Hopefully, the grey world of central banking in a nation hit by demonetisation, will lighten up with some of his notes soon.
'Can a Wodehouse, an R K Narayan, a Scott Fitzgerald and yes, a Le Carre, with the sensibilities of a bygone era still captivate a modern reader's attention?' 'Le Carre is making a brave and hitherto successful effort,' says B S Prakash.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday.
Photographer Pravin Talan's 2016 Calendar is a page-turner which celebrates talent.
'Jaffrey played all his roles with a characteristic elan and amiability: He looked like a clever, all-knowing, winking Super Mario, gloriously grey around the edges. Irresistible, really.'
Did you know the world's youngest director is an Indian?
Shatranj Ke Khilari remains an accessible, yet deep period film.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker in December 2002.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
Deep-learning machines are conquering realm after realm of human expertise, but is there a difference between Them and Us?
With a medal, a commemoration letter and a pat of encouragement on their shoulders, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday handed the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement to 20 talented and brave children on the occasion of Children's Day.
'Omerta is a work of true moral force; it is, at the risk of sounding fancy, a motion picture for our times,' says Sreehari Nair.
Ananth Mahadevan takes on the audience.
Rediff.com reproduces the 1997 feature about Laxman, his passion for crows, and of course, his genius.
