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Charles 'Biharilal' Thomson, is an Australian who speaks fluent Hindi learnt on the streets, trains and buses of India's hinterland.Biharilal tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how India has......
Cash registers are ringing more frequently at hotels and resorts with the return of the big fat Indian wedding after a two-year hiatus. Photograph: Yogita/Wikimedia Commons This comes even as the......
IMAGE: A delivery worker for Amazon carries a packet to deliver it to a customer in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters With e-commerce sales in full swing amid the ongoing festival......
'Whether it's international brands, new categories and cohorts like D2C or GenZ, or tech adoption and evolution, Myntra has continued to innovate and expand the market.' Photograph: Kind courtesy......
When its founder Raghunandan Kamath took a calculated risk, his Bollywood customers backed him all the way, Rohith Potti and Pooja Bhula says in this excerpt from Intelligent Fanatics Of......
'The pipeline of new industrial projects is the best I've seen in the last 10 years, and it looks solid enough to sustain for at least a few quarters,' points out Naushad Forbes, adding, 'It is......
'On the set, he was this big personality, the great Om Puri. But at home, he was like a fluffy teddy bear. IMAGE: Nandita Puri's book Unlikely Hero: Om Puri. In public perception, Om Puri was a......
Indian audiences have always favoured family dramas. One of the earliest popular serials on Doordarshan was Hum Log. Later, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and Dekh Bhai Dekh became family comedy classics. When......
'I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.''I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shefali Shah/Instagram From its......
'I hope more shows highlight the unsung heroes of our rich history.''As for bringing the trophy home, a man can hope, but truly I am just excited to be there.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Jim......
It's a season of sequels, with Gadar 2 and OMG 2 hitting the cinemas together. it took a while for Bollywood film-makers to cash in on sequels and franchises, but over the last decade or so, there......
IMAGE: Chairman Arun Dhumal said they are considering expanding IPL to a full home-and-away format with 94 matches from 2028 onwards. Photograph: BCCI There were plans to expand to 84 matches by......
'We were talking about almost playing it like a 50-over game.' IMAGE: Phil Salt stitched a 30-run opening partnership with Virat Kohli before accelerating the innings on his own. Photograph: BCCI......
IMAGE: Kuldeep Yadav celebrates the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav. Photograph: BCCI Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel blamed "soft dismissals" in the middle order for their loss to Mumbai Indians......
IMAGE: India's new Test skipper Shubman Gill has been a consistent performer in the longest format, amassing over 1,800 runs in 32 Tests. Photograph: BCCI There are Dads. And then there are......
We'd our plans but everything went Sunil Narine's way: Naveen Ul Haq IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders opener Sunil Narine hits a six during his 39-ball 81 in the IPL match against Lucknow Super......