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What Made Geeta Dutt's Life So Tragic

What Made Geeta Dutt's Life So Tragic

Rediff.com24 Nov 2025

The song that best encapsulates Geeta Dutt's unfairly abbreviated life would probably be: Yaad Karoge, Yaad Karoge, Ek Din Humko Yaad Karoge. On her 95th birth anniversary on November 23, Dinesh Raheja pieces together the life of this talented singer.

Athers in dark over the light brigade

Athers in dark over the light brigade

Rediff.com23 Aug 2003

Mike Atherton blasted England's walk-off for bad light last night and called for the installation of floodlights at Test grounds.

Maya, 9, Goes To The Isle of Wight

Maya, 9, Goes To The Isle of Wight

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

I was fascinated to see a room that was decorated like an Indian palace at Osbourne House, which was Queen Victoria's home when she visited the Isle of Wight.

Can brands come to the rescue of the people?

Can brands come to the rescue of the people?

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

Newspapers have carried stories of the Uttarakhand catastrophe. Unfortunately, we have hardly seen any brands in India taking any big initiatives to help the people who have suffered losses.

Never forget the Heroes of Rezang La

Never forget the Heroes of Rezang La

Rediff.com19 Nov 2017

'Why isn't the story of the valiant 13th Kumaon a part of every child's textbooks?' 'Why have we let these brave men die unwept, unmourned, and unsung?' asks Rajeev Srinivasan.

Will I ever be able to go back to Crimea?

Will I ever be able to go back to Crimea?

Rediff.com11 Mar 2014

'Will the Crimean peninsula's flavour change again as even more Russians come stomping through? Will the Russian bear be content with lunching on Crimea? Or will he eventually bumble into Kiev's Independence Square to squat for good?' Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel looks back on a trip to Crimea, the setting for Tennyson's famous poem, Charge of the Light Brigade.

Late Natasha Richardson's family shattered

Late Natasha Richardson's family shattered

Rediff.com20 Mar 2009

Her husband Liam Neeson and mother Vanessa Redgrave were left grief-stricken, when she was declared dead after she failed to recover from a fall following a skiing accident.

Is India ready to meet Chinese air force threat?

Is India ready to meet Chinese air force threat?

Rediff.com21 Nov 2019

The Chinese air force is now a 400,000-person force that flies some 2,000 combat aircraft -- more than thrice the size of the Indian Air Force.