Mumbai has the richest Municipality in the country. And adding colour and spice to the civic polls that are to take place on February 16, are several elements from the under world. Interestingly, it is not the criminals themselves who are in the fray, but their kin. Rediff.com's Ganesh Nadar talks to some of them.
For nine years, Narayanan Krishnan has served millions of meals to the mentally ill in Madurai. And he now dreams of providing a shelter to them. However, due to lack of funds the project has hit a roadblock. Ganesh Nadar reports
Relations between fishermen from India and Sri Lanka used to be friendly in the 1970s, informs S P Royappan, president of the District Country Boat Fishermen Sangam- Pamban. Pamban is a small village in Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district. Royappan has been engaged in the business of fishing for 20 years and has headed out to the sea for the last 15 years. The friendly equation between the fisher-folk of the two countries was disrupted.
Despite the Coast Guard's best efforts to discourage Indian fishermen from crossing into Sri Lankan waters, they continue to do so for a better catch.
Many places in Bihar face 20-hour power cuts everyday. Nearly half of rural Bihar has not even been electrified. But if Gyanesh Pandey has his way, the entire state will light up in the next few years. He shares his plans with A Ganesh Nadar
A Ganesh Nadar visits the Peace Pagoda of the World at Vaishali in Bihar and gets spellbound by the message of peace and tranquility.
A Ganesh Nadar visits the Peace Pagoda of the World at Vaishali in Bihar and gets spellbound by the message of peace and tranquility.
While most of us huddle in our beds with multiple woollens during the wintry night, there are people struggling to survive on Delhi's bitterly cold streets. A Ganesh Nadar and Priyanka report
Mohammad Niaz, a native of Tamil Nadu, was arrested in Paris in May, accused of being a member of Al Qaeda. Helpless family members don't know whom to approach or what to do to get him released. A Ganesh Nadar reports from Madurai.
We recently carried A Ganesh Nadar's account of having a cellphone connection go from bad to worse and asked readers to share similar experiences with us. Here, Deepesh Krishnan tells his story.
'Why should I give you an interview? What will you ask me that has not been asked before?' Devsaab asked A Ganesh Nadar.
'If the bookie and the gamblers are sitting in the same room and watching TV we will not be able to catch them. Only when there is some communication on the phone or over the internet will we have a chance to find out what is going on.' A Ganesh Nadar gets a top Mumbai cop to spill the beans on how the betting racket functions
Wiccan Rashme Oberoi looks at the year ahead.
A Ganesh Nadar writes an open letter to President Pranab Mukherjee requesting him to pardon the Bollywood actor currently in jail for possessing an AK 56 in 1993.
A Ganesh Nadar meets Thadagati, the 102-year-old woman who had contested, won and then lost the panchayat elections in her village
A Ganesh Nadar mourns the demise of Sea View, his favourite restaurant and a part of his most endearing moments and quirky memories
A Ganesh Nadar mourns the demise of Sea View, his favourite restaurant and a part of his most endearing moments and quirky memories
Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar visits a refugee camp for Lankan Tamils in Ramanathapuram and finds out why many are reluctant to return home after the war ended in the island country.
A Ganesh Nadar joins Mumbaikars as they resolve to stand up against terror.
India is already perceived to be a soft State by terrorists. Let us not confirm that fact, fumes A Ganesh Nadar
Jillu Yadav, a police constable attached to the Railway Protection Force, was among the 26/11 heroes and survivors invited to meet President Obama at the Taj Mahal hotel.
A Ganesh Nadar meets victims of the 13/7 triple blasts in Mumbai and tries to gauge the immeasurable damage that has been caused to their lives.
His watch has stopped at 6.47 pm, the exact moment a bomb had wreaked havoc in Dadar, Mumbai, and irreversibly changed his life on July 13, Shirish Kandalgaonkar tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar
Two months after he was seriously injured in the blast at Mumbai's Opera House, Manish R Mehta is back at work. Life goes on, Manish tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar, because it has to, because there is no other choice.
Suresh Kalmadi's speech on Thursday night had nothing to do with what happened or did not happen at the Commonwealth Games. It was probably crafted to rescue him from all the inquiries that will hopefully begin soon after our guests leave the country.
Filmmaker R Kannan talks about his new directorial venture.
A 16-year-old does not dream of becoming pregnant. She does not dream of becoming a mother. It's not an age when she can rationally decide whether she wants to sleep with any man or boy who asks her, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
Professor T J Joseph, whose hand was chopped off on July 4, allegedly by activists of an Islamic organisation, says his dismissal from Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala, was more painful than the attack.
'For the outside world, Jayalalithaa is portrayed as the leader. In fact, the party operations are controlled by another person,' says Mylapore MLA S Ve Shekher who was recently expelled from the AIADMK.
From coal engines and phone calls that took two days to come through, to the cellphone revolution, and scams that have become mindlessly bigger, A Ganesh Nadar on a country that has seen remarkable changes in its 64 years as a nation.
Actress Amala Paul talks about her new film Deiva Thirumagal.
'It is so invigorating, nobody gets tired of it,' says Minister of State for Chemical and Fertilisers Srikant Jena.
They call their band The Second Shift. Quite fitting as all seven members hold down day jobs.
Producer S P B Charan talks about the censor board issue that his film faces.
We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are some more accounts.
We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are some more accounts.
P. Manohar Anand of IIT madras is one of the eight students who aced CAT 2010 with 100 percentile. He shares his success mantras and the road ahead with Rediff.com.
We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are two accounts.
Everyone loves to hate their mobile service providers. Here, A. Ganesh Nadar shares his recent experience of having a cellphone connection go from bad to worse while travelling.
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