News for 'Bijoy Venugopal'

Assassins in the Garden

Assassins in the Garden

Rediff.com24 Mar 2011

With the felling of the mango tree at his home, Bijoy Venugopal lost more than just a tree.

Of chicken curry and thunderstorms

Of chicken curry and thunderstorms

Rediff.com15 Jun 2009

Bijoy Venugopal takes a long, wet drive through the hills of Tamil Nadu to meet the monsoon on its way out. The second part of the series.

Chasing the other monsoon

Chasing the other monsoon

Rediff.com11 Jun 2009

Bijoy Venugopal takes a long, wet drive through the hills of Tamil Nadu to meet the monsoon on its way out.

A Day That Ustad Zakir Hussain Gifted Me

A Day That Ustad Zakir Hussain Gifted Me

Rediff.com17 Dec 2024

The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain. There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm. I have no selfies or autographs to remember him by, but I will never forget his most generous and gracious gift to me -- one day in heaven, among the celestial ensemble of Indian music.

Did Harambe have to die?

Did Harambe have to die?

Rediff.com2 Jun 2016

'It's a humiliating time to be a human being.' It's a pity that the magnificent 17-year-old gorilla is dead. But it's not enough to hang our heads in shame or comfort ourselves with clicktivism, observes Bijoy Venugopal.