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Tyagaraja Aradhana: Pilgrimage for Carnatic music lovers

Thiruvaiyuru, where composer-saint Tyagaraja lived, is an annual pilgrimage for Carnatic musicians, eminent and unknown, young and old, points out V Ramnarayan. IMAGE: The Aiyarappar temple in......

Meet the real Tanhaji Malusare, war hero

'Shivaji Maharaj paid his tributes to Tanhaji's bravery by placing his necklace on the martyr's body.'He then uttered those famous words: 'The fort is captured, but our lion has fallen.' Who was......

Why the BJP wants to banish Tipu

'Tipu Sultan may have had his flaws, but that does not mean he can be axed from textbooks.''Besides, if it is Tipu today, who will it be tomorrow?' asks Shuma Raha. Photograph: PTI Photo ......

T N Seshan: The man who changed the EC

Tough, and a stickler for the rule book, T N Seshan fearlessly took on both inert officials and slack political parties to ensure fair and free elections in the country during his trail-blazing......

Litterateur, academician Nabaneeta Dev Sen dead

Photograph: Wikimedia Commons Eminent litterateur and academician Nabaneeta Dev Sen died in her South Kolkata residence on Thursday evening after a protracted illness. She was 81 and is......

Why Bajaj continues to be super

The Bajaj Super could not be called a pretty scooter, but it was sturdy and reliable, remembers Veenu Sandhu. *IMAGE: A Bajaj scooter advertisement. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bajajauto.com ......

VOTE! India's BEST airport

Delhi's Indira Gandhi airport and Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji airport handle more than half of India's air traffic.But tell us, which is India's BEST airport? VOTE for the BEST......

Now, Indian Railway is going the EV way

Railways is testing waters for locomotives to run on lithium-ion batteries, the most common ones used in electric vehicles. After a push for electrification, the Indian Railways is now testing......

Last-minute airfares rise 40% as rain disrupts Mumbai airport

On Tuesday 55 flights were diverted, over 200 flights were cancelled because of rain, low visibility and poor braking action on secondary runway. Last minute airfares rose 35-40 per cent as rains......

'We try to pull the other person down'

'Had liberalisation not taken place, I may have gone back to the US,' Ratan Tata tells Girish Kuber.An exclusive excerpt from The Tatas: How A Family Built A Business And A Nation. IMAGE: J R D......

10 Things You Didn't Know About Gone With The Wind

Did you know Clark Gable nearly didn't say 'Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' in Gone With The Wind?Or about the film's India connections? IMAGE: Rhett Butler and the widowed Scarlett O'Hara......

Take the Gone With The Wind Quiz

Gone With The Wind approaches a landmark birthday.Take this quiz and celebrate the movie classic. IMAGE: Rhett Butler comforts Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Shashi Kapoor's lasting legacy: Prithvi@40

A year has passed since Shashi Kapoor passed into the ages.His movies live on on television, but Shashiji's greatest legacy must remain Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre, where people came to be......

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Pilgrimage for Carnatic music lovers

Thiruvaiyuru, where composer-saint Tyagaraja lived, is an annual pilgrimage for Carnatic musicians, eminent and unknown, young and old, points out... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/special/tyagaraja-aradhana-a-musical-pilgrimage/20200120.htm

'Go on a vacation to Bali'

We'd asked you, dear readers, to tell us about your dream for 2020s.Rediff reader Nalini Jagnat Kudalkar from Thane shares her bucket list: IMAGE:... ...

http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/special-my-dream-for-2020-go-on-a-vacation-to-bali/20200110.htm

Meet the real Tanhaji Malusare, war hero

'Shivaji Maharaj paid his tributes to Tanhaji's bravery by placing his necklace on the martyr's body.'He then uttered those famous words: 'The fort... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/special/meet-the-real-tanhaji-malusare-war-hero/20200109.htm

Bring out the bubbly!

While all champagnes are sparkling wines, not all sparkling wines are champagnes, says Alok Chandra. Photograph: Kind courtesy... ...

http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/bring-out-the-bubbly/20191231.htm

Your home loan queries answered!

Chartered accountant and Sebi registered investment advisor Harsh Roongta answers your home loan queries.Have a query regarding your home loan?... ...

http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/your-home-loan-queries-answered/20191224.htm

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