'In one mansion we visited, I was told the doors in the back courtyard had to be kept closed because to have the front and back doors open at the same time would result in Chettiar wealth flowing away,' notes Rahul Jacob after a memorable visit to Karaikudi.
Santosh Bharadwaj, who was held captive by pirates in Nigeria for 45 days, speaks about his ordeal in captivity.
Mumbai-based designer Nachiket Barve talks about his favourite things.
There's something quite serene about an endless stretch of barren land discovers Abhishek Mande Bhot/Rediff.com
'What made him so adored even among those who didn't agree with him? It was his sincerity and a clear heart that throbbed for Indian unity which won him admiration across the faults of the political divide,' says Tarun Vijay, MP.
It quickly went from being a darling of investors to a liability
Celebrated novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, who has just won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature, spoke to Arthur J Pais of Rediff.com in 2009, recalling his wonderful association with Sonny Mehta, editor-in-chief of Alfred A Knopf and chairman of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, who had just won a special award.
In his address to the Harvard class of 2017, Thursday, he shared his Harvard memories and spoke about finding purpose and meaning in one's life.
Percy Mistry says things at market regulator Sebi are also in bad shape.
Not everyone can have access to the Pride of Cows milk.
'The hotel room number can never total up to 8.' 'I fly First Class and won't take a pre-9am flight.' Check out Bollywood's travel plans.
Presenting a list of words from 2015 that we should leave behind.
I reduced my time on social media, e-commerce websites, and unfocused reading, says Pardeep Goyal.
'It is the regional parties and their leaders who are the ones we have to watch.'
Manish Sabharwal is chairman of TeamLease, which has helped hire 1.4 million sales and customer service reps and logistics employees such as couriers for companies across India since it was founded in 2002.
Girls, do you know crossfit can work as an anti-aging drug? Find out how!
'It is clear that Britain is a country with a limited future,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
In a career spanning nearly three decades, Floyd Cardoz has always drawn on food memories to create a new culinary language.
Vinita Bali to lead global ops, new business growth; COO Berry to head India operations.
'Ek Hasina Thi is the best movie of its kind. Similarly, for Omkara and Hum Tum. But after that, what do you do? You just flatten out and start doing some bad movies because they aren't making any (good movies). I mean, what has Vishal Bhardwaj made after Omkara that is comparable? What has Kunal Kohli made after Hum Tum that is comparable?' Saif Ali Khan hopes that new film Chef impresses.
The Bombay Hemp Company offers goods fashioned out of hemp, the lesser known cousin of ganja.
In Virender Kapoor's latest book A Wonderful Wife twelve men write about the difference their wives have made in their respective lives.
Prepping for the Baahubali juggernaut, remembering a toddler Vinod Khanna and making Deepika Padukone dance to Jennifer Lopez's tunes, Sukanya Verma's super filmi week was pretty eventful.
Business should be pleasure, not pressure, believes Thrissur-based T S Kalyanaraman.
'All businesses have to be run for business, for profits on a sustainable basis. It may sound old school, but then I have been in business for 32 years and you can't change an old tiger's stripes.'
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan wanted to improve training for staff, through initiatives such as sending them to other central banks for short stints.
A food consultant tries to channel her healthier side, and here's what she discovers.
'There is a point near the hill where you kill the engine and park your vehicle in neutral.' 'The vehicle automatically slides a few inches, which the locals believe is due to the magnetic power of the hill.'
At the age of 28 he's perhaps the only one in the country who's making cartoons on natural history.
Start-ups are changing the way people take vacations.
Lisa Haydon shares her Housefull journey.
Down in the Indian Ocean, cricket turned out to be the great unifier and Archana Masih, only an intermittent fan, became its ambassador of sorts.
'I ran with the Indian flag throughout and, believe me, it is a fantastic feeling.'
This week's digest of stories that are weird, true and funny.
Once a rage on Indian roads, the Yezdi motorcyle and its cult are stronger than ever
Chef Ranveer Brar, one of the judges on the fourth season of Master Chef India alongside Sanjeev Kapoor and Vikas Khanna, tells Rajul Hegde the reasons behind his success.
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world.
'India today has to fight many a battle, all of which cry out for innovation. This is where the experience of the Diaspora could be the most productive well-spring.'
'There was never really a doubt, but now it can be conclusively stated that the prime minister has unusual mental and physical stamina,' says Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com who is covering Narendra Modi's visit to the United States.
'Mr Mehta's jousts with owners and politicians taught many in the trade that editorial freedom is not given, it has to be fought for daily, and seized, especially in these times when the borders between journalism and paid-for-content masquerading as the real thing has permeated almost every newspaper in the land barring a couple.'
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