Cricketers, filmmakers, biz CEOs at a lit fest?

The line-up of authors at the Times of India Literary Carnival said something about the city that hosted it. Abhishek Mande reports. The first thing that struck you about the Times of India......

Censorship? Chomsky, Prashad's talk at fest called off

Celebrated linguist and activist Noam Chomsky, and journalist Vijay Prashad have expressed regret at the "abrupt cancellation" of their discussion at the online Tata Literature Live festival,......

Why Girish Karnad is wrong

Karnad's invective is not a fact based logical rebuttal of Naipaul's ideological variance. It lacks the grace or elements of an intellectual discourse, says Vivek Gumaste. Girish Karnad's vitriolic......

WATCH: Soulful music from Kutch

Songs from the Rann.Videos: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com IMAGE: Sufi singer Mooralala Marwada outdoes himself in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com The organisers of the Zee......

PIX: Sonakshi, Kamal Haasan, Benegal at Mumbai Film Fest

The 15th Annual Mumbai Film Festival was inaugurated in a glitzy ceremony on October 17 in Mumbai with Lee Daniel's historical fiction drama The Butler as the opening film. Sonakshi Sinha, who......

'You can get too blinded by Bollywood'

'If you can do new things everyday, your mind will be challenged.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shilpa Rao/Instagram Music has always dominated Shilpa Rao's 'simple' life. "We didn't have a fancy......

SPOTTED! Shraddha at her pal's engagement

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Shraddha Kapoor recently took some time to attend her pal Eshanka Wahi’s engagement ceremony in Mumbai. She shared a......

Finally! An Indian Coming-Of-Age Movie For Grownups

Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari......

Ignorant Suhel Seth insults India hockey champ Rasquinha

Former India hockey captain Viren Rasquinha suffered a rude shock during the Times Lit Fest in Mumbai on Sunday when socialite Suhel Seth questioned his presence on the sports panel of the......

What Should Change In Indian Cricket?

'In India we have a lot of superstar worship.''If we lose a match, but Tendulkar hits a century people are happy that their star did not let them down.''This should change. People should support......

'There is a uniqueness about Kohli'

'He is setting a new paradigm.' Virat Kohli, as the television pundits and cricket's number crunchers never tire of emphasising these days, is 'in the form of his life.' The Sunday before his 29th......