The moments that defined 2014

From the Syrian civil war to the Ukrainian crisis to the terror unleashed by the dreaded Islamic State, there was no lack of news in 2014. In this five-part series, rediff.com presents a selection......

Bodh Gaya attack: The story of culpable neglect

The most basic reality of a dysfunctional enforcement apparatus across India will ensure that coordinated terrorist attacks, like the Bodh Gaya strike, will continue to occur, notes Ajai Sahni. At......

Indian epic, universal resonance

Sixty-four actors and dancers have gathered at the Royal Albert Hall, close to Edison in New Jersey, on a warm fall evening for the dress rehearsal of the musical Ram Leela on a Monday evening.......

Spivak gets top faculty rank at Columbia Univ

An Indian-American post-colonial theorist, who describes herself as a 'para-disciplinary, ethical philosopher,' has been appointed to the highest faculty rank at Columbia University, the school......

Interview with Prof. Nirvikar Singh

It will take many decades for India to become a giant economy, primarily because of its population size, but we can grow very rapidly and become a developed nation once we change our economic......

Why we admire Satyajit Ray so much

To his uninformed detractors -- including the late Indian actress Nargis Dutt -- filmmaker Satyajit Ray was a tireless chronicler of Indian poverty whose Pather Panchali captured the attention of......

Paul the Octopus was right

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto,Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude'sfirst e-mailHissecondHisthirdHisfourthHis 5th:Revolution is......