'Bola nikal jao. Sala firing karte hai Russi.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Bombs are spitting down from the frosty winter sky in Kyiv. But Mahadev Sahay* sounds rather cheerful.......
What is being exposed is we have no real doctrine and no idea how to deal with the world, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, British......
'Every religion is sacred and beautiful. There's no reason for people to hate each other because they practise different faiths.' IMAGE: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan with his sons, Amaan and Ayaan Ali......
The legendary dancer did not just take Kathak to the world but also passed on his craft to generations of students IMAGE: Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj at the ceremony of the......
In a corner of Kolkata lived a man who made Latin American music cool before urban India became hip to salsa.Sumit Bhattacharya remembers Monojit Datta, ace percussionist, guru and unknown legend.......
Housing prices may rise 5 per cent next year on improved demand, according to Knight Frank India. In its '2022 Outlook Report', the property consultant said: "While 2021 was mostly impacted by the......
There is no one way to describe the 12 months that have gone by since India reported its first Covid-positive case on January 30, 2020. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A year when life......
Pallava Bagla explains the connection between the sunflower mystery and the 'rotatable solar trees' India plans to develop. One of the oldest scientific mysteries of the plant world as to what......
As he gets ready to relinquish charge, Rohit Nandan tells Anjuli Bhargava he's happy he could do his bit. We finally manage to meet one day before his term ends. Rohit Nandan, 58, has been at the......
Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is a masterpiece, and like most masterpieces of the cinema, it's a great act of folly, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mammootty in Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam. In Nanpakal......
Bas Kar Bassi feels like a lost opportunity, complains Mayur Sanap. Stand-up comedian and YouTube personality Anubhav Singh Bassi is on a dream run in his career. As fans await his acting debut in......
After a lifetime of showing us what it means to 'act at the top of one's bent and never hit a false note', Mammootty had the good sense, in the third act of his career, to pare down his style,......
'His music compositions were like a canvas painting.''The flow of notes, its juxtaposition with the rhythm gave a visual movement to the songs.' IMAGE: Composer Jaidev Verma. Photograph: Kind......
The much-awaited seventh season of Koffee With Karan has arrived, and going by the first episode, featuring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, host Karan Johar seems to have nailed it. While Ranveer......
'We are very happy that his hard work has paid off. We were certain that he would win a medal at this event' IMAGE: The women of Neeraj Chopra’s village danced and sang while family members......
First coach Manhas remembers 17-year-old terrorising Ranji batters at nets IMAGE: Pace bowling sensation Umran Malik. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter It was business as usual for coach Randhir Singh......
To watch Dada standing on the steps of the airplane ladder with a glittering trophy in hand was exhilarating, recalls Hemant Kenkre. IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar bats during the second Test against......
The India speedster also reckons that the IPL is the perfect tune-up for the Australia series to be played in December. IMAGE: Mohammed Shami feels unlike in India where they have to fly all......
'There's a lot of old games being shown and people are enjoying that, but they're looking forward to live sport; so, there's a lot of hope it happens, but that depends on how things are put......