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WATCH: Soulful music from Kutch

Songs from the Rann.Videos: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com IMAGE: Sufi singer Mooralala Marwada outdoes himself in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com The organisers of the Zee......

An 'unapologetic' author, who didn't write to 'please an audience'

Celebrated for his extensive commentary on both, colonisers and colonised, in fiction and non-fiction, V S Naipaul walked the controversy tightrope, admired for his prose but scorned by those who......

Voices of dissent are only heard at lit fests these days

'Many of the biggest events at such lit fests have nothing to do with books or authors, but about current events and the changing nature of society,' points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: A performer at......

Padmaavat row: Prasoon Joshi won't attend Jaipur Lit Fest

Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi has pulled out of the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival in the wake of the Padmaavat controversy, saying he wished to avoid any discomfort to the organisers and......

Caste-based reservation should end, says RSS leader Manmohan Vaidya

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh publicity chief Manmohan Vaidya on Friday kicked up a row with remarks favouring a review of the reservation policy, saying even the architect of the Constitution B R......

Rohan Murty, the master of many trades

Over home-cooked food, Rohan Murty tells Rahul Jacob he is fascinated by history and ancient texts, and about his efforts to measure productivity in software companies, such as Infosys. IMAGE:......

Why trade unions have failed to make inroads into the IT sector

With plenty of jobs available in the sector, workers, even if mistreated, choose to keep quiet rather than risk spoiling their careers by organising themselves. Recently, when Tata......

Private sector must run without govt interference: Murthy

The country would see more economic progress if the private sector was left to run business without government interference, Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy has said at the Jaipur Literature......

Small stores go out of business as consumers flock online

Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon, one of the biggest online retailers in world. Photograph: Reuters It is a breezy evening and the Delhi weather is perfect for......

'Energy revolution is America's big comeback story'

How many of us travel with $25 billion in our luggage? Ruchir Sharma, head of the emerging markets equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, New York, certainly does. An economic......

PIX: Amy Jackson sizzles in a bikini

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Amy Jackson, who was last seen in Freaky Ali alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui, is an absolute water baby. The......

'Freedom of expression is the biggest joke in the world'

'I really wonder how are we really democratic? How is there freedom of expression? As a filmmaker, I feel bound at every level, be it what I put out on celluloid or what I say in print.' Karan......

Waheeda: Deepika is the most beautiful actress today

'Guide will always have a special place in my heart,' Waheeda Rehman tells Rediff.com contributor Haresh Pandya. Waheeda Rehman is a vision of elegance even at age 76. At the Jaipur Literature......

'I wish there's a society where is no need of censorship for films'

Snippets from the eighth Jaipur Literature Festival. Even as the Censor Board of India is mired in controversy, writer-lyricist Prasoon Joshi offered his point of view at the festival. ......

A dash of Bollywood at Jaipur Lit Fest

Bollywood remains a top draw at the Jaipur Literature Fest with a string of film celebrities like Waheeda Rahman, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad among others set to explore the......

Lodha committee reforms should have come 50 years ago: Bedi

‘Supreme Court brought about some sanity and honesty in cricket administration’ IMAGE: Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha. Photograph: PTI Former cricketer Bishen Singh Bedi, on Monday, said......

Has the Indian Premier League killed the spirit of cricket?

Kolkata Knight Riders players celebrate winning IPL 7. Photograph: BCCI Has the popular Indian Premier League commercialised the game of cricket? Has it killed the actual spirit of the game?......

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Shobhaa De rubbishes Basit's claims that he influenced her to write Kashmir article

De said that the only time she ever met Basit was during the Jaipur Literature Festival in January 2019, when the former envoy attempted to make a... ...

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