Half a century after he left school, A Ganesh Nadar attends a school reunion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In August they announced the school reunion. I had passed out of the......
Can a culture survive as a way of life, even as the language and writing at its core, alter with time? asks Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff First week of January. My first rail......
He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain at one of his......
There are few artistes who qualify to be called a living legend.India's finest contemporary dancer, Astad Deboo, is one of those rare few.On Thursday, December 10, after a brief illness, the Living......
'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......
Mukund Rajan, who worked closely with Ratan Tata, recalls the unique experience of working with the corporate titan. IMAGE: J R D Tata, left, with Ratan Tata. Photograph: Gopal Shetty As the first......
The high drama of startups speed-dating with angel investors is hard to match, but will India get a new economy at the end of it?, asks Rahul Jacob. Image: India is witnessing a boom of......
The Toronto International Film Festival has come a long way in the last 50 years -- from the time it was known as the Festival of Festivals to becoming the biggest film event of North America and......
Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.......
More than two decades after Michael Jackson wowed us all with Thriller and Bad, his iconic dance moves continue to inspire Bollywood's best dancers.."To live is to be musical, starting with the......
Let's be honest, 2024 in Hindi cinema is not one for the books. Between utter tripe and unmemorable, I found just a glimmer of hope sparking my interest on occasions too few and far between.......
IMAGE: Director Payal Kapadia, with cast members Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon, Divya Prabha and Kani Kusruti pose on the red carpet before the screening of the film All We Imagine as Light in......
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Lin Dan suffered a shock defeat at the hands of unheralded Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth in the final of the China Open Super Series From a laidback boy with poor......