'The launch of Nila, our very first satellite was very emotional as well as nerve wracking. We tried to calm ourselves by cracking some poor jokes!'
'The southern states will have no voice.' 'Political parties in future need to focus only on one region, the northern region, to win the general election.'
The National-award winning director talks about what motivated him.
The actress is enjoying her stint in Tamil cinema.
Actress Nandita Das talks about her choice of films and life in general, in this interview with Shobha Warrier.
Son of veteran Tamil actor Sathyaraj, Sibiraj talks about his first negative role.
World champion Viswanathan Anand, who turned 40 on December 11, looks back on the year gone by and his upcoming World Championship match with Veselin Topolov.
Being disabled does not mean the end of the world. Shobha Warrier narrates G J Siddharth's inspiring story.
Newcomer Babusivan talks about directing the much awaited Tamil film starring popular actor Vijay.
S Somasegar, corporate VP, Microsoft, speaks about Vista and other products that the team at IDC, Hyderabad are working on.
It's been a long wait for the Tamil actor who is now ready with two films.
A car that only costs Rs 25,000 to produce and also doubles up as a two-wheeler.
The Tamil actor is all ready to shed his romantic image with his latest film Modhi Vilayadu.
G Anantha Narayanan on why he chose a pick pocket as the protagonist of his first film Valmiki.
'Remember, they are all volunteers unlike other forces, and they said they would not come out of the forest until they finished the job. That was the kind of dedication and perseverance they had.' says former STF boss Walter Dawaram.
Cinematographer Ravi K Chandran can't get a DVD of his best art films!
Former India hockey captain Vasudevan Bhaskaran shares his Olympics experiences with Shobha Warrier.
Indian IT professionals are second to none in terms of hard work, desire to learn, and intelligence
'No society becomes democratic merely by holding an election,' says T N Seshan.
'Our Constitution as well as the Right to Education Act do not make any distinction between Indian or foreigner; it only talks about 'child'.' 'It says that every child has the right to get education.'
'There will be no change of seats for Delhi, Assam and Maharashtra.' 'Andhra, J&K, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, West Bengal and Telangana will lose seats while there will be an increase for MP, UP, Bihar, Haryana, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh.' 'It is a big mistake if you make it a north-south issue.'
Susi Ganesan's Tamil film Kandaswamy starring Vikram and Shriya, is embarking on a noble mission.
A R Rahman's double Oscar win has his family back home ecstatic. His nephew -- 21-year-old budding music composer G V Prakash, son of Rahman's older sister, Reihana -- has obviously taken after his famous uncle.
The Tamil filmmaker, who is also Balu Mahendra's assistant is confident that people will sit up and notice his film.
A mariner's perspective of the Sethu Samudram Shipping Canal Project.
Priya, Mani Ratnam's assistant, is ready with her first feature film.
'We face the risk of remaining a low-income country for a very long time unless something changes in the next few years.' 'Instead of constantly talking about becoming a developed economy, we need to start fixing the problems of the economy one by one.' 'There is so much potential, and we are squandering away the opportunity.'
An interview with Nandita Das where she talks about her experiences acting in Adoor's film Nitya Kanyaka.
'While in Chennai, I play alone. It gets lonely at times because you wish for someone to play with you,' says Joshna Chinnappa, India's number one squash player.
Madhavan's first comedy, the Tamil film Nala Damayanti, is a big hit. The actor couldn't be happier.
'A lot of parents tell their children, "You are not good enough. The neighbour's child is so good. Why can't you be like him?"' 'I want to tell all parents and children that all of us are created with absolute brilliance.' 'My life is an example. From 42% in my board examination, I became one of the IAS toppers.' 'Every child should have his or her own dream to chase; not their parents' or not somebody else's.'
IIT-Madras director on the need for foreigners at IIT.
A R Rahman's nephew, G V Prakash, talks about his experiences of composing for Rajnikanth's Tamil movie, Kuselan.
