After the immersion, operation clean-up begins with devotion

Not everything the devotees consigned to the sea on Monday at the end of the 11-day Ganpati festival is retained, a lot of it is in fact comes washing up in the tide. Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com......

When Adi Shankaracharya met the chandala...

Pavan K Varma, diplomat, writer and politician, embarks on a quest about Hinduism's great thinker's stay in Varanasi. IMAGE: The murti of Adi Shankaracharya at the SAT temple in California.......

AFSPA removal: Why Tripura and J&K are very different

  My travels made me realise how different the ground situation and people's mindsets in the two states are. People seemed happy and secure in Tripura whilst there was only complaining and......

The man who stole India's past

'It was only relatively recently that Subhash Kapoor was able to secure the sources in India, Afghanistan and Cambodia, that allowed him to get the really highest level objects, and that helped......

Review: Cool Ganesha is a cool entertainer

Kannada film Cool Ganesha is a fun watch, according to Srikanth Srinivasa.Director Vasanth has taken the audience on a jolly ride in this movie, relying on Jaggesh’s popularity as a comedian.......

Hrithik Roshan's Top 25 Songs

A singer. A soldier. A superhero. A maths teacher. A Mughal emperor. A conman. A workaholic. A quadriplegic. An actor. An avenger. From saviour of aliens to Shah Rukh Khan in a mask, Hrithik......

Inside Janhvi's Beautiful Home

Janhvi Kapoor, who is gearing up for her big Telugu debut Devara, co-starring Jr NTR, bought a stunning duplex apartment in the posh Bandra neighbourhood in north west Mumbai in 2022. The gorgeous......

PIX: Ranbir-Rishi say goodbye to Ganpati

Mumbai can't get enough of Ranbir walking on its streets. The Kapoors bid goodbye to Lord Ganesha on September 5. Rishi Kapoor, elder brother Randhir, younger brother Rajiv, and Rishi's son Ranbir......