Everything about Radhe Shyam is such a boring waste of time that you can't decide whether to doze off or scratch your head and hope to make some sense of what the film is trying to tell you, sighs Divya Nair.
Try this instant recipe made from leftover idlis and impress your guests.
'When I started my career, I was told that if you don't have a godfather, it's difficult to survive in the industry. Now that I have spent a fair amount of years in this profession, I can tell you that it's not the case.' Top model Amit Ranjan's lessons to make it in the fashion industry.
The harvest festival is incomplete without this humble and easy-to-make porridge.
Globsyn Skills, a Kolkata based vocational training organisation is far from complaining about the unemployability of our graduates. Besides having mentored and trained thousands of technical graduates to identify their aptitude, they now aim to employ 150 million youth across various Indian states by 2022. They tell us how.
Mandira Bedi, who presented her first-ever collection of saris on Day 2 of the Lakme Fashion where nine extraordinary women - including her mother Geeta Bedi - showcased her designs, speaks candidly with Divya Nair about her inspiration for choosing to design saris, how she manages to stay so fit while sharing two cents of advice on how to drape the nine-yard.
Hans Dalal overcame the limitations his condition posed to become a successful sound engineer. Then he fell in love with tigers, and decided to merge his passions. Divya Nair digs deeper.
A Mumbai-based pandal has designed an idol that reduces pollution and ocean waste and urges its visitors to contribute smartly towards a social cause.
Today, I should tell Amma what she means to me because tomorrow I'll be married and gone, says Divya Nair in her last column before her wedding.
As the D-day draws closer, I realise that the list of pending things instead of decreasing is piling on. Now, it's a race against time says soon-to-be-married Divya Nair.
Mental health coach Anu Krishna offers advice on how parents and students can overcome the stress caused by online education.
In her tenth column, Divya Nair shares the best pieces of advice she got from her mother for a happy and healthy relationship.
Raised by a single mother, former Miss Teen International Ritika Khatani recently won the Miss Diva Supranational 2021 title.
Ahead of Raksha Bandhan, Divya Nair tells us why it was difficult to find a place for her younger brother in her heart.
In her latest entry, Divya Nair talks about the nervousness she encountered while meeting her parents-in-law for the first time and how it helped her decide whether or not she would live with them post marriage.
In her next entry, Divya Nair shares what she learned from her interaction with a gynaecologist. Illustration by Uttam Ghosh.
In her seventh entry Divya Nair talks about the chaos in the bride's dressing and why she prefers an expert to help her get dressed for her wedding.
In her sixth entry Divya Nair discusses the embarrassing things conventional wedding photographers and videographers ask newly weds to do and wonders whether or not she is ready to let them invade her privacy.
In her next entry, Divya Nair shares her bitter-sweet experience of shopping for the wedding saree and why she disapproves the age-old tradition of binge buying.
In her next entry, Divya Nair discusses some events from her life that have made her realise how difficult it is to please everyone and why it is important to learn to take things in the right spirit and move on.
Kaanekkaane is Suraj's triumph all the way, declares Divya Nair.
How does one justify mortgaging property and going out of their way to buy gold and gifts for a daughter's wedding? In her second column, Divya Nair talks about the unreasonable practice of elaborate gifting and exchanging gold in the name of tradition and why it bothers her so much.
Is marriage an option or an alternative? When does one actually know when to take the plunge? In the first of a series, Divya discusses the events that led her to the most important decision of her life - marriage.
Soon-to-be-married Divya Nair will celebrate her last Diwali at her parents' home. She looks back at some of her most memorable festive memories growing up.
Toxic people are all around us. And they can cause us emotional and mental damage. Mental health coach Anu Krishna explains how to deal with toxic, abusive, people and relationships.
The comedy is stale, but there are bits that make you laugh, notes Divya Nair.
'Even troubles/challenges seek attention/respect.'
As one of India's topmost animation companies lays off its employees, a senior employee talks about what went wrong, and raises the question: Should your children join the animation industry?
Rediff readers shared their best monsoon memories.
It's been just three weeks since I got married, and given the frenzied schedule, there is no sign of teddy bears or heart- shaped cushions, even in my dreams.
The SNAP 2011 exam allegedly featured questions taken from Web sites of coaching institutes, repeated answer options, incomplete information besides spelling and typography errors. Divya Nair checks if these allegations have any merit.
'Re-evaluate your career goals and be ready to embrace challenges. ' 'Work thoroughly on your resume by highlighting the key skills and major areas of work.' 'Check and apply for jobs posted by employers regularly.' 'Stay positive.'
It's the last day of a beautiful year of ups and downs and today, I'm filled with nostalgia for the year gone by, says Divya Nair.
What triggered young Ashwin Sanghi, having just returned from Yale with a degree in business management and a family business to take care of, to try his hand at history and mythology?
Mammootty plays the despicable Kuttan with absolute integrity, observes Divya Nair.
In her fourth entry Divya Nair talks about how food served at weddings is avidly discussed and becomes a crucial part of the wedding preparations and memories.
It's not every day that you see a superhero in a lungi running over cars, bashing the bad guy and saving village folk, observes Divya Nair.
There have been several films in which we have seen the victim/s resorting to unlawful means to seek justice. What sets Saani Kaayidham apart is the way it feeds your imagination with disgust, followed by anger and revenge, observes Divya Nair.
Why is the majority of fresh graduates in the field deemed unemployable? Divya Nair speaks to industry leaders, recruiters and academia who analyse the crisis and explain why there is a demand in institutes for trained faculty, as well as a mechanism to test and upgrade job-relevant skills.
Miss Teen World 2019 Sushmita Singh shares her inspiring journey to the top.
