Bush names Jamshed Choksy to humanities council

A professor of liberal arts at Indiana University was nominated by President George W Bush to the prestigious National Council on the Humanities for a six-year period beginning January 27. Bush......

'He Will Always Be Gafoormama, The Indulgent Uncle'

'The intellectual A G Noorani and A G Noorani the family man sound like a contradiction in terms, but both aspects were integral parts of the individual.' All Illustrations: Dominic......

Trump's Election Should Worry The World

'There are ominous portents of an isolationist administration not only building a physical wall to the south to prevent unwanted immigrants from entering the land of milk and honey, but also trade......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

'Across industries, there is a shortage of digital skills'

'The kind of jobs the advent of artificial intelligence, data science and so on are creating simply didn't exist before' Photograph: Kind courtesy, Gerd Altmann/Pixabay The IT industry in India......

Anil Agarwal pledges 75% of his wealth to charity

Vedanta group Chairman Anil Agarwal will give away 75 per cent of his wealth of $3.5 billion (about Rs 21,000 crore) to charity, which would make him corporate India’s biggest donor to......

These business leaders gave away billions in charity

At regular intervals, we have been reading about the growth stories of India’s billionaires. Be it Infosys co-founder SD Shibulal or Wipro chairman Azim Premji or Ratan Tata, they firmly......

Anil Agarwal's big plans go wrong in India

On his part, Anil Agarwal has announced huge expansion plans for his aluminium business in Odisha; but unless the bauxite issue is resolved, it is not certain how he will be able to take them......

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Om Puri on his son Ishaan's......

'It is time to liberate our minds'

'We have won our political freedom, we have liberalised our economy and now it’s time to liberate our minds also. That is why this film.' Director Ketan Mehta lists his reasons for making......

2023 At The Movies: A Double Take

It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film......

What's so obscene about Kabir Singh?

'By ruffling dignified feathers, and by polarising its audience, Kabir Singh has put movies and art back into our public discourse,' says Sreehari Nair. In January appeared the Netflix special,......

Women's hockey: Grit. Camaraderie. Family

For women's hockey in the country, this result may well turn out to be a watershed moment, observes Vaibhav Raghunandan. IMAGE: Gurjit Kaur celebrates scoring the all-important goal for India in......