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Shirish Patel, Renaissance Man

There is and will be plenty written about Shirish Patel's achievements, his awards, his writing, his talks, the mark he left on this city he knew and understood so well. I know much of that,......

Uddhav meets 'Renaissance Man' Pawar, NCP says game on

The new-found bonhomie between the Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena was on display on Sunday after Uddhav Thackeray met Sharad Pawar at a Mumbai luxury hotel where NCP MLAs were lodged......

'Sharada Prasad was a renaissance man'

H Y Sharada Prasad, freedom fighter, columnist and the speech writer of three Prime Ministers of India, passed away in New Delhi on Tuesday. Dr Sanjaya Baru, former media advisor to Prime Minister......

'From India-First To India-For-The-World'

'The next decade will be even more transformative,' says Prime Minister Modi.'We are moving from digital governance to global digital leadership.' IMAGE: Children use laptops in an open-air class......

'A Fearless Man Devoted To Truth, Justice'

'Every report I filed for Rediff.com on the professor's incarceration, would leave me wondering for days, at the depth of the State's malevolence towards this disabled professor, and his equally......

What Was The Secret Of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Success?

His advice was to always start with small positions because we are bound to make mistakes; and remain humble because the markets can be merciless, remembers Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

Money tips from history's richest man

Jacob Fugger could always add value for his customers. He made himself indispensable. That kept him in the game Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have nothing on Jakob Fugger, a German financier during......

Farewell, AVR

One of the finest minds on foreign exchange management, monetary and fiscal policies, on debt and currency markets, on bank management and governance, and indeed on almost every aspect of modern......

Happy and happening: Seenagers rock!

They have everything they wanted as a teenager -- only they seem to have got it all 50 years later, says ad guru Sandeep Goyal.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Seenagers -- 'Senior......

Indians may spend Rs 250 billion on Diwali shopping

A buoyant economic mood and tempting discounts, both online and offline, are fuelling a shopping frenzy this Diwali, discovers Dhruv Munjal. Rajiv Suri refuses to call himself much of a shopper.......

Pather Panchali@70: Beautiful, Broken People

Seventy years after Pather Panchali released on August 26, 1955, we finally get it.Shuttling between the village of Boral and a studio in Calcutta, caught between worrying about the next purse of......

'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......

'I Wanted Waheeda Rehman For Ankur'

'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi in Ankur. Shyam Benegal started his film career with the brilliant Ankur. The 1974 film not......

'My mom didn't let me watch a lot of Hindi films'

'Something which is just entertaining you continuously is not giving you a moment to pause, reflect or think.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Konkona Sensharma/Instagram Do you know which directors......

Shammi Kapoor: I never learnt how to dance

Shammi Kapoor describes himself as Renaissance man, retired actor and computer buff on Twitter. The actor, who has entertained audiences over five decades, looks back at his time in front......

'Wadekar was renaissance man of Indian cricket'

IMAGE: Former India captain Ajit Wadekar passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI/File The BCCI on Thursday condoled the demise of former captain Ajit Wadekar, calling him the......

Caravaggio And Djokovic Reshaped The Light

Both Caravaggio and Djokovic entered worlds ruled by giants, shattered conventions with defiance, and redefined greatness within the rigid lines of their craft.One with a brush, the other with a......

PIX: Merciless Alcaraz flattens Paul; Musetti ousts Tiafoe

IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning his quarter-final match against Tommy Paul at the French Open on Tuesday. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters Carlos Alcaraz continued his French......

World No 1 Sinner leads Italy's tennis renaissance

Andrea Binaghi, who has headed the Italian tennis federation (FITP) since 2001, pointed to reforms over the last 10-15 years to decentralise the coaching system and offer more financial, technical......

'Steve Bucknor is useless'

Vijay Merchant called him 'The man responsible for the Renaissance of Indian cricket.' DilipSardesai is still fondly referred to as the 'Renaissance Man.'Sardesai gave the Indian team the required......