Vihir is a balm for our troubled souls, says Aseem Chhabra. It is a like a book on life lessons -- joy, laughter and tragedy are all part of our existence.
'You could be out of sight, out of mind but it may take just one song to bring you back and to let you know that your audience is still rooting for you.'
Beware! Dangerously sexy curves ahead.
These divas will leave you gasping for breath.
'There is a part of me that says it is a great time to tell stories from my own land.' 'But then opportunities are coming my way from all over the world.' 'So one foot is here and one foot is in the West.'
Not only do these roads take you to the world's most beautiful places, exuding a sense that all is right with the world, but the driving tends to be easy and low-stress.
'Some Indians take the extreme view that everything was known to our ancients, but others go to the opposite extreme and consider everything Indian was superstition and rubbish.' 'Indian science was perhaps more rational than the European science of the time.'
Silsila didn't work. But its roaring rang of romance continues to colour every single Holi. Sukanya Verma revisits this classic.
'He would dance and I would give him marks.' 'If I gave him five on 10, he would get disappointed.' 'So I would ask him to do better, and he would try and do better.'
Thiruvaiyuru, where composer-saint Tyagaraja lived, is an annual pilgrimage for Carnatic musicians, eminent and unknown, young and old.
'The unveiling of the Cybertruck seems to me the turning point in the design and manufacture of automobiles in much the same way as American skyscrapers were the turning point of architectural design in the world,' says Aakar Patel.
As part of our ongoing series we tell you just what's wrong with the way (most) Indians speak English.
Vogue Woman Of The Year Awards 2018 was a star-studded affair.
Aseem Chhabra lists the best non-Hindi language films he watched in 2020, with the hope that they will have a wider reach in the new year.
They came, they wowed and won our hearts with these gorgeous outfits representing their states.
A look at fashionably festive B-townies
Amol Palekar tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com how he captured Kishori Amonkar's life in his documentary called Bhinna Shadaj.
Apple's decision to stop selling the iPod Nano and Shuffle -- leaving only one iPod, the iPodTouch, on the shelves -- takes us down memory lane.
'It's funny how often Solo gloats in its own nostalgia.' 'It's like Chewbacca's groaning presence, John Williams classic tune and other familiar props and paraphernalia, everything is just doing its bit to compensate for Harrison Ford's sorely missed devilry,' says Sukanya Verma.
Some recent happenings on the realty and SEZ fronts seem to bother nobody. What worries me is that if more of these events occur, my sense of reality may get altered, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Images from the IPL final between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, in Dubai on Tuesday.
Images from Day 1 of the fourth Test between England and India, at The Oval, on Thursday.
'I see a lot of potential in new singers.' 'But the thing is, there is a lot of hard work.'
The good, bad and ugly looks from the celebrity circus.
With 28 Grammy wins in total, Beyonce breaks the record set by veteran singer Alison Krauss.
Welcome to Govind Namdeo's beautiful home.
Here are some of the formidable female spirits of Bollywood.
Divya Nair is spoilt for choice, but picks her favourite Rajini films.
Presenting the top 12 looks from LFW 2017.
'If you listen to the title track of Judgementall Hai Kya, you will find some crazy things happening in it -- from crazy laughter to as if someone is inside your mind.'
The 22-year-old player has had a solid year, winning the mixed-doubles titles at the French and U.S Open.
Want to try something different? Sukanya Verma looks up the pages of Bollywood to give you amazing bindi styles!
... you won't feel anything either.
