By fasting during Ramzan, Kader Mohideen carries forward the faith of his forefathers. His knowledge of computers has not dimmed his belief in the Quran. In that there is a lesson for this materialistic world.
But sooner or later, the victims must return to work, says C V Shankar, the official in charge of relief.
The BJP has been talking about Ram Rajya for years now. I have asked many a right winger what that means, but they cannot say beyond good government, notes A Ganesh Nadar.
'Hopefully, by May 1, we can start construction. The land has already been identified.'
'Corruption overshadowed Modi's roadshows.' 'As the BJP did not deliver any of their promises, people stopped believing him.'
A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com brings you some fascinating facts and photographs from India's first international rail exhibition.
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Thanjavur collector J Radhakrishnan recalls the horrifying tragedy.
Mudiyor Kitchen serves food free of cost to the single, widowed and elderly who have no one to cook or care for them.
Visible symbols of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam have undergone a dramatic change and on Thursday, the most dramatic of them all was seen when V K Sasikala was made the face of the party on the posters, replacing late J Jayalalithaa.
'Rajinikanth has fans in every political party. They will not change their mind because the BJP prints posters of him with Modi.'
10-year-old Praggnanandha is the world's youngest chess International Master. His sister Vaishali is a Woman's International Master.
When Kasturi Rajamurty won a gold medal in powerlifting at the WPPL World Cup in Russia, she sure had come a long way. From a life of penury to constantly being short of funds to fuel her passion, she had finally triumphed, and how.
Wiccan Rashme Oberoi looks at the year ahead.
'Sukh Pal Singh is not very rich where money is concerned, but his heart is rich.'
'They know the people of Karnataka will not accept it.'
A district collector leads Dalits into a temple in Tamil Nadu, which is then sealed. A Ganesh Nadar finds out why.
How long can you look at Ajith sitting with a machine gun on his lap? asks A Ganesh Nadar.
At President Kalam's Rameswaram home, his family hold a prayer ceremony of the eve of his first death anniversary.
'The blasts in Lanka are against our ideology.'
'I declared myself a Sikh. We want freedom from caste discrimination.'
When Santosh Muruganantham quit his job in the United States to return to India, he knew he wanted to become an entrepreneur.
M Preetham, 22, a hard-core Vijay fan, watched Master first-day-first-show, and loved every moment of it.
A banker from Jaipur in Rajasthan tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what he would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.
S Bhagyalakshmi, an AIDS counsellor, has been "living with the HIV virus for 20 years now." She is an inspiring example of how AIDS should not stop anyone from living a fulfilling life.
Adman Rahul da Cunha fondly remembers his uncle, who passed into the ages on January 7.
United Against Hate started as an on-and-off campaign against lynching; today, with the passing of the Citizen (Amendment) Act, its members are on the street, protesting.
The Lingayat community will be appeased if the next chief minister is also a Lingayat.
'The governor was a senior IPS officer who should know the Constitution.'
Heading to Kanyakumari? You won't regret a visit to the Thirparappu waterfalls.
'I am not ashamed that I have AIDS. I once announced that I am HIV+ on national TV.'
Barnes School, Devlali, is famous for its dal. But everything tastes good in the hill station air and vintage locale.
A central team wants to know if Sri Lankan Tamils want to return to their country.
Jitendra Chouksey from Pune tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what he would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.
Adhiraj Parthasarathy, a professional from Telangana, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what he would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.
