'There is so much division in the country. People are getting more and more into 'Main Hindu hoon woh Mussalmaan hai'.' 'This climate of suspicion and hostility must stop,' The Legend, 92 today, tells Subhash K Jha in an exclusive interview.
We had asked our readers to mail us photos of their Ganesha. We received many entries, some of which are being showcased here.
We had asked our readers to mail us photos of their Ganesha. We received many entries, some of which are being showcased here.
'If I don't act for a week I become edgy, restless and moody.' Subhash K Jha salutes Manoj Bajpayee, actor extraordinaire, on his 53rd birthday.
Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com sets out to discover a group of murti makers in Mumbai for who life comes to a halt with visarjan.
Rediff readers tell us how they're celebrating the festival.
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Rediff readers from across the world send their photographs of Ganpatiji
We bring you glimpses from one of Mumbai's oldest pandals, Mumbaicha Raja.
Guests trouped out of Arpita Khan's party and into Mukesh Ambani's, on the other side of Mumbai.
We aren't talking about the weather guys, but Priyanka's first Hindi film in three years.
A bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and Madhav Jamdar gave permission after the Maharashtra government granted hearing to a local Shia Muslim organisation that had petitioned the court seeking permission for a symbolic procession for Muharram amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lord Ganesha is back!
'I preferred theatre rather than going to production houses and giving photographs. I didn't have that kind of temperament. I didn't think I was unfortunate as I have struggled so much. I feel whatever happened was for my good.'
It is Mumbai's favourite festival and is celebrated each year with fervour and frenzy. But when the city welcomes "Ganpati Bappa" this Friday, the celebrations will be low key. With a cap on the size of idols, ban on processions and restrictions on devotees visiting pandals, celebrations are toned down for the second year in a row. Festival budgets have shrunk and as a result, corporate sponsorships have dried out.
The Shortcut Romeo actress walks the streets, and binges on its delights.
Readers' PHOTOS: Dazzling Ganeshas from Baroda to Jammu
As the number of COVID-19 cases is witnessing a spike in India, religious places across the country remain closed to encourage social distancing, a key component in preventing the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
They live on the road under a temporary, plastic roof. But, for 11 days, Lord Ganesha finds a home in their abode.
Satish Bodas goes pandal hopping and discovers these historically significant ones.
Married women pray to Goddess Gauri for marital bliss and the long life of their husbands. Unmarried girls worship her in order to get virtuous husbands.
In this series, InstaStories, we let pictures on social media tell their beautiful back stories.
The 10-day-long annual Ganesh Chaturthi festival began on a low-key note on Friday with several state governments prohibiting public celebrations due to the Covid pandemic and devotees taking the virtual route to pay obeisance and join the festivities.
Ghoomketu's distracted, disjointed, narrative acquires the tone of a dream whose quirk stems from naivete, not narcotics, complains Sukanya Verma.
We asked our readers to send their favourite photographs of Lord Ganesh. We present some of the best images
The Ganpati from the Lalbaug pandal being taken for immersion
The best and the worst of Bollywood fashion.
It's party night for Bollywood!
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his cabinet colleagues Pankaja Munde and Vinod Tawde, Union minister Nitin Gadkari, state minister Sadabhau Khot, former Union Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi were prominent among those who installed Ganpati idols at their homes.
Mumbaikars once again proved their love for the city when school kids, college students, professionals from different walks of life turned up on a rainy day to clean up Juhu beach after Ganpati Visarjan.
Reader Vivek Dadhe has sent us this photograph of the actor.
The star actor was flanked by thousands of fans as he went pandal-hopping recently.
Readers' PHOTOS: Beautiful Ganeshas from Thane to UAE
An ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh, including an immediate relief of Rs 50,000, was announced by the collector for the kin of the deceased.
Vikki Khanna and his family allow us to share the joys and the sorrow of these beautiful last moments, as they prepare to bid adieu to Lord Ganesha.
Readers' PHOTOS: Beautiful Ganeshas from Mumbai to Secunderabad
Somaiya had on Sunday claimed he was barred from entering Kolhapur with the district authorities citing law and order as well as security concerns following his allegations of corruption against Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif.
