go to any lengths to protect the 'witches'!
Shatranj Ke Khilari remains an accessible, yet deep period film.
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