Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.''Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.''A......

'Emergence of another coronavirus is inevitable'

'The worst case scenario is a rebound of the virus.''Life is not going to be what it was.''Life as we know it has changed forever.''The new normal therefore is test, trace and treat.' IMAGE: The......

Nila Vikhe Patil, Swedish politics' Indian star

Her great grandfather began sugar co-operatives in Maharashtra.Her grandfather was an eight time MP.Her uncle is currently leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra assembly.Her cousin joined the......

Indian on the outside, Swedish on the inside

Born and abandoned in Mumbai, reborn in Sweden, Erika Sandberg says she is Indian on the outside, but feels Swedish on the inside.Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel narrates her tale.Illustration:......

Indian stars light up Sweden

Sweden ushers in the spirit of Christmas by attacking its winter pall of darkness. Four weeks ahead of Christmas, the Swedes deck up their windows with lighted 'Advent' stars. But paper stars,......

'West must accept consequences of the rise of Asia

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who will travel to The Philippines for the ASEAN Summit next week, inaugurated the third London School of Economics Asia Forum at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, on......

The big online lottery biz

Is multi-millionaire Subhash Chandra about to strike it rich once again? It looks that way as millions of Indians queue up in the hope of making their fortunes at his Playwin online lottery......