At the Jaipur Literature Festival, rediff.com's Abhishek Mande caught up with Chinese author Hong Ying. Here's what she had to say...
Sanjeet Das, director at Words Infocom one of India's prominent dubbing and voice production houses in Mumbai tells Abhishek Mande how you can become a voice over artistes and busts myths about the industry.
It's less expensive flying overseas than within India. Not surprisingly, Indians don't mind making their much-desired 'foreign trip' these days. Here are some of the most popular destinations of this year.
After five days of cultural jamboree curtains drew on the Jaipur Literature Festival and writer-director Suparn Verma and Rediff.com correspondent Abhishek Mande witnessed all the extravaganza. From revisiting the '70s to an intense India-Pak debate, Day 5 was packed with action. And here's all.
Brand gurus explain the Indian captain's appeal, which resulted in a landmark endorsement deal this week.
Spiritual guru and Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar talks to rediff.com's Abhishek Mande about life, death, sex and the prospect of peace in the Indian subcontinent.
Keen on experiencing new cultures and places, many youngsters are taking to unconventional modes of transport to explore the country.
As the FIFA World Cup gets into its final stages we check out how you can gear up and get fashionable this season
Abhishek Mande shows you how to cook using just one pan. Today we make karela subzi!
Afsheen Irani asked the one question everyone wanted to ask the most powerful man in the world. Abhishek Mande on the girl who made Obama fumble.
Two Israeli Jews take an emotional tour of the Chabad House, which was targetted by terrorists during the Novmeber 26, 2008 carnage, along with rediff.com journalists Prasanna D Zore and Abhishek Mande.
George Koshy has invented a cooling helmet so you don't feel hot and stuffy while riding a two-wheeler.
Krishnant Gholap is a rickshaw driver's son. After two failed attempts, he made it to the National Defence Academy, which he saw as the only way out into a better life. He graduated from the NDA last month.
Sometimes there's no explanation why we do some really nutty things to score brownie points with the fairer sex, says Abhishek Mande.
Yesterday, we brought you the third part in a series that explores the dynamics of interpersonal relationships with the advent of online social networking. Today, Abhishek Mande speaks to a parent whose young daughter was taken advantage of by people she added on as 'friends' to her account.
On May 14, we brought you the second part in a series that explores the dynamics of interpersonal relationships with the advent of online social networking. Today, Abhishek Mande speaks to another youngster to analyse how online interactions are influencing lives.
Abhishek Mande finds out how the dynamics of interpersonal relationships are undergoing a sea change with the advent of online social networking.
As Ajmal Kasab is sentenced to death, Tukaram Omble's family is still coming to terms with the loss. Abhishek Mande
On the day of Ajmal Kasab's trial verdict, rediff.com's Nithya Ramani and Abhishek Mande visit the ill-fated hospitals and discover how staff members are coming to terms with 26/11
Residents of Gamdevi, the plush area in South Mumbai that houses Mani Bhavan, welcomed Barack Obama with a frown on Saturday. Sonil Dedhia and Abhishek Mande listen in.
Abhishek Mande reviews Khau Galli Restaurant that dishes out yummy street food in 10,000 sq-ft of air-conditioned comfort.
Abhishek Mande reviews Khau Galli Restaurant in Mumbai that dishes out yummy street food in 10,000 sq-ft of air-conditioned comfort.
In his memoir, My Life, Clinton writes of the visit as being crucial since 'we had wasted too much time since the end of the Cold War, when India had aligned itself with the Soviet Union principally as a counterweight to China.'
Hitesh Harisinghani and Abhishek Mande sit in on an unusual model training session and watch turbaned hunks compete for Mr Singh India 2010.
But we've seen A R Rahman make better music.
IT engineer Amrit N Shetty's novel Love over Coffee has been published by Penguin Books India. Here he speaks about why he cannot leave his job even though writing continues to remain his passion.
The use of Plaster of Paris to make huge Ganesha idols has been a bone of contention amongst devotees, organisers and ecologists. Nithya Ramani finds out that for the common man, it is more a question of faith and his pocket than environment when it comes to choosing his Ganesha murti.
Sent out the wrong email to your boss or walked into the wrong loo? Vote for some of the most embarrassing workplace situations we could think of.
SAT diving may be a lucrative profession, but it comes with a downside -- long stretches away from home and dangerous work conditions. Abhishek Mande speaks to 29-year-old diver Fredoon Kapadia about what it takes to be in the profession.
Add a tasty spin to your noodles with this simple recipe.
Even as most of the country rarely visits the dentist, young India is willing to spend astronomical amounts on their teeth. Abhishek Mande and Anisha Ralhan explore this dichotomy.
Shruti Gupte, Production Designer on Aisha, tells us what it takes to be a successful production designer and how she made it in Bollywood.
In a recent exhibition in Mumbai's National Gallery of Modern Art, architect PK Das put forth several ideas on how the problem of shrinking public spaces in Mumbai can be resolved. Abhishek Mande takes a look
Eyewitnesses describe what they saw in the initial moments after the blast at Dadar Kabutarkhana.
Debutante author Rahul Mehta tells Abhishek Mande how being gay Indian American has shaped his worldview and contributed to his first book.
The issue of price rise is a worry for every government -- it is a political volcano. But the United Progressive Alliance on Friday steeply hiked the fuel price. Will people react? Or do they remain silent and suffer? Abhishek Mande talks to experts to 'read' the pulse.
Six rapes in a month and three murders in a span of 24 hours -- this is the new face of Pune, a city that was once a haven for retirees
Fashion designer Masaba Gupta tells Abhishek Mande what it takes to be the daughter of two legends and how as a young entrepreneur she deals with the big bad world of fashion.
She quit her lucrative marketing job to set up an ambulance service that is now being studies at Harvard.
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