'My father is a postman. My mother is a homemaker. No one in my family had studied medicine.' 'I wanted to be the first doctor in my family so I could listen to people like me and help them feel better about themselves,' says Archana Vijayan, an MBBS student with a disability, who was initially denied admission into medical school, even after passing the NEET twice.
Prakash Rohra, 54 shares his story.
Rediff reader Prashant Panwalkar from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh tells us what he learned from his father.
Rediff reader Annapoorni writes about her father KG Girija Vallabhan.
The new mom ditched the grind and attempted climbing the Mullayanagiri Peak in Karnataka with her baby strapped on.
The Ramayan offers important life lessons.
Rediff reader Mrityunjay Bhatt, 27, from Indore, Madhya Pradesh tells us what he learned from his father Mahendra Mohan Bhatt.
From Virat Kohli to PV Sindhu and Pakistan cricketer Babar Azam among others flooded Twitter and Instagram with throwback photos with their mums.
Seen Anil Kapoor like this? What is Rana celebrating?
'Kaala celebrates black.' 'I see black as a colour that represents elegance, class and inclusiveness; not death, evil and negativity.'
Tell us about the greatest things you learned from your father. Share your learnings and advice with us.
'I'm usually pretty chilled and cool, but there are random moments when the brain doesn't compute and I don't stop to think.'
Tushar Kulkarni, 40 from Dombivali, Mumbai tells us what he learned from his father.
Yuvraj Mehta remembers the time he, a first year college student, called on Soumitra Chatterjee at the legendary actor's home.
'If you are able to speak a few lines in English, you consider yourself classy.' 'If I speak in Hindi, I am worthless in your eyes.'
India sign off Paralympics with an unparalleled 19 medals: 5 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze.
Whatever you take up, whatever you start -- make sure you complete it. Be a finisher in life; and people will remember you for the work you completed.
'I teach my students for one hour every day. At night, I teach science to students from other countries. I have got requests from more than 70 countries in the last three years and more than 80,000 students have benefited from my online classes.'
Australia hot-headed tennis star Nick Kyrgios was handed a $16,500 fine on Thursday after he tanked a match and got into an argument with fans at the Shanghai Masters.
Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride. Like Michael Corleone, he got into it with the best of intentions, and got out of it on top but lost in the heights. Sreehari Nair revisits the film as it turns 50 this month.
Caught you off guard there, didn't we?
Prof Saras Saraswathy of the University of Virginia's Darden School shares some essential life lessons.
Rediff reader Balasubramani V, 50 from Delhi writes about his father.
RustOrange co-founders Samik Sarkar, Shashank Agnihotri and Kuvalaya Singh share their story and learnings.
Sonali is sharing peeks of her life along with a few more important life lessons.
Four enterprising women leaders tell us how they survived 2020 and the lessons they learned from it.
Musings on love, life and everything in between.
Mayank Rautela distils his 20-odd years of experience in human resources management to tell you how you can ace in your career.
Sukanya Verma lists memorable instances of stars entertaining kids over the years.
'I have one sister who loves to crack jokes on me. I have four older cousins so I got teased the most, and had to learn to laugh at myself. My mother always said that if you can't laugh at yourself, you can't be happy.' Tanishaa Mukherjee gives some life lessons.
'Stay grounded; never try to become a star in the sky. There are many of those and chances are you'll get lost.' Lessons like these made Prem Jain, a serial entrepreneur, who sold his start-up for $863 million to Cisco and now serves as an advisor to its CEO John Chambers.
Vivek Oberoi on surviving tough times and more...
Life lessons from an actor who, despite facing various ups and downs in his career, refused to give up.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast (he'd like that very much) to the magnificent Rishi Kapoor and his 25 essential performances.
Television anchor and actress Mini Mathur, husband Director Kabir Khan (whose film '83 on India's first cricket World Cup win releases on April 10) and their children Sarah and Vivaan are currently holidaying in the Maldives.
Know where your favourite stars studied as kids?
Here are seven things you can learn from your pet.
Life lessons from Bollywood's Last Action Hero.
Just what do actors *do* the whole day?
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