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Does Ayn Rand still have fans?

It has been 50 years since Russian-born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum -- more commonly known as Ayn Rand -- wrote her much-loved and equally derided novel, Atlas Shrugged. Buy books by Ayn Rand at......

Meet the crusader against obsolete laws

Parth J Shah is the man behind the The 100 Laws Project, a listing of the country's ludicrous but extant legislations.Does anyone know that India has a law called The Young Persons (Harmful......

What the fiddich! Why are books so fat?

Just as scotch bottles have become bigger, novels have also become fatter. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. A few days ago, a friend said he doesn’t read fiction. This reminded me of......

'Photography is to capture the times we live in'

'If journalism is the first draft of history, then photojournalism is the first draft of its evidence,' Raghu Rai, arguably India's finest living photojournalist, tells Pavan Lall. IMAGE: Indira......

What does Modi really believe in?

'If the 'ideology' is just Hindutva, meaning cattle slaughter, temple issue, love jihad, joined with random acts on the side of economics and foreign policy, then we are in deeper trouble than we......

Bankers: From hunter-gatherers to farmers

Part I: The Ayn Rand twist to the Greenspan plot Part II: Brave new world of derivatives Till roughly 10,000 BC, humans subsisted in small wandering groups that hunted and gathered food for......

Brave new world of derivatives

Part I:The Ayn Rand twist to the Greenspan plot Some say that derivatives rank right up there with antibiotics and the microprocessor chip as one of the great innovations of the modern era.......

7 money lessons to teach your kids

Tell your kids, 'Money is the root cause of all good!' Of course, the line is from Ayn Rand.We are in the grip of an exam fever with all parents busy with an 'open day' in school before the......

Sunil Nayyar: The man who changed Sony's fortunes in India

Nayyar's efforts in making India a success story for the Japanese electronics giant led to his elevation this week to its consumer electronics business in the US. In 2006, when Sunil Nayyar moved......

A rough ride for Travis Kalanick to bring Uber on track

Uber is battling serious backlash from the establishment in several countries. Image: Travis Kalanick, CEO car sharing app Uber. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters A day before a......

Abbas Tyrewala: a one-man show

He entered the film industry as a song writer. He wrote the lyrics for the forgotten Tere Liye. It was followed by three films: Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar, Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, and Paanch. He also......

Books Tina Dutta, Riddhi, Rashmi Desai LOVE to read!

A cue for your own reading list, perhaps?As we celebrate World Book Day today, here's a look at what our most popular television stars' favourite books of all time are:Here's a lowdown, in......

Meet the man behind India's EPIC hit Baahubali

'My father thinks I'm not ambitious and too slow. He wants me to work in Hindi films with big superstars.' Meet Baahubali director, SS Rajamouli. Image: Prabhas in Baahubali Midway through......

Sacred Games: The action is fast and furious

If one drops the book-versus-series chatter, is Sacred Games watchable?Very much so, promises Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan plays Inspector Sartaj Singh in Sacred Games. A dog is......

Amy Jackson sizzles in a bikini

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Amy Jackson took to Instagram to share a picture from her latest shoot and captioned it, ‘Fun in the sun......

'Unmukt was always focused and clear that he wanted to play cricket'

India Under-19 captain Unmukt Chand's parents trace the rise of their son in an interview with Rediff.com's Priyanka. The bookshelf in Unmukt Chand's room is decorated with the autobiography of......