The Scotsman Who Loves India

'You have to separate the concept of India as a nation State which is very young and the Upanishadic wisdom which is timeless.' In the second part of his conversation with Rediff.com's Archana......

Is that a giant ice cream in the middle of London?

What must be one of the largest ice cream cones in the world now graces London’s famous Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth. IMAGE: A member of the public takles a photograph of the new......

The Magic of Katha

'If we're able to make a child laugh or feel happy to come to school, more than half the battle is won,' Katha Founder Geeta Dharmarajan tells Geetanjali Krishna.Illustration: Dominic......

Nehru's vision for India was unique

'No other leader in our history, or that of our neighbours, has been able to produce anything of the quality that Nehru did,' says Aakar Patel. Photograph: Baron/Getty Images   Somewhere in......

This man's mission is a university

India needs a 1,000 more Ashoka universities, Naukri.com Founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani tells Anjuli Bhargava.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Observing what's unfolding around you can be......

Fast food biryani provider Charcoal Eats is going places

Mumbai’s Charcoal Eats is giving biryani a fast food makeover. It recently raised Rs 50 million in pre-series  funding, taking its total capital raised in 30 months to Rs 120 million.......

Jaydeep Barman is changing India's restaurant business

'As long as people are eating we will be there,' Rebel Foods CEO Jaydeep Barman tells Viveat Susan Pinto and Niraj Bhatt.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   We are not surprised when......

Adi Godrej: 'There's no dearth of jobs in India'

'What exists instead is a clear gap between skilled people and the work at hand.' 'Employers on most occasions find it difficult to find a match between the two,' Adi Godrej tells Viveat Susan......

Which Bollywood celebrity's cooking impressed you?

The lockdown to fight coronavirus is bringing out a chef in celebrities. With ample of time on their hands, they are happy to experiment in the kitchen and share it too. Sukanya Verma looks at the......

Joji: The Mundane Disarranged by a Heart of Darkness

With Joji, Dileesh Pothan has found a way, once more, to use everything he has learnt to further push the boundaries of his art, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Fahadh Faasil in and as Joji. Greed......

'I thought people would not vote for me because I haven't lived in India'

'The feeling has to yet sink in that I have won the title of MasterChef India,' Nikita Gandhi tells Rajul Hegde. Twenty-one-year-old Nikita Gandhi from the UAE, born in Ahmedabad, is the......

How about Alia and Bhumi together in a movie?

Savouring Spielberg's fierce, fine, movie; salivating over MAMI 2017's line-up; gobbling a Shrek cake; visualising a desi Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants with Alia, Bhumi and more in Sukanya......